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There were seventy-four men in two companies from New- ton; they enlisted and joined the Revolutionary army at Cam- bridge to serve eight months. Ebenezer Woodward, aged seventeen, drummer boy in Captain Amariah Fuller's company of West Newton, marched to the Battle of Lexington. Moses Craft was a Minute Man; Joseph Craft a 1st Lieutenant. These were released soon after the battle. The admittedly incom- plete list at least gives proof that the men from this bit of terrane which we now call Waban rose up with their fellow- men to fight for liberty-even as today, even as today!
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(Compiled from the records and with the assistance of Mrs. Gertrude Newman.)
Waban's first war activity was the Waban Branch of the American Fund for French Wounded, established on October 1, 1916. Mrs. George M. Angier, the moving spirit in all war work in this village, was the Chairman. Her committee: Mrs. Blaney, Champlin, Dutch, Fisher, Isola, Johnson (Newton Highlands), Jefferson, Lamont, Lane, Matthews, Newman, Oakes, Parker, Reinhardt (Secretary and Treasurer), Rice, Short, Souther, Wardwell and Miss Ruth Willis.
Then on January 30, 1918, a Waban War Relief Com- mittee was organized by Mrs. Angier at her home. She was made Chairman with this committee: Mrs. J. Earle Parker, Mrs. George Souther, Mrs. C. Adrian Sawyer and Mrs. George Reinhardt, Secretary and Treasurer. The heads of departments for the work were: Pads, Mrs. Angier; Sewing, Mrs. Parker; Knitting, Mrs. Souther; Dressings, Mrs. Sawyer.
Sewing for the entire city of Newton was started by Mrs. Angier. In her barn, she and her aides planned, cut and as- sembled many hundreds of garments which were distributed throughout the city to churches and Woman's Clubs to be made up. As the work grew, it became necessary to move it to Bray Hall, Newton Center. It was put under the direction of Mrs. Tyler Holmes of West Newton. Later the work was transferred to Newtonville. Two years later Red Cross Head- quarters assumed charge.
The Waban Branch of the Newton Chapter of the American Red Cross was authorized on November 22, 1918, at
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the Neighborhood Club, with a temporary committee on or- ganization, consisting of Emma G. Angier, Chairman; Lillian Reinhardt, Secretary, and Caroline M. B. Parker, Elizabeth M. Dunham, Sarah B. Souther, Mabel A. Blaney and George M. Angier.
The organization meeting was held at the Club on January 16, 1919; about thirty-five present. Don Hill called the meet- ing to order and George Angier was elected Chairman for the evening; Mrs. Reinhardt, Secretary of the meeting. By-Laws were read by Don Hill. The eleven original directors: Mrs. G. M. Angier, Mrs. G. W. Reinhardt, Mrs. Charles C. Blaney, Mrs. George Higgins, Mrs. George Souther, Mrs. Elizabeth Dunham, Dr. Charles H. Cutler, Mr. Lawrence Allen, Mr. Herbert R. Lane, Mr. William H. Oakes and Mr. Donald M. Hill. These directors met at the Club on January 19, 1919, Mr. Oakes presiding. Dr. Cutler was then elected Chairman of the Waban Branch, Mrs. Angier, Vice-chairman, and Mrs. Reinhardt, Secretary and Treasurer.
Emma G. Angier earned the gratitude and love of not only Waban but the entire city of Newton. She was made the first honorary member of the Newton Chapter of the American Red Cross. Her vivacity, energy and initiative aroused the admiration of all who came in contact with her. Her delightful sense of humor and her marvelous laughter endeared her everywhere and she was deeply honored for the courage with which she carried on after the death of her son in the war, when she redoubled her efforts, made addresses and continued her work without a pause. Up to the moment of her death in April, 1944, at Marion, Massachusetts, she worked constantly. She was at that time the head of the Red Cross surgical dress- ings at Marion. In paying tribute to her, one can say no more than this: that she gave herself with unselfishness and with hearty cheerfulness to the work of assisting others.
