With E of the First Gas [manuscript draft], 1918.

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With E of the First Gas [manuscript draft], 1918.

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Manuscript draft of "With E of the First Gas," by William L. Langer, 1918, describing his military service as sergeant with the 30th Engineers of the United States Army (1st Gas Regiment, Company E) during World War I. Manuscript later published as "With "E" of the First Gas" by William L. Langer and Robert B. MacMullin in 1919.

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United States. Army. Gas Regiment, 1st. Company E.

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Langer, William L. (William Leonard), 1896-1977

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William L. Langer was born in Boston in March 1896. His early education concentrated on foreign languages, but he studied history, in which he ultimately obtained his MA and Ph. D. from Harvard. He joined the faculty there in 1927, obtaining a reputation in the field of diplomatic history. In a leave status from Harvard, he served as Deputy Chief, then Chief, of the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, and was appointed an assistant to the S...