“Inspection by Gen. Martin, Colo. Murphy, Major Lemon, Capt. Lewis.” Continue reading...
Month: August 2018
Feather Beds and Waffles
"It is very quiet here. Nothing of importance.” Continue reading...
Rockford
A Field Service postcard to Robert's father. Continue reading...
Robert’s Retrospective
“1918 has surely been the fastest year of my life." Continue reading...
World War One Centennial Weekend
“Recd. 2 letters from Nora + one from Dad.” Continue reading...
The Customary Small Arms Fire
"The only activity here is the customary small arms fire" Continue reading...
Too Many Roberts
"Received a nice letter from my cousin Robt. Gartshore.” Continue reading...
Best of MN Doughboy 1918
If you knew someone who wasn’t aware of this project – say a relative or coworker or, I don’t know, anyone connected with a newspaper or podcast or someone with a couple million Twitter followers – this would be an excellent post to share with them. Continue reading...
A Final Resting Place
“My son sacrificed his life to America’s call, and now you must as a duty of yours bring my son back to me.” Continue reading....
Laid to Rest with Loving Care
“Experienced real heavy artillery fire. We lost 4 killed." Continue reading...
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