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Letters from World War I soldiers describe demobilization and home for Xmas
A collection of wartime notes from Camp Gordon and France dated December 1918 shows soldiers awaiting discharge, planning to return home for Christmas, and recalling training, gas drills, passes, and letters. They mention demobilization timelines, flu concerns, and hints of postwar life. Several named servicemen include Joseph Savio, Maurice Rosensweig, Francis Golden, Ed Coyne, Peter Bertott, and Andrew Soloski, with origins in Camp Gordon Georgia and locations in France and Hoboken New Jersey.
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Gorgon
Harry
Inck
Martinelli
North Main
Mike
Sammie
Sam
Joe Fisher
Ed. Tiernan
Rip
Keystone
Tony
Will
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Frank
Camp Meritt
New Jersey
Camp Grant
Alabama
45Th Regiment
Old
Spring Valley
Camp Merritt
Merritt