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RHODES A. GARRISON
When Company C of the Massachusetts National Guard entered the United States Service in 1917, the Newton Com- mittee on Public Safety aided in recruiting a Company of the State Guard to replace it. The Newton State Guard Company, with seventy-six men, was the first in the state to be organized, and became known as Company A, 11th Regiment Infantry. As the state would take only one company from a municipality and there were many who wished to offer their services for an emergency, they were formed as the Newton Constabulary under the General Law of Massachusetts which permits a city to establish a police department. With it went the necessary authority to arm the men. The members were therefore sworn in as special police, wore badges and were subject to the Chief of Police. The Constabulary was, however, organized on mili- tary lines, and for the city as a whole consisted of about 1000 men. There were eight companies, located in Newton, Newton- ville, West Newton, Auburndale, Waban, Newton Highlands, Newton Center and Chestnut Hill. These were divided into two battalions with appropriate commissioned and non-commis- sioned officers. There was a band of thirty-two pieces and a Drum Corps of twenty men.
In Waban, so many men volunteered that three companies were formed, under James R. Chandler, Harold W. Hayes and George Guppy. However, in order to put affairs in each village on the same basis, with a single company, the Waban units were consolidated as Company B under the following officers: James R. Chandler, Captain; Harold W. Hayes, 1st Lieutenant; and
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Creed W. Fulton, 2nd Lieutenant. Francis W. Davis was 1st Sergeant, but as he was soon promoted to Adjutant of the Constabulary, William M. Buffum became 1st Sergeant of the Company. The first drill, right after the declaration of war, was held in the basement of the Union Church, the second in Besse Hall and then, the weather moderating, the men drilled on the playground. Later, in the winter of 1917-18, some drills were held in the Armory at West Newton and in the drill shed at the Newton High School. All work was, of course, with- out pay and the men furnished their own uniforms. These consisted of the regulation uniform at that time - felt hat, khaki shirt, khaki trousers and leggins. In order that the uni- forms should not be confused with those of United States soldiers, chevrons of the non-commissioned officers were worn upside down. The men drilled in the morning from. 6.30 to 7.30 A. M. At the start, to get matters on a firm foundation, they began at 6.00 A. M. At first drill was without arms, then with wooden guns, and finally, in the spring of 1918, with rifles purchased from a fund raised for that purpose. The Company appeared with the other units in the Newton Memorial Day parades of 1917 and 1918, and also in the farewell parade given Company C of the former National Guard just before they left for Europe. On October 20, 1917, a field day of the entire Constabulary was held on the Riverside Recreation Grounds and a Review held for Lt. Governor Calvin Coolidge. In the fall of 1917 there was a change of officers, as 1st Lieu- tenant Hayes had left for active duty with the army and Cap- tain Chandler had been promoted to Major. Creed W. Fulton became Captain. Lester B. Cardell and C. Adrian Sawyer were made 1st and 2nd Lieutenants. Working for a common cause brought citizens together and made for a fine esprit de corps in Waban.
It was the hope of Colonel James G. White, head of the Newton Constabulary, that the companies would take the lead
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not only in a military way, but in all organized war and civic work. We think that the Waban Company far exceeded the other companies in patriotic war-time community affairs. This was due to the general high caliber of the men serving and to the fact that a larger proportion of men prominent in com- munity life were enrolled in Company C than in other places. Many owned their own businesses and as a whole the back- ground of the men was more uniform. Also, as a newer community, the average age was younger and they were physi- cally able to join the Company. On the original list, 157 men were signed up for duty. A few went into the services, some were physically not able to keep up, some moved away, etc., so that a printed list, published by the Newton Committee on Public Safety covering their activities for 1917, names 101 Waban men in the Constabulary. Considering that Waban had only about 300 families at that time, it shows the fine spirit and
WABAN CONSTABULARY - TAKEN MAY 30, 1917
Courtesy of Mr. A. G. Bourne
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co-operative effort of the community. Incidentally, we believe that a much larger proportion joined the Constabulary than in other Newton villages. The results of the foregoing were ap- parent, for no company was better drilled. At a public drill on the playground, July 4, 1917, a really excellent performance was given. The highest honors were brought to Waban in the spring of 1918 when an inspection by the leaders of the Con- stabulary resulted in a score of 76 as against 71 for Chestnut Hill, the next highest. The remaining scores were in the 50's and 60's. Waban again won first honors when a team composed of Fulton, Sawyer, Gould, Stephen, Ferris and Jackson won the indoor shoot by a wide margin.
