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The Daily Star Mirror
Moscow, Latah County, Idaho
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Miss Evelyn Hooker, former Cincinnati society girl working for the American Fund for French Wounded, drove an ambulance under heavy German shellfire in the Chateau-Thierry sector, escaping injury. Three other organization members were commended for bravery in caring for refugees and soldiers under fire.
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Former Cincinnati Society Favorite Drives Ambulance Over Road Under Fire.
Paris.--Miraculous escape from serious injury and probable death was experienced recently by Miss Evelyn Hooker, former society girl of Cincinnati, now a field worker for the American Fund for French Wounded.
Miss Hooker, who was operating a canteen in the Chateau-Thierry sector, was forced to abandon her post when the Germans first advanced. She walked several miles to the nearest town where Americans were billeted. There she volunteered to drive an ambulance along a road swept with shells. Shells whistled and broke all about the road, but she was not injured. A report of her exploit was made to the Paris headquarters of the organization by an army officer, who heartily commended her for her bravery.
Three other members of the organization also have been commended for their work in caring for refugees and soldiers while under shell fire. They are Miss Sarah Granger Farwell and her sister, Miss Helen Farwell of Lake Forest, Chicago, and Mrs. Mortimer Forest of Minneapolis.
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Chateau Thierry Sector
Event Date
Recently
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miraculous escape from serious injury; no injuries reported; commended for bravery
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Miss Evelyn Hooker abandoned her canteen post during German advance, walked to a town with American billets, volunteered to drive an ambulance on a shell-swept road, and escaped unharmed. An army officer reported her bravery to Paris headquarters. Three other members commended for caring for refugees and soldiers under shell fire.