Yanks - A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) Verse from WWI
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85 chapters · 2 h 36 min · English
Read by John Greenman
Anthologies · Poetry
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Introduced by Stars and Stripes editor, John T. Winterich (1891-1970) this is a compilation of poetry by members of the American Expeditionary Forces in the last 9 months of WWI and the first 7 months of peace after the war. - Summary by John Greenman
Chapters
1 Foreword 4 min 2 Just Thinkin', Hudson Hawley, Pvt., M.G. Bn 2 min 3 To the Kid Sister, J. T. W., Pvt., A.S 2 min 4 Corp'ral's Chevrons 1 min 5 You're Not a Fan, Pierrette, S. H. C 2 min 6 My Sweetheart, Frank C. McCarthy, Sgt., A.S 1 min 7 Dad's Letters 2 min 8 Mlle. Soixante-Quinze, J. M. H., F.A 3 min 9 Home Is Where the Pie Is 2 min 10 How it Works Out, Tyler H. Bliss, Corp., Inf 2 min 11 Faith 1 min 12 The Orphans of France, Franklin P. Adams, Capt., U. S. A.; Stuart H. Carroll, Sgt., Q.M.C 2 min 13 Reveille, Ray L. Huff, Pvt., M.D 1 min 14 Full Directions, Daniel Turner Balmer, A.S 1 min 15 On Learning French, Alfred J. Fritchey, Camp Hospital 30 1 min 16 "Who Said Sunny France?", Jack Warren Carrol, Corp., F.A 3 min 17 The Truant, R. R. Kirk, Pvt., G2, S.O.S 1 min 18 Tribute, F. M. H. D., F.A 2 min 19 Sea Stuff, Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P 2 min 20 Letters, Mel Ryder, Sgt. Major, Inf 1 min 21 Soldier Smiles, Allen A. Stockdale, Capt., U.S.A 2 min 22 Beefing, H. H. Huss, Sgt., Inf 2 min 23 The Tank, Richard C. Colburn, Sgt., Tank Corps 3 min 24 The New Army, R. R. Kirk, S.S.U 1 min 25 Toujours Le Même, Vance C. Criss, Corp., Engrs 2 min 26 To the West Wind, William S. Long, Corp., A.S 1 min 27 The Driver, F. M. H. D., F.A 2 min 28 Song of the Censor Man, John Fletcher Hall, Sgt., Inf., Acting Chaplain 2 min 29 Do You Know this Guy?, Frank Eisenberg, Pvt., Tel. Bn 2 min 30 Camouflage, M. G 2 min 31 Trench Mud, John J. Curtin, Sgt., Inf 2 min 32 I Love Corned Beef, A. P. B 3 min 33 A Chaplain's Prayer, Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain 1 min 34 Billets 4 min 35 The Mule Skinners, William Bradford, 2nd Lt., A.G.D 2 min 36 The Old Overseas Cap, Fairfax D. Downey, 1st Lt., F.A 2 min 37 Hoggin' It, Med. Mique 2 min 38 The Man, H. T. S 1 min 39 Song of the Guns, Grantland Rice, 1st Lt., F.A 2 min 40 Through the Wheat (The Sergeant's Story) 2 min 41 Allies, Merritt Y. Hughes, Pvt., Inf 2 min 42 To Buddy, Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf 1 min 43 The Wood Called Rouge-Bouquet, Joyce Kilmer, Sgt., Inf. Killed in action, July 30, 1918 3 min 44 Good-bye 2 min 45 The Fields of the Marne, Frank Carbaugh, Sgt., Inf. (Written while lying wounded in hospital; died, August, 1918) 2 min 46 A Nurse's Prayer, Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain 1 min 47 Lines on Leaving a Little Town Where We Rested, Russell Lord, Corp., F.A 1 min 48 Poppies, Joseph Mills Hanson, Capt., F.A 2 min 49 Poilu, Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P 2 min 50 As Things Are 1 min 51 The Girl of Girls, Howard A. Herty, Corp., 1st Army Hq 2 min 52 The Little Dreams, Joseph Mills Hanson, Capt., F.A 4 min 53 The R.T.O., A. P. Bowen, Sgt., R.T.O 2 min 54 The Machine Gun, Albert Jay Cook, Corp., M.G. Bn 2 min 55 Our Dead 1 min 56 Everybody's Friend, Frederick W. Kurth, Sgt., M.T.D 2 min 57 The Stevedore, C. C. Shanfelter, Sgt., S.C 2 min 58 Black and White, Harv 2 min 59 The Ol' Campaign Hat 2 min 60 When the General Came to Town, Vance C. Criss, Corp., Engrs 3 min 61 Seicheprey, J. M. H 1 min 62 Before a Drive, Charles Lyn Fox, Inf 2 min 63 Private Jones, A. E. F., William I. Engle, Pvt., Inf 2 min 64 Hommes 40, Chevaux 8 2 min 65 The Bugler, Lin Davies, Pvt 1 min 66 The Return of the Refugees, Frederick W. Kurth, Sgt., M.T.D 2 min 67 As the Trucks Go Rollin' By, L. W. Suckert, 1st Lt., A.S 3 min 68 Gettin' Letters, E. C. D., Field Hospital 2 min 69 To the Children of France, R. R. Kirk, Pvt., G2, S.O.S 1 min 70 Then We'll Come Back to You, Howard H. Herty, Corp., 1st Army Hq. Reg 2 min 71 To a Doughboy 2 min 72 Lil' Pal O' Mine, E.S.E 1 min 73 Perfect Contrition, Thomas F. Coakley, Lt., Chaplain 1 min 74 When Private Mugrums Parlay Voos, Charles Divine, Pvt 2 min 75 If I Were a Cootie, A. P. Bowen, Sgt., R.T.O 2 min 76 The Lily, Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf 1 min 77 Me,, An' War Goin' On!, John Palmer Cumming, Inf 3 min 78 The Road to Montfaucon, Harold Riezelman, 1st Lt., C.W.S 1 min 79 Vestal Star, Fra Guido, F.A 1 min 80 The Doughboy Promises, Arthur McKeogh, Lt., Inf 2 min 81 Old Lady Rumor, C. H. MacCoy, Base Hosp. 38 1 min 82 The Lost Towns, Steuart M. Emery, Pvt., M.P 1 min 83 Der Tag, Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf 2 min 84 There's About Two Million Fellows, Albert J. Cook, Sgt., Hq. Detch.,, Army Corps 3 min 85 November Eleventh, Hilmar R. Baukhage, Pvt., A.E.F 2 min
