Harry Latto letters 1917-1919 Latto, Harry letters

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Harry Latto letters 1917-1919 Latto, Harry letters

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This collection contains letters that Sergeant Major Harry L. Latto wrote to his family while serving with the United States Army during World War I. Latto was stationed at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, from around November 1917 to July 1918, and served in France from August 1918 to around May 1919.

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