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Wartime reminiscence and frontline dispatches from Omaha readers
The fragment blends a World War I battlefield memoir from Omaha with vivid scenes around Chateau Thierry. It recalls trenches, air raids, gas masks, dugouts, and a parachute landing as soldiers and observers recount danger, camaraderie, and the scent of battle near a ruined chateau in the Ourcq region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau- Thierry
Chauteau
Hess
Albert Hebbert
Ralph Pennell
Clarence Engel
Omaha
Allen Huff
Huff
Marne
Breede
Vey
R. M
Sloonigts