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Watauga Democrat in Boone, North Carolina

13 Dec 1917

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Watauga Democrat

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Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1917

Page

4

Soldier Boy Romance Ends As Army Court Delivers Truth

In a shipboard tale from World War I, a Douglas Arizona woman aboard a transport goes undercover as a doughboy wife to join her husband in France. After gossip and near exposure, military authorities hold a dramatic hearing, validate the couple’s story, and promote Carter to Private while his wife remains by his side.

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Carter France Red Cross Q. C Trailera Tim Mr. Carter Philippines Philipp Earabot Corporal Carter Private Carter Beloy
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No France For Me Chapter V excerpt on ship life

A first person account describes days under guard during a voyage. The narrator longs for life as a doughboy and laments separation from her husband aboard the ship. Clothing is all she has left as memories of soldiering fade. She endures the difficulty of not speaking to him despite proximity.

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Texas France Tie Cupid Smithers Silent Joe Gini Mexico John Carter Old Maida Rookles Han Cupid Smithers Berlin Kid Pickerton O' Patsy Hart New York City Arizona Ronal Carter K Company Bolg Douglas Aziz Bandy Hook Tention
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