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Letters From Over There Describe War Hospital Life
The letters from a soldier at a French hospital detail daily chores and grim wounds as operations run late into the night. He notes cheerful patients despite fear of the operating beam, describes brain injury cases, and recounts battles near Chateau Thierry. He and comrades reflect on the toll of war and the resolve of American troops.
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Storme
General Pershing
Calved
McGuire
Washington
Michigan
Iowa
Solere
Gerard
Kaiser
Junkers
the Union
Alabama
Middle West
New York
Massachusetts
Italy
Poland
Russia
Chateau Thierry
Germany
France