Julius H. Bloom papers, 1918-1971, bulk: 1918-1919

Collection of material related to Julius H. Bloom's World War I military service. Includes photograph (print) of Bloom in uniform, ca. 1918 and panoramic image (print) of Company A, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division (a.k.a. Butler Guards) at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, 1918; color photograph (original) of seventeen Butler Guard veterans (including Bloom) and clipping (Sept. 4, 1971) from Greenville Piedmont re. reunion of Butler Guards.; Also Bloom's certificate of Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States (1919) and certificate issued by U.S. Government under signature of Pres. Woodrow Wilson citing Bloom served in World War I with honor and was wounded in action. Collection contains Bloom's Purple Heart Medal for Military Merit (in original box from Bailey, Banks and Biddle No. 60301) and medal for military combat in "The Great War for Civilization," with multi-color ribbon and "Somme Offensive/Ypres-Lys" clasps representing Bloom's combat actions.; Includes photocopy of page from "Official Roster of South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1918-1918, Vol. I," with Bloom's information. Collection also contains biographical information on Bloom and provenance details for items listed above provided by son, Jack Bloom.