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Sailor Jackies and mission letters tell of wartime service
A mixed dispatch details U S Navy sailors in 1911 and 1915 postings, praising the “Jackies” for laying mines and destroying submarines in European waters, with references to London leave, Moray Firth Harbor, and a hardship voyage home. It also notes the Schoebel family’s sorrow over Lenore’s death in Persia while serving as a missionary, honoring her memory and prayers for her grave.
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Kei
Jackies
London
England
St. Pauls Cathedral
Germany
Weyl
Moray Firth Harbor
Bollinger County
E. L. Howard
F. F. Kinder
Julia
Clarency
Topeka
OL M. Schoebel