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( MORTARDUDE) My grandfat

MORTARDUDE — Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:03:35 -0800

by: MORTARDUDE

Description: Another photo of my grandfather, Lawrence Willoughby, in his uniform many, many years after the war was over...

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( MORTARDUDE) My grandfat

MORTARDUDE — Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:59:21 -0800

by: MORTARDUDE

Description: This is a newspaper article about my grandfather who served in WW1. It says : Toone, TN. Aug 10 ( 1963 ). Styles have changed since 1919 and so has the United States Army uniform. However, Lawrence Willoughby of Toone is still proud to wear his Army uniform of World War 1 vintage. Mr Willoughby wore a size 38 when he was in the Army and today at 75, he can still wear his uniform. Returning from the Army in 1919, Mr Willoughby carefully packed away his uniform. But through the years, he has occasionally put it on just for the fun of it. Mr Willoughby entered service on 6/6/1918, and six weeks later was sent to Germany as a member of the 33rd Infantry Division. He participated in the battle of the Argonne Forest and was on the Hindenberg line the morning a German soldier jumped up from the trenches and blew his horn, indicating their surrender. "I was less than two city blocks from him and I'll tell you that was the sweetest music.", Mr. Willoughby said. Mr Willoughby attended a meeting of Hardeman Co. TN. WW1 veterans in Bolivar two years ago. There were 52 present and he was the oldest. Mr. Willoughby is a retired farmer. His hobbies are gardening. and growing truck crops. >>> My note : he died in 1972 at age 84. I was named after him, and loved him dearly.

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US Naval Militia bugler

David — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:28:47 -0800

by: David

Description: US Naval Militia bugler

US soldier wearing full p

David — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:28:47 -0800

by: David

Description: US soldier wearing full pack.

Sgt John Letzing, US 104t

David — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:28:47 -0800

by: David

Description: Sgt John Letzing, US 104th Infantry, 26th Division with German prisoner Robert Froehlich, 17 Feb 1918.

Soldier with camouflage h

David — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:28:47 -0800

by: David

Description: Soldier with camouflage headress

Frederick Hancock Thorng

David — Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:28:45 -0800

by: David

Description: Frederick Hancock Thorng taken somewhere in France 1918.