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Depew's War Odyssey From Navy to Gallipoli Front
Albert N. Depew narrates a four year Navy career rising to chief petty officer then deserts to join the French Foreign Legion. He serves on the Cassard at Dardanelles and Gallipoli, earns the Croix de Guerre, endures prison camps after capture, and returns to New York aboard a liberated steamer.
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U. S. Navy
Lion of France
Cassard
Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
V” Beach
Sick Bay
Brest
Yarmouth
Q. M
Dardanelles
the Casgard