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Private Pink Writes From France
Private F B Saylor of the 147th Infantry sends a three letter update from France describing billeting in ruined towns, shelling devastation, and hard travel by rail and on foot. He notes Y M C A services, allied air combat, and rough living conditions as American forces push toward home.
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F. B. Saylor
France
States
Aman
Sam
Quartermaster Department
Supply Company
McDennott
Penn
McDernott
Camp Lee
McDermott
Raus
Paris
Herald of Chicago Tribune
Kaiser Bill
Tlam
Pink