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LaRoche, Joseph A. (fl. 1918) to Kenneth S. Anderson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.061 Author/Creator: LaRoche, Joseph A. (fl. 1918) Place Written: Dugny, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 November 1918 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to Anderson that he has been released from the hospital and is separated from the company. Asks for a reply so he can find them. Adds that he misses Anderson and the other soldiers.

Captain Kenneth S. Anderson was in Company H, 309th Infantry, USA and went on to become a colonel in the 324th Infantry during World War II. Private LaRoche fought with Company H, 309th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces.

LaRoche, Joseph A., fl. 1918
Anderson, Kenneth S., fl. 1918-1944

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