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Title: Lansdowne school and the world war
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Groce, H. Emilie
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: (Philadelphia, Central press co.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Walter L. Michener, Jr., enlisted in April, 1917, in Bat-tery A, 128th Field Artillery, 35th Division, U. S. A. He receivedhis training at Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Okla. Corporal Michener spent one year overseas; was in the Bat-tle of Argonne Forest. He was sent over with signal detail threemonths in advance of his battery. After finishing courses in twoartillery schools in France, he was sent to First Army Head-quarters as private secretary to Major Meyer, of the GeneralStaff. Previous to this, while leading a party of men to establishwires from the front lines to headquarters, he was gassed. In January, 1919, he was operated upon for appendicitis, sospent three months in hospitals. In May, 1919, at Fort Riley,he received his discharge. 195
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Sidney M. Morrison enlisted in June, 1918, in the Royal Flying-Corps. He went overseas at once, and was transferred to the 6th Regi-ment, Seaforth Highlanders, in the 51st Division of the British Army,Company A. His company did not get into action, although he wasoverseas eleven months. His last experience in Europe was an attack offlu, and while in the hospital he lost his kilts, so we can only imaginehow he looked as a Scotchman from his photograph. He was dischargedin Jnne, 1919. 196

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