Depew World War I memoir chapters of brave service and captivity
The synopsis traces Albert N. Depew from Navy chief petty officer through World War I service with the Foreign Legion on the Cassard, Gallipoli campaigns, and trench warfare. It follow his wounds, Croix de Guerre, capture by the Moewe, prisoner camps from Swinemunde to Brandenburg, diplomatic help, and eventual release in Switzerland before returning to New York.
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U.S. Navy
Foreign Legion of France
Cassard
Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Depew
Shelling and an escape from a trench under heavy bombardment
A serviceman describes surviving brutal shelling from Turkish and German guns at Dixmude and nearby trenches. He recalls losing comrades, signaling attempts, and a dangerous night march to relay messages. He volunteers to fetch help, reaches the communication trench, then lands at naval guns and helps destroy two Turkish warehouses with a 14 inch gun. The unit returns to the Cassard amid high casualties and a cheer-filled homecoming.
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St. Eloi
Mr “Feu
Mon Viecux
Murray
Je Suis Blesse on the Cassard at Dardanelles
Sailor recounts a near-miss at Cape Helles during his twelfth Dardanelles patrol. Two enemy cruisers opened fire at close range while he volunteered to fetch a range finder, taking two machine gun bullets in the right thigh and a hard head impact.
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Pittsburgh
Brest
Dardanelles
Cape Helles
Werft
Kaiserliche Marine
Dixmude
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Britton
Gong Hay
Adams
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No Man's
the Cassard
Gallipoli
Liepew
No Man’'s Land
New York
Georgic
Moewe
Yarrowdale
Germany
Swinemunde
Neustrelitz
Dulmen
Westphalia
Gerard
Depow
Brandenburg
Hell Hole
United States
Deew
Rorschach
Switzerland
America
Jack Johnson
Cutard
Rifh
Limeys
Spellbound
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