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Depew’s WWI odyssey from Navy marks to Swiss escape
Albert N. Depew chronicles his career from Navy chief petty officer through World War I service with the Foreign Legion and Cassard. He sees front lines in Flanders and Gallipoli, wins the Croix de Guerre, endures prison camps and escapes in Switzerland before returning to New York.
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U.S. Navy
Foreign Legion of France
Casserd
Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Foreign Legion
Steadnaug Cassard
Depew
Legion
Flanders
Dardanelles
Brest
New York
Switzerland
America