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Harold Lewis Enters First Trenches in France War Report
Harold Bud Lewis son of Mrs. Ella S. Lewis of 1461 Vermont street has landed on the front in France. In a Paris dated July 5 1917 letter he describes training with the American Ambulance Field Service his greeting by French crowds and the cheerfully difficult voyage from Paris toward the front including a glimpse of Paris street life and the rustic comfort of third class trains.
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