The war, everywhere, was hell. My small hometown of Red Oak, Iowa, was home to Company M. They had the distinction, if that's what you call it, of losing more men, per capita , than any other town. The war in Africa is not as well known, but the young recruits got slaughtered there. Men in the neighboring county's Company F were saved by their commander telling them that when it got dark, they should lay down their arms and march out single file. The Germans would think they were Prisoners of War. 480 men made it out in that manner.
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