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September 3rd Journal Entry




Sept-3- 1917 Mouser
                7 packs
20 Grands-
Walk past dead German to French church
Retrace steps.
Sept-4-7

Marilu-This is certainly cryptic. The Mauser would be a German rifle or pistol.




Cliff Hope from his book: Waiting for the infantry to take Brest, our survey section had little to do for a period of 10 days or so.

Marilu: This may explain why he adds Sept. 4-7, he may have done this walk every day for awhile.

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  1. PappySeptember 4, 2019 at 4:35 AM

    The army included cigarettes in the K rations. Different brands were used. On brand was Twenty Grand. I think Dad may have traded 7 packs of Twenty Grands for a vintage German fire arm that didn't make it home.

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  2. MariluSeptember 9, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    That makes so much sense! Thank you!

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