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Families recall WWI voyage and homeward return
A fragmentary letter from Lovelace recounts a World War I voyage from France to New York in 1918, with details of convoy ships, battles near Metz and Verdun, and the November 11 armistice. The note ends with reflections on education and a pitch for correspondence courses amid postwar life.
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France
Pieters Ince
Pravin
Duse Vy Fond
Ind
Unio
New York
Jane Lith
Kent Ue
Camp Mills
Snr
Long Island
Liverpool
Winchester
Southam
Avind Salle
le Havre
Pari
Willars
Racy
Death Valley
Paint Mason
Metz
St. Mihiel Drive
Verdun
Argonne Forest
Serach
Moewe
Mlarville
Germany
Lovelace Ayial
Tive Mil
Wald Chat
George Washington
Uty