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August 28, 1918
Free Trader Journal
Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A young American infantryman survives intense combat near Chateau Thierry in France during WWI unscathed, only to suffer his first injury from landing face-first in nettles while resting.
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Fate's Playfulness.
A lean young infantryman, hurried across France with his regiment, was flung into a fight near Chateau Thierry with scanty sleep and short rations, went over a crest with the first wave of assault, emerged from a mix-up with a German bayonet none the worse except for a tear in the seat of his breeches, escaped by a miracle every blast in the murderous crossfire of German machine guns and finally came out one of the few unscratched ones in his platoon. He dropped on the ground, doubly thankful for the promise of a few moments' rest, but he bounded up again in the agony of his first wound. His face had landed in a bunch of nettles.—Stars and Stripes.
A lean young infantryman, hurried across France with his regiment, was flung into a fight near Chateau Thierry with scanty sleep and short rations, went over a crest with the first wave of assault, emerged from a mix-up with a German bayonet none the worse except for a tear in the seat of his breeches, escaped by a miracle every blast in the murderous crossfire of German machine guns and finally came out one of the few unscratched ones in his platoon. He dropped on the ground, doubly thankful for the promise of a few moments' rest, but he bounded up again in the agony of his first wound. His face had landed in a bunch of nettles.—Stars and Stripes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Human Interest
Accident Or Mishap
What keywords are associated?
World War I
Infantryman
Chateau Thierry
Nettles
Ironic Wound
Combat Survival
Where did it happen?
Near Chateau Thierry, France
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Topic
Soldier's Ironic Injury From Nettles After Surviving Battle
Location
Near Chateau Thierry, France
Event Details
A lean young infantryman endures harsh conditions and intense combat, emerging unscathed except for torn breeches, then injures his face on nettles while resting.