Notes by Otto P. Higgins - n.d.
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[page 1] K.C. Scared. Promised K.C. talk, among friends. Do-Op called. Scheme. Work out on them. Just like over top. Never get over being scared. C story at Funston. From Chanute - - Chicago- - One boy confession- that chaplain. White C here. Red France. Gibbons- Timmons. wounded. Couldn
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[page 2] War taught us preparedness, military training. Fat lean, lean fat. Raise army overnigh Not train or equip it. Funston, wooden horses, boy palm beach suit, wooden gun. December 14, permitted announce American cannon. Marines, 1700 cas. Belleau woods, men not shoot rifle. Leaye- 952,000 But- March 500,000 See what army life does. More deaths Flu. Finicky food. Bread on string. Take iron rations off dead. different ideas, show clown, now meat salesman. Makes men out of them Champion case. Makes them strong, Load not to exceed 3,000 War a refining influence, Father Hart, 140th. How men act under firea. Helmick; eggin. Seldes and grass., ME in woods. Hey, have you got another hole here? Stop for a wrist watch. [m.s. crossed out Corp. Kelley,
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[page 3] Kid about acts of bravery. Joe Ferguson to Red Smith.
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Latest battle line West banl og? euse to north of Letanne, westward to the north of Beaumont, and north of the Beaumont-Warniforet road. Activities The mopping up of the west bank of the Meuse was completed last night. The Ger Shelled Beaumont. where there are 401 civilians, with gas all night. Following are extracts from German orders: This division (the German 88) is again opposing the 89th American divisio as it was in the St. Mihiel sector. This division is as it was at that time, known as a good American shock division which undertakes many strong patrol missions
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| Title | Notes by Otto P. Higgins - n.d. |
| Creator | Higgins, Otto P. |
| Source | Higgins, Otto P. Notes. n.d. Higgins, Otto P.Collection. 2010.145. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Otto P. Higgins did not serve in the United States military, but he spent the entire span of the war in training camps and overseas with the army as a staff correspondent for the Kansas City Star. He wrote about soldiers from the Mid-West, especially Missouri and Kansas. Higgin's began his service with the old Third Regiment, and was with regiments at Camp Nichols, Fort Riley, Camp Funston, Camp Doniphan, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Sheridan, and finally in France. These three pages of notes were taken by Otto P. Higgins of the Kansas City Star. The notes were written in short simple sentences that were later be turned into a story. |
| Site Accession Number | 2010.145 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Language | English |