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Company H.--Captain, J. H. Quirin; Supply Sergeant, B. H. Damon; 1st Lieutenant, J. F. Blackman; 2nd Lieutenant, F. Albright; Sergeants, F. B. Whitman, W. H. Mitchell, S. R. Droppers, T. C. Greene, G. Foster, J. L. Tildsley; Corporals, J. N. Borland, F. Boches, E. Cabot, P. C. Cabot, G...
As American forces occupy more trenches, and as their losses constantly increase, the demand for surgeons will grow. At present a large force is needed to prevent sickness, but an even larger one will be necessary in a few months to repair the injuries caused by the Boches. These men...
The letter also states that Magoun and two other of his fellow airmen also took part two days before in an engagement with six Boches, which had the unusual duration of five minutes. At the end of the fight the Germans were compelled to withdraw.
Target practice, too, combines sport with experience, although the latter is its best feature. Sub-calibre rifles and short ranges cannot make anyone an expert, but they develop a true eye, a steady hand and a reliable trigger-squeeze. Shooting Boches requires more skill than can be acquired on Soldiers...
"The three great cities of Bordeaux, Paris and Marseilles present marked contrasts in the way they are affected by the war. Bordeaux seemed like a rather quiet commercial city which had lain dormant until roused to an exhilarating state of activity by the war. The people were jubilant over the...