Indre Grandeguerre

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Histoire et histoires 14-18 (avant et après) dans l'Indre et alentours. Du côté de VZ, Indus et industrie 3.0 (Musique et métier), né à Argentomagus et gourbi à Chatillon du Pin de Badecon. Prof de boulons, goupilles et autres clavettes.

#1GM Qui qu'en veut? Une photo en pied de Auguste BIGOT de Saumur, classe 1911 et tombé en 1915 comme sergent du 94e. Carte photo envoyée à son neveu Paul Clairambault. Premier arrivé, premier servi. Une adresse postale en MP et je fournis enveloppe et timbre.

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1/3 🧵Is the 1932 colourized image of Cpl Eugene McInnis of US Tank Corps? Jun 27 1919, Seattle Star published a portrait of a blind man, Eugene A. McInnis, that looks very similar to 1932 image. He is holding a sign indicating he is blind as well as taking part in July 1932 Bonus March on Washington

Adding Colours by Zahulie aka Zoe Martin

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"'World War veteran, Bonus Expeditionary Force.' Scene from the 'Bonus March' on Washington, when thousands of veterans converged on the capital in 1932 to demand cash redemption of their WWI service certificates, a bonus that wasn't supposed to be paid until 1945. Harris & Ewing glass negative"
https://www.shorpy.com/node/18803
The Seattle Star Jun 27 1919
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87093407/1919-06-27/ed-1/?sp=1&r=-0.516,0.408,2.018,0.919,0

"Then came the scream of a high-explosive shell, the deafening crash as it hurled itself against the walls of the tank, and the occupants were thrown gasping and senseless to the floor, blood streaming from nose and ears, the young corporal totally blinded, the lieutenant with one eye shot away. The tank took a few awkward lunges forward, wabbled a bit and then stopped dead. The corporal in the tank was Corporal Eugene A. McInnis, of Seattle. Today he has the physique of a Greek wrestler, but he is totally blind, he will never see again, yet he is "carrying on," cheerfully and manfully, with never a kick or a grumble at Fate's hard knocks. "Lots of them are worse off than I am," he explains... In January, 1918, they landed in France. Soon after his arrival in the war-stricken country the lure of the tanks got into his blood, the excitement of independent action caused him to transfer to the 327th Tank Battalion...He was three days "in" and on the third day, his tank a mile ahead of the infantry cleaning up machine gun nests and preparing the way for the American advance, the H. E. struck his "boat.""The last thing I saw that day were bodies of two Yanks lying on the parapet of a trench and just below them in the trench, the bodies of three Germans," McInnis said. "After that I woke up in the hospital—one of the blinks."Corporal McInnis has been attending the Red Cross Institute for the Blind at Baltimore since his discharge from the army. He has been released for the summer to visit his parents at 3 Highland Drive ave. In September he will return to the institute. He is 24 years old.In spite of his most terrible of afflictions he remains cheerful. He does not grow sentimental over his sacrifice of sight.He explains simply, "I only did my bit."

#Aéro Le terrain militaire du Grand-Verger vit ses premiers vols dès 1910. Celui-ci deviendra l'aéroport Marcel-Dassault de Châteauroux-Déols. Jacques Balsan, en octobre 1910, y fait des essais sur son Blériot XI qu'il avait acheté dès 1909. Il avait son brevet de pilote depuis le mois de janvier.

Carte état-major Géoportail plaine du Grand Verger à Déols
Blériot de Jacques Balsan
Article Echos des marchés du Centre 21 octobre 1910

#Fusillés Parmi les 4 graciés du 13/08/1916, suivant l'avis de la Guerre, le Président de la République a commué la peine de mort requise contre le soldat Tissier en 10 ans de prison.Peine suspendue le 23/08/1916. Décédé au combat le 06/09/1917. Réhabilité par la Cour d'appel de Paris le 11/03/1921

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#Fusillés Parmi les 1057 militaires condamnés à mort puis graciés, le 05/08/1916, suivant l'avis de la "Guerre", le Président de la République a commué la peine de mort requise contre le soldat Langinier en 20 ans de prison. Libéré le 23/01/1922. Déjà condamné à plusieurs reprises.

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Et oui, dans le Berry, au milieu de la Brenne, loin de la mer et des océans se trouvent des marins. Depuis mon gourbi, à 35 km, on peut voir les antennes du CTM de Rosnay. Hormis la gendarmerie, ce sont les derniers militaires du département.

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