"Sailed Apr. 15th. Mighty glad to leave." Continue reading...
40 and 8
Letter to Mother
"The Frog trains look like a picture of a train that some three-year-old might draw, and they have a little squeaky whistle that sounds like a popcorn wagon." Continue reading...
Neuves-Maisons
"This was the hardest march we have had so far." Continue reading...
Chaligny
"Marched till daylight. Slept in a prune orchard." Continue reading...
A Secret Move
“Left Saulxures today at noon rode till midnight." 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...
The 40 and 8, Again
"Loaded into boxcars. 30 men to a car." Continue reading....
Too Sad to Cheer
“Rode S.E. on train to near Paris." Continue reading...
The “40 and 8″
"Old coaches and boxcars. Very crowded but we are tired and will sleep.” Continue reading...