American officer recalls major battle in Verdun era retreat
First Lieutenant Roswell T. Pettit, medical corps officer turned aide to the American expeditionary force, writes his father from the front about a massive German offensive. He describes devastating bombardment, tank assaults, and long retreats. Pettit details sleeping under fire, aid posts, and his eventual relief from duty before joining the AEF in France.
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Arthway
Roswell T. Pettit
J. W. Pettit
Amd
Verdun
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Wheither
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Battress
Robert W. Service
Mons
Vipers
Pettit
M. BR. C
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Parla
Roswell
Honor Roll for $1000 W S S Club Names
Honor Roll lists numerous individuals including C Irvine William EK Mullen Mrs Ida M Hour Margaret Burdick Thomas Hunter Charlies EF Lane Hilliard Ridgely William Kinkead W Burdick HP Hynds Samuel Idelman Joss Yoder France Marsh Charles Smith M P Thompson Claude Palmer Western Life Ins Co W N W Plummer Bon Shoe Clothing Co B W Stone W River Sire Jobe Morton Douglas Wyo Kekardt Stores Co.
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C. Irvine
William EK
Mullen
Ida M. Hour
Margaret Burdick
Thomas Hunter
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Lane
Hilliard
Ridgely
William
Kinkead
W. Burdick
HP. Hynds
Samuel Idelman
Joss Yoder
France Marsh
Charles Smith
M. P. Thompson
Claude Palmer
Western Life Ins. Co
W. N
W. River
Sire
Jobe Morton
Douglas
Wyo Kekardt, Stores Co
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