Letter from Salvator Cillis to 'Mr. M. Van Veen', dated Dancevoir, France, December 14, 1918, p. [1].

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Title: Letter from Salvator Cillis to 'Mr. M. Van Veen', dated Dancevoir, France, December 14, 1918, p. [1].
Date: December 14, 1918
Description: Letter describes experiences fighting in the war. Includes fighting in a dense forest in Argonne. Discusses seeing soldiers dead lying in ditches. Mentions that his division was told it captured the most territory, prisoners and material that any other division in the American Army. Includes illustration: Sleeping man dreaming of NYC, with the caption 'Last night I dreamt about her.'
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: 88784d_CillisToVanVeen14Dec1918_p1.jpg
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Full Text: Letter from Salvator Cillis to 'Mr. M. Van Veen', dated Dancevoir, France, December 14, 1918, p. [1].