Besides leading in a military way, the Waban Company made a mark for itself in handling Liberty Loan subscriptions. The Second Loan did not accomplish as much as it might have, if it had been better organized, and so when the Third Loan came in the spring of 1918, Company B was asked to take charge of the soliciting. This was handled in a military way, orders being given down the line and every house was can- vassed. The quota to be raised was exceeded and the Company was asked to handle the Fourth and the Fifth Loans which it did with entire success.
Similarly, the Company became the agent which handled the canvassing of the Red Cross Drives, carrying them out in the same careful manner as Liberty Loans.
In 1917 the problem of food production was handled by the Waban Improvement Society which made an enviable rec- ord among the communities in Massachusetts. Company B cultivated a large garden of its own, the proceeds of which were given to charity. In 1918 the work was carried out by the Waban Company of the Newton Constabulary through a special committee. A. L. Stephen was chairman, L. W. Arnold secre- tary, treasurer and superintendent of gardens, and W. C. Hol- brook superintendent of the Boys' Garden.
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During the summer of 1918 the Police Department was short of men and to enable them to have vacations members of the Newton Constabulary did actual police work. In all New- ton, 569 men did some police work from July 1 to September 25. Waban did its share from August 15 to 28, inclusive. The Waban men took over four beats - in Newton Highlands, Upper Falls, Waban and Lower Falls. Two men were together on each beat from 12.00 to 4.00 A. M. and one man from 4:00 to 7.00 A. M. A Constabulary Sergeant, on duty at the Neigh- borhood Club from 11.30 P. M. to 7.30 A. M. , was responsible for the men getting their equipment revolvers, ammunition, etc. A commissioned officer was also on duty each night, but usually he was around inspecting. Patrol boxes were rung at the appointed times and everything done that a regular patrol- man did. :
Hardly had this been finished when the influenza epidemic called for action. The Newton Hospital was unable to handle all the people who desired its services, so an annex was set up at the old Woodland Park Hotel on Washington Street. This was run in connection with the Red Cross. Further help was needed and so, from September 26 to October 27, 1918, 58 officers and 674 men of the Constabulary volunteered their services. Waban did its share, furnishing men for several periods of two days each. Much planning was necessary as about eight men were needed for duty each six hours. The men acted as guards, furnished fire patrols, manned the ambulance, swept floors and helped wherever needed. When in the hos- pital wards or ambulance it was necessary to wear masks.
The final opportunity to serve the public actively was occa- sioned by the Boston Police Strike which began September 9, 1919. This left the city in the hands of a mob and all kinds of depredations occurred. The entire State Guard was called out to preserve order, but additional help was needed and the Governor asked the Newton Constabulary, the only trained
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military organization available, to offer its services. As the members were not subject to duty outside the City of Newton it was necessary to reorganize and call for volunteers. This was done and four companies were formed with appropriate officers. Waban and Newton Center formed Company B under Captain C. W. Fulton, 1st Lieutenant L. B. Cardell and 2nd Lieutenant C. A. Sawyer. On September 18 the Constabulary formed at the West Newton Armory and then proceeded by trolley to Boston. Headquarters and sleeping quarters were provided at Mechanics Building. The territory covered was the Back Bay in Boston bounded by the Charles River, the Public Garden and the Providence Railroad tracks. The men were armed with riot guns borrowed from the State of Vermont and these mod- ern weapons commanded respect. Provision was made for both general patroling and special guarding. In addition to furnish- ing half of the men of Company B and all three officers, Waban provided for far more than its share of staff officers and mem- bers of the Headquarters Company. This one village, out of eight, had Francis W. Davis as Adjutant, James A. Chandler as one of two Majors, Captain Charles A. Jackson as Transpor- tation Officer, 1st Lieutenant William M. Buffum as one of two Quartermasters, and 2nd Lieutenant Harold W. Hayes as Adjutant of the first battalion. It also furnished five out of ten members of the Headquarters Company, including Quarter- master, Commissary and Transportation Sergeants. After fin- ishing three weeks of service, the Newton Constabulary was relieved from duty and the members returned to their homes with the satisfaction of duty at a critical time well performed.
