Hardship and Suffering the American Soldier's Lot During the Hard Winter of 1917-18, 1931
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AM1992.26.4
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Hardship and Suffering the American Soldier's Lot During the Hard Winter of 1917-18, 1931.
Scenes from the American training area in the winter of 1917-18, which General Pershing describes as the most severe of the war. In today's chapter of his story "My Experiences in the World War," the A. E. F. commander in chief reveals that much of the clothing received by our troops was shoddy and too thin. It made necessary the purchase of uniforms from the British, and some of the Yanks of Irish descent did not take kindly to wearing British brass buttons. The photograph at the top shows a group of American troops in front line trenches after a heavy fall of snow. Below at left shows some of the 1st division men wearing gas masks as they await an enemy bombardment. At the lower right a Y.M.C.A. worker is shown distributing hot coffee to soldiers standing guard in a muddy forward position.
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A.E.F. Commander, World War I, American Expeditionary Force, Military Uniforms, World War I
