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America's "foreign legion" : immigrant soldiers in the Great War /

"Immigrant American soldiers played an important role in World War I. Matthew Guerra (the author's great uncle) immigrated to America from Italy around age 12. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and shipped to France, where he joined the 58th Infantry Regiment of the 4th "Ivy&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Connole, Dennis A., 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Subjects:
Guerra, Matthew.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 58th > History.
United States. > Army > Biography.
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 58th.
Argonne, Battle of the (France : 1918)
Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
Soldiers.
France.
United States.
1918
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
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Summary:"Immigrant American soldiers played an important role in World War I. Matthew Guerra (the author's great uncle) immigrated to America from Italy around age 12. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and shipped to France, where he joined the 58th Infantry Regiment of the 4th "Ivy" Division. Wounded by shrapnel, the 22-year-old died"--
Item Description:Purchased for the Cushing Library/Ragan Military collection by The Cushing Library.
Physical Description:xii, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476675435
1476675430