Earl Holcomb letters 1917-1919 Holcomb, Earl letters

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Earl Holcomb letters 1917-1919 Holcomb, Earl letters

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Earl M. Holcomb wrote 43 letters to his family in Elyria, Ohio, while serving in France during World War I as a cook for the British Expeditionary Force's Number 9 (Lakeside, USA) General Hospital (also known as United States Army Base Hospital No. 4). Holcomb described his kitchen duties, leisure activities, and other aspects of military life.

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Holcomb, Alberta

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Earl M. Holcomb was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, in April 1894, the son of Homer Holcomb and Alberta ("Birdie") Carr. He had 4 siblings: Ralph, Gladys, Helen, and Robert. Holcomb and his brother Ralph went to France in the spring of 1917, where they served with the British Expeditionary Force as cooks for the Number 9 (Lakeside, USA) General Hospital (also known as United States Army Base Hospital No. 4). After his return to the United States, Earl Holcomb worked as a butcher in Elyria,...

Holcomb, Earl M., b. 1894

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