Over There With Pershing's Division Memoir Moments
Narrator recalls fear of land combat after serving with Pershing's division and contemplating a sea career. A guard monitors a hospital transport as the crew and patients confront trauma, loss, and the urge to endure for loved ones. The piece reflects wartime separation, courage, and the urge to return home.
No France For Me Chapter Ends With Separation
A female narrator aboard a troop transport awaits landing in France while clinging to hope of staying with her husband. Separated by duty, he must report for duty Monday, leaving her anxious aboard as guards keep her from disembarking and she recalls the prior days of longing and fear at sea.
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