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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
3
A non-fiction war narrative extols Gunner Depew as a thrilling true story of an American soldier. It claims unique fighting experiences and provides a first hand account of German prison camp conditions, urging every American to read to the end.
A young American garby recalls childhood dreams of sea life, feisty early seafaring as a cabin boy on the Therifus, helmsman on the Southerndown, and rough beginnings in the U S Navy. He describes clashes with a marine, gunnery pride, and family ties to France amid WWI.
A veteran writes of four years and three months in the U S Navy earning an honorable discharge on April 14 1914 he held the rank of chief petty officer first class gunner and notes sailors take breaks between enlistments as a common courtesy in the service
Gunner Depew aboard the French dreadnaught Cassard fires a sample of American gunnery and then leaves for the trenches. The narrative promises the next installment to follow.
In a stark exchange cited as a judged scene, Crowder asserts Germany will not be softened by penitence. He notes that the judge will not spare consequences, comparing the situation to a defendant who is down but not out, facing a seven year term. The quoted dialogue emphasizes stern wartime resolve and legal accountability.
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