Yates County In The World War 1917 1918

Author : Emmett De Villo Harrison
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ISBN 13 : 9781331251217
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Yates County in the World War written by Emmett De Villo Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Yates County in the World War: 1917-1918 In presenting this volume, to commemorate Yates County's part in the World War, the author realizes more fully than anyone else its many imperfections. Having devoted the better part of a year to collecting the material in hand, we can only hope that our effort will, in a measure, fulfill the purpose for which it is intended. Great care has been exercised in compiling the record of those who were engaged in this war. This list contains only those actually credited to Yates county. Many who might have claimed this as their home went into service from other pieces and are credited to the county from which they were inducted. In some respects this is unfortunate; but it seemed best to the author not to include their records in this work. Our judgment in this matter may be criticized, but this volume is intended to be a historical record - a reference book for future use - and for this reason the lines have been more closely drawn than they otherwise would have been. We feel that some special reference should be made to the Penn Yan Chapter of the American Red Cross. While the record of this noble band of workers, most of whom are women, as set forth in detail elsewhere in this book, speaks for itself, the fact that much of this record was made under the direction of officers other than those whose pictures appear in the group of Red Cross officers, seems to call for a word of explanation. In an undertaking of this kind there must necessarily be some limitations as to the number of illustrations used, and for that reason, only the officers first chosen by the Red Cross are included in this book. Those having direction of the work at later periods of the war are entitled to a large share of the credit for the achievements of the Red Cross. All performed a noble service, and their work did much to lighten the burden of the boys in camp and at the front. Many were the sacrifices made that the boys might be made more comfortable, and the work of the Red Cross will always be gratefully remembered. It is not the purpose of the author to sit in judgment and try to decide "who is who" in the matter of Yates County's heroes and workers in the world war. The records and other information which we are publishing are from official sources. Whatever is lacking to make this work complete was beyond our reach. Having did out best, we dedicate our humble efforts to "the boys who went." "The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay Sat by his fire, and talked the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done. Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.