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Bombing School Tales From an American Soldier in Britain
An American volunteer recounts his wartime training in England for bomber duty in France. He details the jam tin bombs, improvised methods, and the Mills bomb, explaining throw techniques, fuse timing, and the hazards of early munitions while reflecting on Tommy's bold, risky handling and the shift from trench to front-line life.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
Empey
Bileta
France
Bak
Fmpey
Gota
Ba K
Grenadier Guards
U. S
Jim Ios
Neous
Tommy
Fritz
Mills
Christy” Mathewson
R. A. Alcg
S. P
Sanitary Police
Turmain