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Soldier letter from World War I recounts frontline combat
A San Antonio gunner writes his father about fierce fighting with the Marines in France. He details shellfire on the Marne and Soissons, the Mont Tine Ridge, and the Argonne. He recalls heavy bombardments, trench advances, and the exhausting mud and cold, ending with hopes of continuing service and a return home.
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Gunner Will Goforth
San Antonio
Walter Envett
A. Pou
St. Aignan
R. L. Goforth
Sta
Chantau Thiery
Marne
R Serve
Sront
France
Les
Champagne Front
Mont Tine
Hinderburg
Verdun
Argonne