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Friday, November 16, 1917
Baked pies. 32, all ordered. A fine day.
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Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
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By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Thursday, November 15, 1917
Heard of a dungeon over six hundred years old. There were six but only one is left. It has a ditch around it where they fought with bows and arrows. It is used as a prison now.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
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By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Wednesday, November 14, 1917
Meeting. Song Service. Made 20 pies and 300 donuts. The men come over on horseback and call, “Any pies today?” One of the officers came in and when he saw the pies he said, “Oh, homemade!” and took a sample and then a pie.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
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By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Tuesday, November 13, 1917
A bright, cold, and sunny day. Made donuts and 15 pies and they were all gone in one hour.
Adj. and Lynton came and stayed all night. They helped in the evening and we were glad of the help. Got a lot of tobacco and will give it away.
Major Ruggles came and had coffee and donuts and enjoyed them. He got us a field range no. 2, and we hope to get it up soon.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
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By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Sunday, November 11, 1917
Had a very busy time serving coffee. Had a good meeting. Some of the officers came in and told us that The Salvation Army was doing a good work in all the camps but especially in Montiers.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
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By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Friday, November 9, 1917
Busy but happy.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
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By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Thursday, November 8, 1917
Made cakes and straitened my things.
Meeting at night, and we had a very good meeting. About seven hundred boys were in. Had a rushing time with the coffee.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
📍 View this location on Google Maps
By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Wednesday, November 7, 1917
Raining.
Baked 150 doughnuts and 22 pies. Col. came and brought supplies and stayed for dinner.
Had a busy afternoon, and at night the hut was crowded and the men were glad for the coffee .Went to bed tired and happy.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
📍 View this location on Google Maps
By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Tuesday, November 6, 1917
A wonderful day. Mail came. A letter from May, Capt., Geo. Robert Carmickle, and Adgie.
Col. Barker came and was glad he had Capt. Re and Miss Bannerlas, a Red Cross worker with him. They had two little kittens and they were the liveliest little things. Had a good visit. A very busy time making donuts. The afternoon was spent in reading mail.
At night some men came. They had been at the front for two months.
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The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry.
Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France
📍 View this location on Google Maps
By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning trench warfare from French veterans while Margaret and the Salvation Army workers provided food, comfort, and morale support from their hut near the training area.
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.
- Cantwell, C. (n.d.). Doughboys & doughnut girls: The Salvation Army and WWI. National WWI Museum and Memorial.
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Diary of a World War I Donut Girl 