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Conger Reynolds correspondence, June 1918
1918-06-03 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 5
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picked the cooks and got instructions from them how to get to a village that was marked on my map. From there on the road improved and we were able to pick our way by inquiring of soldiers along the route. The last two kilometers we raced behind camouflage screens that had been put up to hide traffic from observation by the Boches. The surface of the road was good, but it had many fresh patches where it had been mended. I knew what that meant, and had no desire to tarry on the way. I found the colonel housed in a charming old chateau. He recalled me from acquaintance
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picked the cooks and got instructions from them how to get to a village that was marked on my map. From there on the road improved and we were able to pick our way by inquiring of soldiers along the route. The last two kilometers we raced behind camouflage screens that had been put up to hide traffic from observation by the Boches. The surface of the road was good, but it had many fresh patches where it had been mended. I knew what that meant, and had no desire to tarry on the way. I found the colonel housed in a charming old chateau. He recalled me from acquaintance
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