Depew's Odyssey from Navy Service to World War I Front Lines
The narrative follows Albert N. Depew through Navy enlistment to chief petty officer, his enlistment in the Foreign Legion, and frontline action in Flanders and Gallipoli. It covers trench raids, battles at Gallipoli and Dardanelles, capture and imprisonment by Germany, and eventual release in Switzerland before returning to New York.
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Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Denen
Legion
Flanders
Dardanelles
Brest
New York
Gerard
Germany
United States
Brandenburg
Depew
Ife
Rorschach
Switzerland
Gunner Depew recalls brutal trench warfare and Kamerad ordeals
A veteran narrates life in fixed trenches during heavy bombardment. He describes bayonets and bombs, bodies carried west, and the terror of no protection. He details a bay’s losses, lost friends including a singer, periscope observations, and the constant cursing and fear that defined frontline life.
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Depew
No Man's Land
Fritz
Kamcrad
Kamerad
Paris
Caruso
Apollu
Helgoland
United States
Cain
Bowies
No Man’s Land
Woolworth
Dixmude Assault and Zeppelins Strike Town
A wartime observer narrates a risky run to Dixmude to deliver dispatches amid German patrols. He describes Belgian resistance, mine warnings, a Zeppelins bombing that killed and wounded civilians, and brutal German terror. The account covers hospital, battle near the Hotel de Ville, heavy shelling, a captain’s heroism, and a thigh wound before retreat to billets.
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Red Cross
Dix
Dixmude
Laurent
Doctor Laurent
Madame Tilmans
Chapter IX Laid Up for Repairs
The passage describes a night after three weeks at Dizmudé with a heavy fire and a captain who stood at the front. The crew makes a bold charge amid intense opposition, illustrating endurance and leadership under fire.
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Dizmude
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Lopyr
Gunner Depew
By Albert NC. Depew
U.S. Navy
Lion of France
Cassard
Reilly and Britton Co
Coogee Kiatthew Adams
France
Foreign Legion
Gota
No Man's and
Cussard
Gallipoli
Depensa
Yarrowdaly
Moewe
Swinemunde
Neustrelitz
Dulmen
Westphalia
Hell Hole
America
Spellbound
On Runner Service
Bartel
Hotel de Ville
Zepp
Coblestone
Aisin
God
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