Show IS NAMED LEGION HISTORIAN eben putnam performed similar service before the office was wag made permanent A life of singular variety and adventure has been that of eben putnam new chosen national historian of the american legion sir mr putnam was born in so salera lem mass oct 10 ue ile receded ed his education in private schools and the cambridge high school while ho he was a boy lie he was the comp companion arilon and assistant of ills his father the distinguished anthropologist prof frederic ward putnam in explorations in various parts of the world mr putnam has been deeply interested in genealogy eugenics and new england histories and has compiled and published a number of works on these subjects ile he has conducted extensive investigations over a period of more than twenty five years into the question of immigration lie ile Is a member of the society of colonial wars the tha sons of 0 the american revolution the military order of foreign wars and american historical society karly early in the fall of 1915 mr air putnam became convinced that this country must enter the war eventually and joined the training school organized in his state lie he attended the plattsburg Platts burg camp the following summer and an d the next winter was a member ot of a provisional battalion of infantry ue he was barrad from a commis lou ilon in the line because of his age but on april 4 1917 was commissioned 1 l a captain in the quartermaster corps ills son also was in fit the service sir mr putnam served as assistant to the depot quartermaster in boston and later served overseas in the fuel branch lie ile was discharged august 22 1919 mr air putnam Is a charter member of wellesley post no 72 of 0 the american legion and was insurance officer and post historian until he be resigned to accept the post of department part ment historian for massachusetts ebere he served also in the capacity of a member of the state executive committee lie ile ila biad performed the duties of a national hI historian storla n of tile the legion before that office was as made pUlu permanent allent |