The Placer Co., Calif., War History Committee was created in the Fall of 1918, as part of the effort by the State Council of Defense to collect and preserve historical records relating to California's part in the great conflict. John F. Engle, principal of Placer Union High School, was appointed chair of the committee established to record for posterity the history of Placer County in World War I.

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