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

Dennis A. Connole (Author)
"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"-- Provided by publisher

Print Book, English, 2019
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2019