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Letters From Our Soldier Boy in France Mention School and Meals
A reader in 1918 shares excerpts from Herschel F. Updegraff in France. He notes mail from home helps, mentions Walter and Bessie’s restaurant and a reunion, and reflects on life in the trenches, billeting with French families, and longing for turkey at Thanksgiving. He reports illness from quinza and poor water, and describes passes and city life near a large town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Redman
Herschel Updegraft
France
Walter
Bessie
M Quenza
Tiffin
Wyandot
Censor
110Th
Cletus
Jesus
Christ