"Sherman was right, 'War is Hell,' and no kidding. I had been there. I had seen it, and experienced it, and wanted no more of it." Memoirs, page 226

Frederick Clarence Stilson

American Expeditionary Forces Identity Card Photo War: World War I, 1914-1920 Branch: Army Unit: Company B, 23rd Engineers Service Location: France Rank: First Lieutenant Place of Birth: Galesburg, IL

Thanks to his experience in railroad construction, Frederick Stilson was assigned to the Army Corps of Engineers in World War I, supervising road and rail repair in France. His memoir, That Other War, is as much travelogue as war history, offering detailed descriptions of the French countryside and cities Stilson saw during his leave time. Frederick Stilson's sons, Malcolm and Warren, both served in World War II. Malcolm tells their tales in a separate Veterans History Project story.