Arrived in Paris at 8 o’clock and dodged the M.P. because I had no travelers pass. I could not get one because there was no O.P.M. where I was. Got a cab and went to the hotel. Cleaned up and had breakfast. Had a talk with the Col. and went shopping. Had my hair cleaned. Had dinner and rested. Had supper and went to bed early. Very lonesome for the boys at Cornay.
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In January 1919, Margaret embarked on a remarkable motor tour through the former battlefields and into occupied Germany. She visited the devastated landscapes of Soissons, Reims, Verdun, and the Argonne before crossing into Luxembourg and Germany, reaching Koblenz where American forces were headquartered.
Research Links for Further Study
- U.S. Army Center of Military History. (n.d.). Occupation and demobilization, 1918–1923. U.S. Army.
- Regional History Institute. (n.d.). Coblenz — A real American city in Europe. In Stars and Stripes over the Rhine.
- Boissoneault, L. (2017, April 12). The women who fried donuts and dodged bombs on the front lines of WWI. Smithsonian Magazine.
Diary of a World War I Donut Girl 