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French prisoners

2007-926 (untitled)
Accession Number
2007-926
3 x 5 inches
Black & White
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Related Collection
Cunningham, Lorain H. Papers
Keywords
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
World War, 1914-1918
HST Keywords
France - Verdun; World War I - General file
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Description
After the Armistice was signed many French prisoners of war were turned loose near Verdun to shift for themselves. There were quite a few around our billets and we tried to feed as many as we could. Some of them were pretty well discouraged with their homes gone, families scattered and not knowing what the future held for them. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.
Date(s)
November 1918