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Joliet aid man serves on front with doughboys
Pvt. Ambrose Jaeger of Joliet serves with the south infantry regiment under Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army in Italy. He endures frontline hazards, renders first aid at casualty scenes, and ferries wounded to rear areas. He relies on plasma sulfa and improvised splints in the field.
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Ambrose Jaeger
Mary Jaeger
Summit Street
South Infantry Regiment
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Italy
Red Cross
Jaeger