Letters From Germany Describe Army Move Through Verdun
The writer in Bassenheim, Germany on December 26, 1918 describes billeting in a village of 1,500, living in a dance hall with about 50 soldiers on the second floor, and hearing cafe music below. He recalls not liking Germans and notes timbered countryside, sparsely populated villages, and a trip from Plarencourt, France through Verdun to Baulingy.
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Bear Lodge
France
Germany
Plarencourt
Verdun
Baulingy
Alsac
Boos
Bassenheim
Soldier’s Letters Trace Frontline Life Across Luxembourg
A U S World War I letter recounts travel through Esch and Luxembourg towns Mertert Wallersheim and Boos, noting flu cases, German soldiers, harsh weather, and ongoing drills. The writer mentions convoy routines, wintering in Germany, and a farewell to family, with local notices about J P Hulette and Ellsworth White.
Local and Personal News From Crook County
Rebt Brown and family moved to a new home on the Jack McHugh place east of town. Cap Storm reports an Overland sale and Louis Callquist bought the season’s first Overland in the area. Mrs. Porter Green died at Mayo Hospital after an operation. Fred Sutton visits his sister in Sioux Falls. Chas Brown and R. T. Tate tripped to Sundance and Red Water. L. T. Oldroyd seeks market for surplus potatoes in Crook County and is the new county mapent.
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Rebt. Brown
Jack McHugh
Cap
Louis Callquist
Geo
Morrison
Crook County
Porter Green
Mayo Hospital
Green
Fred Sutton
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Chas. Brown
R. T. Tate
Sundance
Red Water
L. T. Oldroyd
Oldroyd
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Belie Fourche
S.D
Bassenheim, Germany
U.S. Army
Odhd Ale
Purase
Merchndise
Paramount
North
Wyoming
Hulett
Hull Kachdate “Company
Hulett Merc. CO
Esch
Luxemburg
U. S
Mertert
Moselle
Luxembug
Dee
Bitbug
Rhine
Wye
J. M. Cole
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