They Called Them Soldier Boys: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I

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THEY CALLED THEM SOLDIER BOYS A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I Gregory W. Ball Number 11 in the War and the Southwest Series University of North Texas Press Denton,Texas ii©2013 Gregory W. Ball All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Permissions: University of North Texas Press 1155 Union Circle #311336 Denton,TX 76203-5017 The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48.1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ball, Gregory W., 1969They called them soldier boys : a Texas infantry regiment in World War I / Gregory W. Ball. -- 1st ed. p. cm. -- (Number 11 in the War and the Southwest series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-57441-500-1 (cloth : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-57441-511-7 (ebook) 1. Texas. National Guard. Infantry Regiment, 7th--History. 2. United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 142nd--History. 3. World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States. 4. World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France. I.Title. II. Series: War and the Southwest series ; no. 11. UA4747th .B35 2013 940.4’1273--dc23 2012045566 They Called Them Soldier Boys: A Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I is Number 11 in the War and the Southwest Series Book design by Jimmy Ball. This electronic book made possible by the support of the Vick Family Foundation. iv To Mom and Dad ...