Breakfast with the officers. A fine bunch and we had lots of fun. Then we went to try to get things in order. We had a real treat. Gen. Dunken invited us to dinner and my he is a fine man. And all his staff. After dinner we went to view the city. Talked to a good many of the boys and had a chance to cheer them up. Then supper with and a fine time. We talked and heard some great stories that would make you creep. Then to bed.
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Likely location: Near Menaucourt, Meuse, France
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In February 1918, Margaret was serving near Menaucourt in the Meuse department, close to the front lines. American units were now rotating into the trenches for frontline experience under French supervision. She visited Ligny-en-Barrois during this period.
Diary of a World War I Donut Girl 