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... July 25 , 1917 ; mustered into U. S. Army July 30 , 1917 ; commissioned Lieutenant - Colonel November 7 , 1917 ; commis- sioned Colonel October 9 , 1918. Home address : Chapel Hill , N. C. This diary , for my wife , Mary Bayley Pratt ...
... July 25 , 1917 ; mustered into U. S. Army July 30 , 1917 ; commissioned Lieutenant - Colonel November 7 , 1917 ; commis- sioned Colonel October 9 , 1918. Home address : Chapel Hill , N. C. This diary , for my wife , Mary Bayley Pratt ...
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... July 1 , 1918 , Monday . The worst air raid we have been in took place last night . Several bombs were dropped that sounded as though they were very close and that we were the target . The search lights picked out the German machine.
... July 1 , 1918 , Monday . The worst air raid we have been in took place last night . Several bombs were dropped that sounded as though they were very close and that we were the target . The search lights picked out the German machine.
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... July 2 , 1918 , Tuesday . Air raid not as bad as Monday night . Had a very bad night last night and this morning my ... July 3 , Wednesday . Camp and office work all day . Went over to Second Battalion Headquarters to see Captain Hall ...
... July 2 , 1918 , Tuesday . Air raid not as bad as Monday night . Had a very bad night last night and this morning my ... July 3 , Wednesday . Camp and office work all day . Went over to Second Battalion Headquarters to see Captain Hall ...
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... July 5 , 1918 , Friday . No air raid last night and therefore I had a most comfortable night and sleep . There was consid- erable shelling and twice during the night there was a continu- ous barrage fire lasting from half an hour to an ...
... July 5 , 1918 , Friday . No air raid last night and therefore I had a most comfortable night and sleep . There was consid- erable shelling and twice during the night there was a continu- ous barrage fire lasting from half an hour to an ...
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... field equipment dishes ( enamel ware ) . Colonel Markham of 303d Engineers called this afternoon . Oudezeele . His Regimental Headquarters at War Diary of Colonel Pratt 67 July 6 , 1918 66 The North Carolina Historical Review.
... field equipment dishes ( enamel ware ) . Colonel Markham of 303d Engineers called this afternoon . Oudezeele . His Regimental Headquarters at War Diary of Colonel Pratt 67 July 6 , 1918 66 The North Carolina Historical Review.
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