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From Sleepy Eye Soldier in France to Old Friends
Letters home describe Jersey nights in England and moves through Cherbourg and Flavigny. George Glotzbach recalls meeting friends Fritz Youngman and Tony Guldan, billeting duties, language hurdles, and a view of life in occupied France while awaiting armistice. Other relatives recount nursing life at Camp Fremont and Camp Forrest, with notes on meals, uniforms, influenza battles, and hopes for home before holidays.
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George Glotzbach
Sleepy Eye
France
Liverpool
England
Stony Castle
Brookville
Southampton
Cherbourg
Flavigny
Croisieux
Belfort
Tony Guldan
Fritz Youngman
George
Fritz
Glist Bruess
William
Frank
Miss Cora
U. S
Camp Fremont
California
Army
Red Cross
Caducci
Frank Bruess
Camp Forrest
Felix L. Fath
Thos
Georgia