Transcript of a letter from M. P. ("Doc") Bedsole to his sister.
In the letter Bedsole describes fighting in the Battle of Cantigny, which was the first American offensive of World War I; he refers to the German troops as "Fritz." During the war Bedsole served as a second lieutenant in Battalion A, 7th Field Artillery, 18th Division of the Allied Expedi...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Bedsole describes fighting in the Battle of Cantigny, which was the first American offensive of World War I; he refers to the German troops as "Fritz." During the war Bedsole served as a second lieutenant in Battalion A, 7th Field Artillery, 18th Division of the Allied Expeditionary Forces. |
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