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Lititz Record in Lititz, Pennsylvania

04 Jul 1918

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Lititz Record

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Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Jul 04, 1918

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Escaping through Belgium to freedom after a WWI train leap

A prisoner of war uses a full speed escape by leaping from a railcar into rock ballast. He crawls through Belgium Luxembourg and Germany on a grueling nine day trek with injuries, hunger, and cold. He hides by day, swims canals, camps in woods, and relies on stars for navigation as he nears Belgium.

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Belgium Pune Jogie Atere Courtrai Irain Germany Tio Coual Han Flying Corps Ivine Holland Strassburg Luxembourg Mne Thaye Fay North Star Aame
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I Enter Belgium Chapter IX Escape and Crossing Meuse

The narrator recounts entering Belgium after escaping, evading pursuit along a canal, then moving west for four days to avoid detection. Exhausted and weakened, he swims the Meuse at night with no boat, barely reaching the bank and collapsing from exhaustion. He hides all day, resumes travel at night, then falls feverish and delirious as danger looms.

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Jack Tran Elan Meuse Iriver Namur Tuy Meuse Hudson River West Point San Diego Bay California Atlantic Ocean
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Healin Lieutenant Pat O'Brien St Wee O'Brien
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