From the above it will be noted that the Waban Company of the Newton Constabulary not only made an enviable record in a military way, but also did more than its share by helping on Liberty Loans, Red Cross, garden, police and hospital work. In short it was available for and furnished assistance to what- ever community needs developed.
PREPARING WAR GARDENS Courtesy of Mr. Newton Burnett Waban Avenue between Pilgrim and Crofton Roads
One of my earliest memories of Waban has to do with Dr. Cutler, now Minister Emeritus of the Union Church.
In 1917 and 1918, he, like most male residents of Waban, be- longed to the Newton Constabulary. Company B was made up of Waban men under the command of Captain Creed Fulton. In addition to drilling and doing occasional police duty Company B also sponsored and maintained a "Victory Garden." It was located on Beacon Street west of the old schoolhouse.
One Sunday morning, soon after moving here, I was persuaded to attend the Union Church. To my surprise and wonderment, I noticed the minister under his robe was clothed in a dirty khaki uniform, leggings, and tan shoes.
It seemed strange and unusual, but the answer came just before the sermon when Dr. Cutler addressed the congrgation, called attention to his clothes, and said that early that Sunday morning he and other members of Company B had been working in the potato field.
"Along in the next row to me," he continued, "was a staunch supporter of the church, but one whose attendance was not at all regular, in fact quite the reverse.
"As we hoed our respective rows this gentleman turned to me and said, 'Dr. Cutler, I'll make you a proposition. If you will preach your sermon today in your uniform I'll come to church.'
"Well, here I am, and he is somewhere in the congregation."
No one ever knew who "he" was, but in such ways are converts made.
A. E. SNYDER.
THE MEN of WABAN who SERVED in the ARMY and NAVY DURING WORLD WAR I
ROBERT E. ANDREWS
ALBERT E. ANGIER
LEWIS H. BACON, JR.
THOMAS F. MULLIGAN
WINTHROP BANCROFT
RUSSEL H. NICHOLS
JOSEPH W. BARTLETT
THOMAS A. RILEY
PHILIP B. BOURNE
WILLIAM M. RILEY
DE FOREST BUSH
WILLIAM SAVILLE, JR.
CHESTER H. CHILDS
JACKSON SHAW
DAMON E. CUMMINGS
CHARLES F. SMITH
G. RIPLEY CUTLER
ARTHUR M. SOUTHWICK
J. STEWART FERRIS
FRANCIS B. SOUTHWICK
ALEXANDER GREENLEAF
ALLEN M. SYMONDS
GEORGE GUPPY
CHARLES S. TREFREY
RIDGELEY S. HANSCOM
MERRILL G. HASTINGS
BLEECHER L. WAGNER
HAROLD D. HAYES
HALL WALKER
WALTER A. HAYES
PAUL F. WHITTIER
SIDNEY B. WHITTIER
CHARLES A. JACKSON
ALLEN P. WILEY
DANIEL J. KERR
JAMES D. WILEY
HERBERT S. KIMBALL
GEORGE WILLIAMS
FRANK C. KNEELAND
HAROLD S. WONSON
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GEORGE J. HIGGINS
A. SHEPPARD MAZZUR HOWARD J. MEADOWS
FIRST LIEUTENANT ALBERT EDGAR ANGIER
Fiat Lieutenant Allert Edgar. Angier 9.8.6.
