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Soldier’s Mail for April, 1918-1919
April, 1918: Toul (Boucq) Sector The La Reine (Boucq) Sector (also known as the Toul Sector) was the southeastern aspect of the St. Mihiel salient which was a bulge in the Allied lines remaining from...
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Soldier’s Mail for May, 1918
May, 1918: Toul (Boucq) Sector The La Reine (Boucq) Sector (also known as the Toul Sector) was the southeastern aspect of the St. Mihiel salient which was a bulge in the Allied lines remaining from the...
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The YD’s Birthplace: Apremont Park, Westfield Mass.
The 26th “Yankee” Division was formed in August, 1917 at Camp Bartlett in Westfield, Mass (Read about the 26th Division here). In Westfield today, Apremont Park memorializes the sacrifice of the 104th...
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Soldier’s Mail for June, 1916 and 1918
The collection of Soldier’s Mail written by Sgt. Sam Avery has now been published in its entirety on this site. While a book by the same title is in progress, this post begins a new series of...
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Soldier’s Mail for July, 1916 and 1918
July, 1916: South on the Border In July, 1916 Sgt. Sam Avery and the rest of the Massachusetts Brigade were stationed at Camp Cotton (the “City of Tents”) outside of El Paso, Texas. In addition to...
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Soldier’s Mail for August, 1916-1918
August, 1916: South on the Border In August, 1916 Sgt. Sam Avery and the rest of the Massachusetts Brigade continued to secure the Border from their base at Camp Cotton (the “City of Tents”) outside of...
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Soldier’s Mail for September, 1916-1918
September, 1916: South on the Border In September, 1916 Sgt. Sam Avery and the rest of the Massachusetts Brigade continued to secure the Border from their base at Camp Cotton (the “City of Tents”)...
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Soldier’s Mail for October, 1916-1918
October, 1916: South on the Border In October, 1916 Sgt. Sam Avery and the rest of the Massachusetts Brigade embarked on a 60-mile campaign march to Fort Selden in New Mexico (today both a National and...
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Soldier’s Mail for November, 1917-1918
November, 1917: Neufchateau Training Area The 26th “Yankee” Division had arrived in France during the month of October, 1917 as the first complete American division and also the first National Guard...
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Soldier’s Mail for December, 1917-1918
December, 1917: Neufchateau Training Area In December, 1917 the 26th “Yankee” Division continued its training for the Western Front in the area of Neufchateau in the Vosges region of northeastern...
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Soldier’s Mail for January, 1918-1919
January, 1918: Neufchateau Training Area In January, 1918 the 26th “Yankee” Division concluded its preliminary training for the Western Front in the area of Neufchateau in the Vosges region of...
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 49,000 views in 2012....
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Soldier’s Mail for February, 1918-1919
February, 1918: Chemin des Dames Sector By early February, 1918 the 26th “Yankee” Division had taken up front line positions reinforcing the depleted XI Corps of the French 6th Army on the Chemin des...
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Original Portrait of Sgt. Sam Avery by Jack Skinner
It has long been my desire to have an original painted portrait of my great-uncle Sam to accompany the book project which is a companion to this website. I turned to my colleague, friend and skilled...
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Soldier’s Mail for March 1918-1919
March, 1918: Chemin des Dames Sector and Marching to Reynel The 26th “Yankee” Division remained on the Aisne front in the Chemin des Dames sector until mid-March, 1918. Following its relief, the main...
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Soldier’s Mail for April, 1918-1919
April, 1918: Toul (Boucq) Sector The La Reine (Boucq) Sector (also known as the Toul Sector) was the southeastern aspect of the St. Mihiel salient which was a bulge in the Allied lines remaining from...
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Soldier’s Mail for May, 1918
May, 1918: Toul (Boucq) Sector The La Reine (Boucq) Sector (also known as the Toul Sector) was the southeastern aspect of the St. Mihiel salient which was a bulge in the Allied lines remaining from the...
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Soldier’s Mail for June, 1916 and 1918
The collection of Soldier’s Mail written by Sgt. Sam Avery has now been published in its entirety on this site. While a book by the same title is in progress, this post begins a new series of...
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Soldier’s Mail for July, 1916 and 1918
July, 1916: South on the Border In July, 1916 Sgt. Sam Avery and the rest of the Massachusetts Brigade were stationed at Camp Cotton (the “City of Tents”) outside of El Paso, Texas. In addition to...
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