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Billet tickets were used during WWI to help create order on naval ships when soldiers were being transported between The U.S. and Europe. This ticket from the U.S.S America was given to William Cobb upon his leaving France. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in April of 1919, five months after the war ended.

This ticket kept order amongst soldiers returning home by providing them with information such as compartment number, banking number, washroom number, mess hall call group, life raft number and "Abandon Ship" deck. Soldiers carried the ticket on them at all times to ensure their return home was as efficient as possible. The bottom of the ticket also encouraged the soldiers to take a moment to relax and breath whenever feeling frustrated, because the war was officially over.

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About This Item

• Title: William Cobb's ticket home from France, ca. 1919
• Creator: United States Army
• Creation Date: circa 1919
• Subject Date: circa 1919
• Locations:
  • FR
  • USA
• Media: Print on paper
• Dimensions: 12 cm x 7.5 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 2824, Box 2/7
• Collection: Cobb brothers World War I correspondence
• Object Type: Text

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• Tickets
• World War, 1914-1918--France

People

• Cobb, William Bangs

Other Keywords

• Cobb Brothers
• Homefront
• Naval Ship
• Overseas
• Peace
• Regiments
• Sea Travel
• Stateside
• Transportation
• World War I
• WWI

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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