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From France to Aunt Lou Willey during WWI letters
A soldier in Base Hospital No.101 writes from England and France detailing ship travel, hospital duties, and daily life. He praises Red Cross nurses and YMCAs, notes wardmaster duties, and mentions encounters with generals Pershing and Bliss, friends from home, and plans to return.
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France
Lou J. Willey
Henry
U. Army Post Office
Quaker Lane
Medical Corps
U. S. Army
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
Governor's Island
Statue of Liberty
New York City
South
Central Park
Trinity Choir
England
U. S
Lorna Doone
Tom Brown
Woodlawn Lodge
States
Bac
Aunt Lou
Red Cross
Pershing
Bliss
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