Reginald Johnson letters 1917-1920 Johnson, Reginald letters

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Reginald Johnson letters 1917-1920 Johnson, Reginald letters

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This collection contains around 200 letters that Reginald Johnson of Webster, New York, wrote to his parents while serving in the United States Navy between 1917 and 1920. He commented extensively on military life and on his experiences while serving onboard the USS Florida in Scotland during the final months of World War I, and along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean during his postwar service.

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