Is-sur-Tille, France Commemorates the Construction of the American Camp Williams

Is-sur-Tille, France is about to commemorate the construction of the American Camp Williams that was begun 100 years ago. A celebration will be held on 24 September 2017, 100 years after the arrival of American soldiers to Is-sur-Tille, in the great war (WWI). Various events and exhibitions will take place.

Descendants of those that helped to build the camp, worked there, were assigned, or got married there are invited to attend.

See http://www.alenjes.com/camp-american, a site created by my friend, Jeff Bockman.

A list of the American soldiers that married French girls in Is-sur-Tille and the surrounding towns during 1918-1919 has been created. A more detailed list will be included in a publication being created for the 100th anniversary.

About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

3 Replies to “Is-sur-Tille, France Commemorates the Construction of the American Camp Williams”

  1. My uncle Alonzo Frye was a WWI U.S. Army baker there in 1918. I have always wondered what was there at that time.

  2. My Great Uncle was sent there at the end of the great war, only to die from lobar pneumonia on 27 Dec 1918. He was buried in the camp cemetery until his remains were transferred to the St. Mihel military cemetery in 1921. His name was Bernard Broeren. He was assigned to the 346 Field remount squadron.

  3. How hard is it to find the memorial you posted? I plan on visiting there in September 2020.

    My grandfather was in a searchlight batallion. I was wondering why their group was posted there – now I understand.

    I posted pictures from his 56th Engineers Company here. https://sites.google.com/site/raylafoywwi/home

    I’d love to see better images of the pictures you posted. Any suggestions where I could find them?

    Thanks.

    Randy LaFoy

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