Yanks : $b A.E.F. verse: originally published in "The Stars and Stripes," the official newspaper of the American expeditionary forcesVarious
History
Yanks : $b A.E.F. verse: originally published in "The Stars and Stripes," the official newspaper of the American expeditionary forces
Various
American poetry -- 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry
TRENCH MUD—_John J. Curtin, Sgt., Inf._ 54
I LOVE CORNED BEEF—_A. P. B._ 56
A CHAPLAIN’S PRAYER—_Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain_ 59
BILLETS 60
THE MULE SKINNERS—_William Bradford, 2nd Lt., A.G.D._ 63
THE OLD OVERSEAS CAP—_Fairfax D. Downey, 1st Lt., F.A._ 65
HOGGIN’ IT—_Med. Mique_ 67
THE MAN—_H. T. S._ 69
SONG OF THE GUNS—_Grantland Rice, 1st Lt., F.A._ 70
THROUGH THE WHEAT 72
ALLIES—_Merritt Y. Hughes, Pvt., Inf._ 74
TO BUDDY—_Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf._ 76
THE WOOD CALLED ROUGE-BOUQUET—_Joyce Kilmer, Sgt., Inf. Killed in
action, July 30, 1918_ 78
GOOD-BYE 81
THE FIELDS OF THE MARNE—_Frank Carbaugh, Sgt., Inf. (Written while
lying wounded in hospital; died, August, 1918)_ 83
A NURSE’S PRAYER—_Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain_ 85
LINES ON LEAVING A LITTLE TOWN WHERE WE RESTED—_Russell Lord,
Corp., F.A._ 86
POPPIES—_Joseph Mills Hanson, Capt., F.A._ 87
POILU—_Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P._ 89
AS THINGS ARE 91
THE GIRL OF GIRLS—_Howard A. Herty, Corp., 1st Army Hq._ 92
THE LITTLE DREAMS—_Joseph Mills Hanson, Capt., F.A._ 94
THE R.T.O.—_A. P. Bowen, Sgt., R.T.O._ 98
THE MACHINE GUN—_Albert Jay Cook, Corp., M.G. Bn._ 100
OUR DEAD 102
EVERYBODY’S FRIEND—_Frederick W. Kurth, Sgt., M.T.D._ 103
THE STEVEDORE—_C. C. Shanfelter, Sgt., S.C._ 105
BLACK AND WHITE—_Harv._ 108
THE OL’ CAMPAIGN HAT 111
WHEN THE GENERAL CAME TO TOWN—_Vance C. Criss, Corp., Engrs._ 113
SEICHEPREY—_J. M. H._ 116
BEFORE A DRIVE—_Charles Lyn Fox, Inf._ 117
PRIVATE JONES, A. E. F.—_William I. Engle, Pvt., Inf._ 119
“HOMMES 40, CHEVAUX 8” 121
THE BUGLER—_Lin Davies, Pvt._ 123
THE RETURN OF THE REFUGEES—_Frederick W. Kurth, Sgt., M.T.D._ 124
AS THE TRUCKS GO ROLLIN’ BY—_L. W. Suckert, 1st Lt., A.S._ 126
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