Letters From War Fronts Include Poetry And Home News
Wartime letters describe Pershing’s command and sights near Domremy and Gondercourt, with Riverton family references. A soldier in Commercy shares Underwood typewriter notes, poetry submissions for The Sunday Morning Whistle, and humor about life on leave and K P duties.
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Pershing
Paul French
Homer French
Riverton
Domremy
Gondercourt
Sergt. French
Rhine
Prt
N. K. Harris
Commercy
Meuse
France
Bob
Buck
Underwood
Agnes Ophelia Florence
Country
Stars and Stripes
Pershing's review seen by Paddy Flynn and troops
Paddy Flynn recalls Pershing inspecting the 128th Field Artillery with Black Jack Pershing and the Prince of Wales present. He details marching past, the band playing, and the hoisted regimental colors while noting the general’s words about homeward bound. He mentions Dugan, Bullard, and other officers, and reflects on waiting, logistics, and a homeward mood.
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Black Jack
His Highness
Pershing
Nellie
Sizin
Ike
128Th Field Artillery
General March
Prince of Wales
Dugan
Daggoneville
Meuse River Bluffs
Black Jack Pershing
Doniphan
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