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The Monroe Journal
Monroe, Union County, North Carolina
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Corporal Irving Abrahams, a wounded WWI doughboy from New York, returns from France and publicly thanks the YMCA for their brave service delivering comforts like chocolate and cigarettes to soldiers on the front lines at Chateau Thierry and Argonne Forest, despite heavy shellfire.
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HELPED DOUGHBOY
Corporal Irving Abrahams of New York has just returned from France. Just because the Y. M. C. A. men overseas had gone out of their way to treat him well, he took the trouble to make his way to the Headquarters Building of the National War Work Council, Y. M. C. A., New York City, and found some one on the 9th floor at Headquarters to tell how much he appreciated the service of the Red Triangle.
This is just a part of what he said:
"I returned from France on the 27th of January. Have been wounded three times. Am feeling fine, but the first time when we landed over in France in April, 1917, we took the position up on Chateau Thierry and the Y. M. C. A. was right with us and brought up on the firing line chocolate, cigarettes, and also pears, biscuit and done the best and all he could just to please the boys.
"And in August when we drove the Germans back he came up under heavy shell fire and brought us the same chocolate, cigarettes, and if the boys didn't have any money he would give it to us just the same.
"And up on the Argonne Forest he went under heavy shell fire and brought up all the candy and chocolate, and also spoke to the boys to send our money to our mothers and which we did, and also he told us to send our money home and he will do all he can for us, and also the boys of the Third Division is very well pleased of the Y. M. C. A. and also thank them ever so much: and also when we got relieved from the Argonne woods the Y. M. C. A. entertained us, gave us a grand time, and we thank the Y. M. C. A. with our full heart and we shall never forget them.
"So I don't see why the fellows are coming back from France and kicking the Y. M. C. A., and I can speak to anybody and ask them why they are knocking the Y. M. C. A."
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France (Chateau Thierry, Argonne Forest); New York City
Event Date
April 1917; August; 27th Of January
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Wounded Corporal Abrahams recounts YMCA workers braving shellfire to deliver treats and encouragement to Third Division soldiers in key WWI battles, urging them to send money home, and entertaining them afterward; he defends the organization against critics.