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Civilian Soldier Recalls Border Patrol Days
North west Missouri veterans mark the 50th anniversary of leaving Camp Clark to serve on the Mexican border during the Pancho Villa trouble. Melvin W. Payne recalls Company M, 4th Missouri Infantry, and the July 4 1916 departure, Laredo arrival, and Feb 20 1917 discharge at Fort Riley. The piece covers Carranza Villa tensions and the US entry into World War I.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Missouri
Camp Clark
Nevada
Melvin W. Payne
Laredo
Tex
Border Patrol
John H
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Villa
Carranza
United States
Woodrow Wilson
National Guard
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
United States-Mexican Commission
Europe
Company M
U. S
Germany