Alfred C. Harrison |
| World War I, 1914-1920
Army
102nd Regiment, US Engineers of the 27th Division, 22nd Regiment, 1st Battalion Sanitary Detachment
France
Private First Class
New York, NY
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Like many combat soldiers, Private First Class Alfred C. Harrison kept a diary of his experiences, writing descriptions of the French people and countryside, noting variations in the weather, and recording the constant boom of guns in the distance. In order to disguise his diary in the event that he was captured behind enemy lines, he wrote his journal entries on scraps of paper and kept them tucked into the lining of his trousers. After the war, he was awarded a Silver Star for his bravery in the trenches.
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