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Soon to be Pfc. Ernest Julius Erickson (on the right ) in Tacoma, Washington in
1917 just before he would be serving in the American Expeditionary Force and
training at Camp Lewis.
Pfc. Ernest Anders Erickson In Training - Camp Lewis 1917
An excerpt from Ernest Julius's diary dated Tuesday, June 5th, 1917 goes simply:
"Went and signed up for Uncle Sam today, so if he wants me, I’m ready to go."
Ernest Julius Erickson's 1917 Oregon Diary Entries
By September of 1918 Ernest would find himself in the Argonne Forest in France
serving with the 361st Infantry. His in-the-field diary entries from September 26th
through October 8th, 1918 are below.
Pfc. Ernest Julius Erickson's Argonne Forest Diary Entries
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