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Soldiers Letters From World War I Era Camp Dix and Dodge Notes
A collection of letters and notes from soldiers at Camp Dix New Jersey Camp Dodge Iowa and Des Moines Iowa recount daily life training moves and communications home. Writers describe trains routes through Tennessee Virginia and Maryland, climate shifts, meals, M C A activities, and hopes for furloughs. They mention friends and local readers, enlistment currents, and a sense of routine amidst preparation for overseas service.
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Camp Dix
N. J
Pike
Little Rock
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Virginia
Maryland
Blue Ridge Mountains
Tennessee River
Arkansas
Louusiana
Dodge
Philadelphia
Trenton
Nelson Conner
Siil
Bud Boyer
Clarence Becker
Elgin
Pvt
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Charley Namil
Julius Johnson
Loftsgaard
Julius
Harry Youssin
Higin
M. C.A
Waller
Iowa
Camp
Oelwein
Red Cross
Waterloo
Alfred Cok
Uncle Sam
M. C
K. C
Kaiser Bill
Gerard
America
M. P's
New Jersey
Camp Pike
Mal
Memphis
Chattanooga
The
Lmits
Lookout Mountain
Knoxville
Washington, D. C
Red Cross Society
Margarete Wilson
New Jerey
New York City
Terry Medberry
N. A. Conner
Mars. Co
Capper's
Charley Neuenswander
Dr. Hutchinson
Frank Kohler
West Union
Ole Johnson
Wadena
John. Yonney
Helen
Agete
Magtie
Louis Jack
Hawkeye
J. F. Schricker
Kathryn Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Red ‘Cross
Calmar
G. L. Young and
Little
Margaret
Cedar
Rapids
T. J. Capper
John Gruver
Drayman
Caldonia
Minnesota
Cleworth
George and
Marie Falk
Duplouque
Navy
Frank Wells
North English
Bertha Abbey
Wells
Stoehr
R. W. Moser Homer
Miss Abbey
Mother Netticoat
Charles Fritz
University Hospital
Iowa City
George Wilson
U. S. Army
George
T. W. Dean
Charles Spenhelly
Charley
H. 8
Hadges
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Harry
Fred
J. C. Cowger
Beha
Kissimmee
Florida
Sam
John
Kansas