Albert Sheldon Pennoyer (1888-1957)
In a book that he wrote about railroads, Pennoyer (1954) recalls his experiences in World War I as an American Army camouflage artist in the 40th Engineers Camouflage Corps that was formed in 1917.
He describes in particular a fundraising event at the New Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 1918. The event was a Camouflage Ball, described by newspapers at the time as “a riot of color, costume and cabaret.” Among thos (showing 500 of 4466 characters). |
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