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Clyde Buerge Writes Again In Active Service in France
A wartime letter from Clyde Buerge of the Famous Thirteenth Railway Engineers in France dated March 5 1918 describes light snow and poor sanitation in northern French towns. He notes American progress, mail delays from Christmas volumes, and plans to visit Paris Marseille and Nice during a seven day furlough. He also mentions meeting friends, censorship risks, and a future reunion with Harry Tabler and Nathan Rice, plus an executor notice for Christian Buerge's estate appended at the end.
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