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For the Esprit De Corps
Serg. Smoot complained all the weak brains in the regiment had been shoved off into his patoon
October
1
1941
LOUIS PAUL
For the Esprit De Corps
LOUIS PAUL
October
1
1941
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SATIRE
For the Esprit De Corps
Serg. Smoot complained all the weak brains in the regiment had been shoved off into his patoon
October
1
1941
LOUIS PAUL
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