Walter Botts Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Walter Botts

State of Birth:

IN

Home State:

CA

Note

Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as "half white, half Crow Indian."

Gender

Male

Race

American Indian and Alaskan Native

---

War or Conflict

World War, 1914-1918

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1918-1919

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Location of Service

Hoboken, New Jersey

Highest Rank

Private

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [5 items] -- Photograph

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph(s)

Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] --

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Keith Sleeth

Contributor:

David Dreier

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/David Dreier

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/30167

Subjects:

Botts, Walter

World War, 1914-1918--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Walter Botts Collection
(AFC/2001/001/30167), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress