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Preferred Citation

Letters to Max Linder, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gary Barranger, Class of '73, Law '76, 2019.

Scope and Contents

Two letters addressed to Max Linder from his friends, Carl Hoger, and Carl Hoesel. Both discuss the duties they have as Army soldiers stationed in France during World War I. One work in the mess hall and the other reports of his schooling for machine guns. Both despise the cloudy and rainy weather of France and indicate that their health and spirits are high despite one having recently recovered from the flu.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Gary Alonzo Barranger
• World War, 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918--France