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Word: grappa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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...Morgan-Harjes ambulance unit. His section was in the big attack around Verdun and Mort Homme in 1917. After the ambulance section broke up, he attempted to enlist in the Army but was rejected because of defective eyesight. He went to Italy, drove an ambulance up and down Mt. Grappa during the height of the Austrian drive. He returned to America in July, 1918, was immediately enlisted in the Army ambulance, received training and was sent back to France, but never had any active service with our own forces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Dos Passos | 9/17/1923 | See Source »

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