Wallace E. RandRandWallace E.NHWorld War, 1914-1918ArmyCompany A, 1st Battalion, 14th EngineersPrivate First ClassEngland; FranceNoVeteran“There is no need of worrying, Mother, so please look for me home, a year from now.” (Letter, 08/27/1917)Wallace E. Rand enlisted in the Army in July 1917, telling his mother that he thought he might as well join up before he got drafted. Serving with the 14th Engineers, he worked on light railway lines, hauling artillery ammunition, and while his letters generally spare his mother the details of the front lines, after a temporary transfer to the rear he tells her, “It seems funny not to hear the guns booming, it is so quiet.” By October 1918, Rand was safely stationed far from the front lines, but sadly, he was not out of danger. He was hospitalized with influenza and died just days before the war ended.Wallace Rand in uniform [1917]Portrait of Rand as an infant, Rye, New Hampshire1898Harold Day, right, and Rand, left, in uniform, Paris, France1917Portrait of Rand in uniform1917Rand, right, and his two sisters, Louise and Elinor, Rye, New Hampshire5/1905Portrait of Rand, Portsmouth, New Hampshire1918Rand's sister, Louise, right, and Jana (?) James [New Hampshire]n.d.Terminal Relief Assoc. "Due Card, 1917."Terminal Relief Assoc. "Due Card, 1917."Receipt for Union dues, [7/1/1917]Receipt for Union dues, [7/1/1917]Fragment of a letter from Louise [ca. 1917]Fragment of a letter from Louise [ca. 1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/23/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/23/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/27/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/27/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/23/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/23/1917]Letter to "Wallis" from Mary [10/3/1918]Letter to "Wallis" from Mary [10/3/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/27/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/27/1917]Letter to "Ralph" from Wallace E. Rand [10/17/1918]Letter to "Ralph" from Wallace E. Rand [10/17/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/2/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/2/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/11/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/11/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/15/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/15/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/18/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/18/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/19/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/19/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/26/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/26/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/29/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [11/29/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/5/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/5/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/11/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/11/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/22/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/22/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/30/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [12/30/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/6/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/6/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/28/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/28/1918]Draft letter to "Commanding Officer" from Wallace E. Rand, requesting transfer to the tank corps. [6/1/1918]Draft letter to "Commanding Officer" from Wallace E. Rand, requesting transfer to the tank corps. [6/1/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [6/14/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [6/14/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/2/1917]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/2/1917]Letter to "Ray" from Wallace E. Rand [ca. 1918]Letter to "Ray" from Wallace E. Rand [ca. 1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/11/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/11/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/29/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [1/29/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [2/14/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [2/14/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [2/21/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [2/21/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [3/19/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [3/19/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [4/12/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [4/12/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/3/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/3/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/6/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/6/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/12/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [5/12/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/16/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [7/16/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/27/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [8/27/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/5/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/5/1918]Letter from Hazel Berry to Wallace E. Rand [10/6/1918]Letter from Hazel Berry to Wallace E. Rand [10/6/1918]Letter to Wallace E. Rand from his mother [10/7/1918]Letter to Wallace E. Rand from his mother [10/7/1918]Fragmentary letter to Ralph from Wallace E. Rand [10/16/1918]Fragmentary letter to Ralph from Wallace E. Rand [10/16/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/8/1918]Letter to "Mother" from Wallace E. Rand [10/8/1918]Fragmentary letter from unidentified writer to Wallace E. Rand's mother, informing her of his illness [[ca. 11/1918]Fragmentary letter from unidentified writer to Wallace E. Rand's mother, informing her of his illness [[ca. 11/1918]Fragmentary typed letter from Alden T. Bartlett describing the funeral ceremony for Wallace E. Rand [ca. 11/1918]Fragmentary typed letter from Alden T. Bartlett describing the funeral ceremony for Wallace E. Rand [ca. 11/1918]Handwritten legal contract between Jedediah Rand and another person to construct a building [n.d.]Handwritten legal contract between Jedediah Rand and another person to construct a building [n.d.]Handwritten letter from Alden T. Bartlett to Jedediah Rand [11/24/1918]Handwritten letter from Alden T. Bartlett to Jedediah Rand [11/24/1918]Handwritten letter from Alden T. Bartlett to Jedediah Rand [11/24/1918]Handwritten letter from Alden T. Bartlett to Jedediah Rand [11/24/1918]Telegram informing the Rands of their sons death from pneumonia [12/6/1918]Telegram informing the Rands of their sons death from pneumonia [12/6/1918]Sympathy card to Edith Rand on the death of her son, Wallace, from Emilie Svenson (?) [12/8/1918]Sympathy card to Edith Rand on the death of her son, Wallace, from Emilie Svenson (?) [12/8/1918]Letter to "Louise" from Uncle manning (?) on the death of Wallace E. Rand [12/11/1918]Letter to "Louise" from Uncle manning (?) on the death of Wallace E. Rand [12/11/1918]Letter to Mrs. Rand from Margaret Day, mother of one of Wallace Rand's comrades [12/11/1918]Letter to Mrs. Rand from Margaret Day, mother of one of Wallace Rand's comrades [12/11/1918]Handwritten resolution from Wallace E. Rand's brothers in the Junior Order United American Mechanics to extend sympathy to Rand's family upon his death [12/23/1918]Handwritten resolution from Wallace E. Rand's brothers in the Junior Order United American Mechanics to extend sympathy to Rand's family upon his death [12/23/1918]Letter to Mrs. Rand from Margaret Day, mother of one of Wallace Rand's comrades [1/17/1919]Letter to Mrs. Rand from Margaret Day, mother of one of Wallace Rand's comrades [1/17/1919]Letter from Mrs. Jedediah Rand to the Auditor for the War Dept. requesting information on Wallace E. Rand's pay and personal effects [1/20/1919]Letter from Mrs. Jedediah Rand to the Auditor for the War Dept. requesting information on Wallace E. Rand's pay and personal effects [1/20/1919]Letter from Manning (?) to Edith Rand, Wallace E. Rand's mother [2/28/1919]Letter from Manning (?) to Edith Rand, Wallace E. Rand's mother [2/28/1919]Letter from Manning (?) to Edith Rand, Wallace E. Rand's mother, concerning Rand's life insurance [3/6/1919]Letter from Manning (?) to Edith Rand, Wallace E. Rand's mother, concerning Rand's life insurance [3/6/1919]Letter from the American Red Cross concerning a photo of the veteran's grave in France, photo enclosed [3/18/1919]Letter from the American Red Cross concerning a photo of the veteran's grave in France, photo enclosed [3/18/1919]Official letter to "Commanding Officer" Company "A" 14th Engineers, from Wallace E. Rand, requesting transfer to the tank corps. [6/1/1918]Official letter to "Commanding Officer" Company "A" 14th Engineers, from Wallace E. Rand, requesting transfer to the tank corps. [6/1/1918]Formal letter from the Chief, Graves Reistration Service, American Expeditionary Force to Mrs. Jedediah Rand [12/9/1918]Formal letter from the Chief, Graves Reistration Service, American Expeditionary Force to Mrs. Jedediah Rand [12/9/1918]Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congresshttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.102665/DLC-AFC2021-12-13loc.natlib.afc2001001.102665