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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
7
An American soldier recalls a trench raid behind No Man’s Land, waking in an aid post after 36 hours in German lines. Of twenty raiders, seventeen were killed, one returned unscathed with no prisoners. The social communique claimed success, but the survivor doubts that part of Gommekourt wood remains in German hands.
A wounded British Tommy recalls being inoculated for tetanus, evacuated by ambulance past shellfire, and treated at Red Cross facilities. He describes hospital ships, the American Women’s War Hospital, and the warm welcome from nurses and doctors as he recovers, shares meals, and enjoys visits while facing surgical wounds and memories of the frontline. He notes regiment rivalries on the ward and reflects on Allied gratitude and camaraderie.
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