John C. Delbridge diary

MS 416
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Diary entry

Collection area: Literature

Collection dates: 1918

About this collection

Diary, 1918. This collection consists of a 20 page manuscript diary, dated September to October 1918, written by John C. Delbridge, of Bisbee, Arizona, while in France during World War I.

Historical background

John C. Delbridge was living in Bisbee, Arizona in 1918 when he became a member of the United States Army during World War I. He kept a diary from September through October of 1918 recounting his experiences in France and at the Belgian Front.

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