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Pin Carried Home as Soldier Dies in Battle
A young lieutenant gives a precious pin to a comrade with orders to send it home to his mother if he falls. Moments later the lieutenant is killed by a shell, and the pin heads to America. A wounded doughboy faces a chest wound with grim resolve.
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France
Fere
Leahy
Francis M. Leahy
Lawrence
Mass
Pershing
Philippines
Hansen
Marne
America