IN SIBERIA: The Diary of George C. Voegeli

2.10.2008

The Diary of George C. Voegeli

To whom may ever read this -,

This was taken from a Diary that I had kept through all my travels while in the Army, omitting all every day happenings, making it in more of a book form.

Diaries were not supposed to be kept in the Army, but keeping it under cover I got away with it.

Voegeli - Mr. George C., 80 of 4540 49th Ter. N., passed away Sunday, June 1, 1975 in Traverse City, Mich. Born in St. Louis, MO., and moved to St. Petersburg 41 years ago from Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. Voegeli was a retired builder. Veteran of World War I Member of the Unity Christ Church and the Bangor Masonic Lodge No. 205 F&AM. He is survived by one son, Warren G., St. Petersburg; three brothers, Ted of Chicago, Fred of Moline, Ill., and Carl of Jackson, Mich; one sister, Mrs. Helen Bohne Boca Raton, Fla., and four grandchildren. Friends will be received today from 6-8 p.m. at the R. Lee Williams Funeral Home, 3530 49th St. N, where funeral services will be held Friday, June 6, at 2p.m., with The Rev. James Parkinson officiating. Internment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Northside Masonic Lodge No. 283 will conduct Masonic Services Thursday at 7:30 p.m. - The St. Petersburg Time Obituary

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Nick,
My cousin Jean (Bohne) Wagner Daughter of George's sister Helen asked if you could make the spelling correct on the intro/ history of the diary from Bohnem to Bohne. (Pronounced Bo nay)
Thanks,
Ted Boone; January 20, 2010 at 1:21 PM
plastic said...: Fixed Ted, thanks...; February 10, 2010 at 11:21 AM

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Notes

February 20th 2013 -

Ahhh wow. It's February 2013. So, it's been 3 years since I've posted anything. It's as good time as any to get started again right?

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*Please see below on the right side for general info about the blog. Posts are to the left.

*This is a blog based on a journal. Posts are in reverse chronological order. Here is a link to the first entry.

*All of George's actual journal entries are in Courier font in order to more easily distinguish between my words and the journal.

About

This blog is based on the words of George C. Voegeli, my great grandfather. I will be posting portions of his journals, including the entirety of a consolidated journal he put together based on his hand written journals and his memory. I will also supplement the journals with historical background and information. Unless otherwise noted the entries come straight from George's consolidated journal. I will incoporate supplemental material from his other, hand written journals. When I do so I will identify the source of the post. Also, any posts that deal specifically with historical events, places or people will be clearly marked and sources cited. There will also be, from time to time, original drawings from Matt Boyle.

Historical Information

George Voegeli was part of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in Siberia from 1918-1920. Approximately 8,000 men were part of this force which inlcuded the Amry's 27th and 31st regiments. The AEF was sent to Siberia and Northern Russia in an attempt to maintain order after the Russian Civil War (Revolution) and to protect key military interests originally sent by the U.S. to support the previous Russian government's efforts in the Eastern front of WWI from the various local competing groups. The groups included the Cossacks, Bolsheviks, and Japanese. The AEF was also sent to rescue the Czech Legions who had been fighting against the Austrio-Hungarian forces. [wikipedia for more info] The political history of this area and time are incredibly complex and I am learning there implications more or less on the fly.

On Historical Accuracy

On Editing

The content of the original consolidated journal is entirely intact. Some spelling errors have been fixed. Also, the occasional run on sentence has been changed to multiple sentences when necessary. Paragraph breaks and George's titles are also intact. The title of certain blog posts will not necessarily be his titles, but some will. While he did utilize titles and headings sometimes the length of certain of his entries will necessitate multiple blog posts here and therefore I will choose titles for these blog posts when needed.

Also, not all of the journal entries or events mentioned are dated. Therefore, many entries will not indicate nor contain a date. Where a date is referenced or can be inferred I will include it.