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Harlan R. Sumner 1st Lt. A.S.U.S.A. 139th Sqdn. Spad. Captured Sept. 26, 1918 near Verdun. Was shooting up the trenches. Engine shot up by Folkers. Manhattan, Kansas Willard E. Busby 1st Lieut 102nd U.S. Inf. Captured July 22nd 1918 at Epieds France during the American drive Co D of which I am an O. Advanced on Epieds under machine G. Fire. reaching The Town at 6 a.m repulsing two counter attacks holding on till noon. The Captain was wounded & one Lt. Killed. I with 7 men being taken just outside a garden wall. We lost about 90 men from Co D. but our opponents suffered much heavier losses:---- Home 291 Norton St New Haven Conn. [[image]]
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