He was a soldier from the U.S.A. (fighting for his native land) / poem, J. Fred Lawton ; music, Howard Kocian.
Item
Kocian, Howard. 2000. “He Was a Soldier from the U.S.A. (fighting for His Native Land) Poem, J. Fred Lawton ; Music, Howard Kocian”. St. Louis, U.S.A. : Buck and Lowney, World War I Sheet Music, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/wwimusic/item/36689
- Title
- He was a soldier from the U.S.A. (fighting for his native land) / poem, J. Fred Lawton ; music, Howard Kocian.
- Description
- For voice and piano.
- "Suggestions by C.L. Cooke"--Caption.
- "Respectfully dedicated to the men who are fighting across the sea, to the woman who weeps and waits, to the land of peace and the home of the free, to our own United States."
- T.p. ill.: colored drawing of battle scene, above drawing of mother and sister reading letter announcing death of soldier, shown lying on the battlefield.
- Subject
- Topical - Songs with piano.
- Topical - Popular music, United States.
- Topical - World War, 1914-1918, Songs and music.
- Topical - Soldiers, Songs and music.
- Topical - Death songs.
- Added entry - Person - Lawton, J. Fred. (James Frederick), 1888-1969, Musical settings.
- Publisher - Buck & Lowney.
- Creator
- Kocian, Howard.
- Publisher
- St. Louis, U.S.A. : Buck and Lowney
- Date
- c1917
- Format
- 1 score (5 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
- Rights
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- Item sets
- World War I Sheet Music
Kocian, Howard. 2000. “He Was a Soldier from the U.S.A. (fighting for His Native Land) Poem, J. Fred Lawton ; Music, Howard Kocian”. St. Louis, U.S.A. : Buck and Lowney, World War I Sheet Music, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/wwimusic/item/36689