Thursday, February 14, 1918

Busy. Made 2 thousand donuts and forty pies. All gone before seven o’clock. Many to the trenches. Miss Van Harden went to do some shopping. Lt. Grett and Segt. Barr came and had pie and a Lt. stood at the door and watched us making donuts. It was a very pretty and busy evening.

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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.

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.

Research Links for Further Study

• Library of Congress. (n.d.). The American Expeditionary Forces. Library of Congress Digital Collections.
• Boissoneault, L. (2017, April 12). The women who fried donuts and dodged bombs on the front lines of WWI. Smithsonian Magazine.