Albert Angier's Picture Given by Mrs. George Angier April 18, 1944 CITATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
"1st Lieut. Albert E. Angier (deceased) 308th Infantry- on September 14th, 1918, in the attack near Revillon when his Battalion advanced, this Officer, in command of a platoon of Company M, 308th Infantry, continued to lead his men though wounded. By his own personal courage and example, he urged them forward through enemy wire to their objective. Even when mortally wounded, he continued to direct the con- solidation of his platoon's position, refusing medical attention in favor of others who had a better chance to live than himself."
(Quoted from On the Field of Honor, edited by Paul B. Elliott, Boston, 1920.)
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Fragments from the letters of Albert Angier June 9, 1918.
"I am really soldiering now. Eh Bo!"
June 25.
Larry Austin: "My chum, Albert Angier, is doing won- derfully well,-he is a man, and his Mother would be proud to see how fine a man, and with what fine ideals he is working and helping every one he comes in contact with. His cheerful- ness and fairness have won the love and trust of all Company C .... If any one of you see his Mother, I would like to have you tell her how fine and straight a path her son - my best friend - is following in this game."
July 4.
"We were addressed by a French Colonel, who mentioned in his address the names of Lafayette and Rochambeau, and the debt we were repaying France many fold. But it must be remembered, nevertheless, that the United States is fighting for her own free existence and principles just as well as France and England . . I think of you all continually-especially on a day like this.
"Judging by the time that your mail takes to get here, this ought to arrive on or within a few days of your birthday. I'll not be with you in body, but in spirit I'll be with you. It cer- tainly is a great way in which you are taking all this sacrifice. Your boy is with you,-you're an inspiration to me, you bet! I am not good at expressing my feelings along this line but I know I owe my ideals to my Mother. God bless you. A. E. A." July 16.
"Received to-day your letter No. 14 (23d June). I wrote you No. 18 on the 15th of July, telling you about commissions. Since then I have taken the oath and am now a 2nd Louey. . . Thing are beginning to look up, and with responsibilities I think I shall get also the joy of doing things. I am on my own now, folks, as I never have been before. You gave me the
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inheritance and the environment .... It was all handed on a platter. But now, I am on my own among men, - real men, who are handling the army that is going to win the War! It's up to me to make good.
"Just think, Mother (I have no swelled head-far from it), but your son twenty-one years of age has been made a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army of the United States, in active service on foreign soil. How's that? You see that I've got to make good now. Here's my real chance, and I feel the thing for which I have been raised and educated. I'll swing it and come back to you all in the old home town.
The boys over here are convinced that the U. S. is behind them,-that everybody over there with you is working for us and we're working for you. They feel that the big U. S. with all its wonderful resources has plunged into the struggle to end this war with a rush. We sure get confidence from this; if you all there keep on showing us, as you have been, that the folks at home are in it heart and soul, and every one, big and small, old and young, are pulling together, we'll swing in with a will and squelch the Boche. The boys get together, as you may well imagine, and hash over the war and the work at home. From letters and newpapers we are learning of the strides and bounds that the old U. S. is taking. It gives us punch. A. E. A."
August 29. "It's a great life, doggone it! I don't see how anything is going to worry me when I get back to the States,- ordinary troubles will be pleasures!".
August 30.
"Tell Don that the Infantry is the hardest game of the lot. We get all the hard work and the 'dough-boys' will deserve the glory when they get back. The Infantry is making the real fight and suffering the real hardships,-but in many ways I'm glad I chose it, and, by gosh, I'm going to stick! Trust in God, Mother, to bring us all through."
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September 3.
"Well, Mr. Ward, I picked a winner when I picked the Infantry, and to tell you the truth,-although I have not, of course, told my family this,-a Lieutenant of Infantry has not got much of a show in this game. You probably realize this from what you have already seen of the war. I am going to put all I have into it, and God grant that I get back home, if it's only for my family's sake. When it's over, if I am still on deck, I'll know that I've done as much as anybody to knock out the beast, and if I pay the big sacrifice, my family can rest assured that I have not flinched in my duty. A. E. A."
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The editor of On the Field of Honor:
"This letter to Mr. Ward is one of the last Al wrote. Not rushing blindly ahead without counting the sacrifice, but fully realizing that he would probably not return, Albert steadfastly and cheerfully kept on, a wonderful example to his men of coolness and courage under fire, of utter fearlessness.
