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was northbound -'/on. Highway 4i .•when his car 'stalled and he pulled it to .'the right side of the road.The- stalled Crawford' ear was struck''.m’ the rear by- a . north-' boucd 1967 Plymouth driven by-Banwari. Banwart and; Crawford werh'taken . to Palo Alto • Comity. Hospital where Crawford ; was treated fori bruises^ dna;, Banwart. for fa cut -bp; • anSftwo'. broken ribs.. BOihdrivers wfere released.{Continued! ^f*9* 1)m the froo£:. She afeasyri.: /y.. Every movfefwfc;made during tiie' j months ot -Jpne,;;July:and August brought-,us closer to our major-operations,-. the .;' St. Mihiel' and Meiisli-ArgonneV We. entered the-St-.Mihiei'salient in. the.latter part of Sepfembsfybietweeh -the- towns of; Pofri^uhfSdS had Tiraey. After a ■. week. or - soy we wept back Sor.-;a;. short':, rest.fyyr-H• ,'iheri -ioriffb,:. the'-' Meiise-Argohiid front. tnieks with7. Chinesedrivers fdryaffew days, then, hiked. the tesriof itie 'way.'..: •; ■L: - We ' relieved ri'tbe • ■ 22th'r- Division ,'aidut -the' Middle ' or October, a.rift;: oh thb iastt'dayi ;o|: OeibBer - were: relieved'by ..Jfiief - ^8 tii *.'. W e ;were ?happjt.ritai- asthdrh;, 'wdreiri^f^aiiy 'vbfyus; 16ft (one. officer and.-'21 then: out. of ouf: company df':'';200'.'men).f-We ;. had quite .'a .iew'fKifed but.'.'quite':.' few more ;svduhdbd aha. sick. ; yri. ic'f ' y We;:. Staritedydkt/b^.i .Sadr'- to.the:^ riearir^^^^e;-pntd' soma big . r cUteiy.7 grins* ma^gy preparation: for., .ay barrage', hi., support; - of ;..our.:boys: gritting; ready‘for their drive on Sedan, ari'tdg- rpih-oad; center' and : enemy ' strohghdld-' y'-ri(y :.y.T . : Ahotheri■..••vbuddy ;' .hnd - •' myself-■ weren’t abfe to'idep up ':'wilh:.the' rest ./of- our.ibuiieh, so Were dost from :'tiem,iemporarny\ Thywere' serving1- 'fripjadks.bf. this;' artillery kitchen and: Av,e: akkfedrif. we corild have’idme.-^'e •meSs.'serge.anttolcl us;as soon-as be.''got his;• men.:fed.-We.' took a'few .bites iandVthat was it. We Cwere Too sick to «at... :• By mid-fdrencHixi, .we:.contacted' ’the remainiJer of our nhefl, .weiit .to- a :-lhst hid: station and wereAvflitW »-i¥i. their patients, Gorf.orri and . nuri; ses: . {some: of . the nurses - were . hubs). They.. were;• bn . both sides' of xny ward.; One of the nurses in • mri ward was’from Sioux City and kriew some people in ’the. Einin'ets-burg• area.- •••. . • .y • :. ’ The other three soldiers arid 1 were^ separated at’ e evacuation hospital' 1 -mentioned so':from, nowdn.T' was';oh;fhy own;';-': .' .'_. ...nest, move.-. brought; me:. -to' Base Hospital' lis. The'next day after -.1: arrived,- .1.; saw: a fellow; ■dpwa .the street .1.thought. I ksidw. it; wds' George Sliegl,. the first and' :only.; one . I knew-:': from ' home George was recuperating -from la . wound... -\;; y '■ in ifche Meuse-Argcnne area,'. 1 -whs located dh a . hill, Md Sar's-£ield.:i)eneen was across the vab iey..-ca another hill-' Bat we dida’t kiipw; about It at ; the time■ We.-were soon -' on' oiir ’■ wsf homej:’ sailing Trom.i - the1 porto£_;Brest... (ri ;the^ hpsgital; ship, Sacqn-ia.;' Dad read in the Chicago, Tri-':'.bune-.there.' wasn’t:, a well • man.; on that ship.;. yy/tfXT,; t :Wb;‘IaM^.at yHogoken;.; N.i'X i and. ipedbsosid iim^ 'a hospital in Newi Yori Cityl'jpeii or* to the. hospital..;at Camp- Dodge, and then. hbme^sWeet ihpmeryri.;; y.;;. ;;gMaybe/,sdme ■ of you: 'old-, soldiers';:Vyili hfemember soMfe .. of ‘.these. tOtvrithf y riy ;:\v ;y;.y.- .yVy''■• pr e,;';: .S.tehay i y;Ghatei; Chehefy (where- Old.fa-mpus.fegtt1^ Ybrkd^p? trir'ed:.. aS;'th.ose'; ferispndfs) . and :(^rnayri;;,where ; Vernie' Liddgreh wasigassgd id: a heavy.gas attack, and ..'.later diedm;.a:' hospital.,; I .sure MSse'd him-;' :•.. . ..' i v;;:;'• Only Two Lift i •.(.'-Two', (bthersyof::the original six. raxe';dedeaged::;ahd •'fhe'-'bjurth.:.' ;Js hnkdown. So;that leaves, Joe Wrin-..; zetl,: of...Mallard; a.nif myseif, 'the didy: smyivprs';: '•. j.; -_;y I. have hfteii %otmdefed. Mat became: of th'os.e. . trenches,.' barb-ed-wire entanglements and / dug-; outs. ■: :yCry;-Vri(■;: ';y« •.•. ri , They last;;: thing : ;jny father V told ;ine whep I left; home .was. to see his bifthpiace;, and ..visit: his -relatives in. Ireland.. .Sgt's:. Carmody, O’Brien' and .nivkelf .rriaiip nlaiw
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Reporter Democrat
Emmetsburg, Iowa, US
Tue, Dec 31, 1968
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