Captain Guardabassi halts Austrian pursuit on Carso bridge
Italian First Lieutenant Francesco Guardabassi earned Italy’s silver medal for valor after he stood atop the Latisana bridge head during a chaotic retreat from the Carso to the Piave. He urged troops and civilians to ignore rumors of Austrian cavalry, restoring order and preventing a rout under rain and fear.
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Dack
America
Francesco Mario Guardabassi
Perugia
Guardabassi
Carso
Piave
Carso-Tagliamento
Latisana
Lic
Thad
Guardabass
Grenadier Guards
Italy
Captain Guardabassi
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Marine recruit aims for Berlin from Illinois
George L. Finley of Filmore Illinois, six feet two inches tall, has joined the Marine Corps at the St. Louis recruiting station and hopes to roll right into Berlin. He is a former Indian?
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St. Louis
George L. Finley
Filmore, IL
Marine Corps
Berlin
Ind
Youngest Officer In Aviation Corps Named From Williamsport
Lieutenant Attley Julian of Williamsport Indiana is believed to be one of the youngest commissioned officers in the United States Army. He is not yet nineteen and serves in the aviation corps after enlisting when the war began. He had planned to enter Purdue University before entering service.
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Attley
Ind
Rupert Julian
Isaac Julian
Williamsport
United States Army
Aviation Corps
Purdue University
United States
Red Cross Volunteers Aid Wounded in Neuilly Hospital
A Red Cross home communication member writes a letter for a wounded U S soldier at Hospital No 1 in Neuilly France. Red Cross volunteers visit hospitals and perform various services for the men, supported by the organization.
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Red Croag Home Communication Service
United States
Neuilly
France
Red Crow
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