"During the early days in September, Albert had com- mand of his company and led them through the fiercest kind of fighting. He received his promotion to a First Lieutenancy on the 10th of September, less than two months after being commissioned.
"The 14th of September the Battalion-what was left of it-'went over' on an attack on Revillon, a very well organized and heavily defended German strong point which had repulsed all previous attempts of the Americans to capture it. Once be- fore Al's battalion had attacked and almost taken Revillon, but had finally been forced to retire because of failure of units on the flank to reach their allotted objective. Al, at the head of his men, led them over the open ground which they must cross to reach Revillon, subjected to a deadly raking fire from Ger- man machine guns and snipers. Soldiers all around him were hit; and automatic riflemen fell wounded. Al picked up his
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chauchat and rushed on, encouraging his men and firing the gun as he advanced. Only a few minutes later Albert himself was hit, and though mortally wounded, retained consciousness. His sergeant, who was following behind, took him in his arms but Albert ordered, 'Lay me down and look after the other men.' Even at that time, with a fatal wound, he thought so little of himself and so entirely for his men that he refused aid in order that others might have it. Brave and unselfish to the last, Albert, at the very moment of his death, insisted that some of his less seriously wounded soldiers be given the assist- ance of which he himself was in the gravest need. To the nobility of a heroic death, he added that last act of self-sacrifice.
"Lieutenant Taylor wrote: 'I arrived on the scene with reinforcements, having been ordered up just a few minutes after, and I will never forget the look in that boy's face. The smile was still there.' "
FIRST LIEUTENANT DAVID ENDICOTT PUTNAM
Although David Putnam was not born in Waban, nor did he live here at the time of his death in 1918, at the age of twenty, he did spend his boyhood here at 118 Upland Road. He went to grammar school in Waban with his three sisters and attended the Newton High School, where he captained the hockey team. He entered Harvard as a member of the class of 1920. When Word War I first broke out he was living in Brookline. He worked his way to France aboard a cattle steamer
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in 1917. Reaching France he began training as an aviator at Avon, a member of the Lafayette Esquadrille. Later, he transferred to the American forces.
He was the only man who brought down a Hun plane, flying alone in a Morane plane. He brought down five enemy planes in a half hour over the battlefield at Rheims and re- turned with his plane riddled. His daring, initiative and courage inspired the utmost admiration among the French.
He was killed in a surprise attack; his and another plane were attacked by seven German planes, four of which made for David. He was shot twice through the heart. His plane glided to earth at Limey, within the American lines. Word of his death reached his mother on September 19, 1918. He was buried with military honors at Toul, France.
Dave Putnam is credited with twelve official victories, but he shot down many more planes within the German lines. While in the French service he was credited with twenty-nine German planes. In one of his letters to his mother he modestly tells her of the honors bestowed upon him. Among many other awards the French Legion d'honneur, the French Croix de Guerre with five Palms and Silver Star; other decorations from America. In ending this letter he says, "Ask Bill Wellman if you don't understand."
On July 19, 1918, he wrote: "Dearest Mother - Once again I rise to remark 'you nearly lost little David' again this morning. Jiminy, a miracle saved me .... Wow, it was ter- rible! Three of them spitting murder at me from behind my tail! And I was helpless. . .. Oh joy of joys! My motor started again! When the Boche saw that I was O. K. again they left me and I made tracks for home.
"Nine bullets in my plane and one in the gas tank is what we counted! Gee! I'm a happy man to be back again!
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"Don't worry, Mother dearest, it won't happen again. I assure you that. I'll never enter another fight with a poor motor. Always with love,
David."
The highest tribute one can pay to David Putnam is to quote from one of his letters to his mother, July 8, 1918, in which he speaks of the death of a comrade:
"And wasn't it glorious! To die like a man! Could one ask more?"
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ISABEL LAWRENCE STRONG
WITH ROBIN
Deer Isle, Maine August 9, 1944
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