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Soldier letters from Brownsville Iowa to West Bend Journal
Acketter From Texas describes a Iowa soldier unit near Brownsville Texas in 1916. The letter chronicles camp life the proximity to Matamoros and border tensions with Mexico alongside observations on local wildlife and daily routines. Additional items note West Bend auto spill local exports and a lengthy Greater Iowa Association discussion on expanding Iowa goods to foreign markets and wartime industrial needs.
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Acketter
Texas
Eptember
West Bend
Soldier Boys
Brownsville
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Brownshire
Rio Grande River
Matamoras
Mexico
Rattlesnake
International Bridge
Matamoros
U.S
Leland R. Wildin Co. “A” 2 Inf