Camp Funston


William Earl Relf (1887-1964) served in World War I. He trained at Camp Funston before shipping out to France.


Panoramic view of Camp Funston | kshs.org

Camp Funston, located near Fort Riley and Junction City, was a US Army Training Base created for training American troops for participation in World War I.


353rd Infantry Company G | fold3.com

William E Relf was a member of Company G, 353rd Infantry. In the panoramic, he is seated on the far right in the second row from bottom and second from the end.

Company “G” was soon a full-grown All-Kansas company, full of fight and pep. A winter of intensive training and camp routine put the boys in fighting trim, and there were no losses of life through the accidental discharges of their hand-carved, soft pine rifles.

Complete History of Company G 353rd Infantry, 89th Division, AEF

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