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Great Lakes letters from a serviceman at Paul Jones Camp
Lown Arseld writes from Great Lakes on May 13 1918 describing the expansion of the station with new camps Dewey Perry and others across Reed Lake Michigan. He notes training diversity from first class sailors to entertainers and the strong YMCA and Red Cross support, wishing health and inviting visits. He mentions friends Reed Harold Winsor Jones McTrotter and the Xmas box from home.
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