tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post5676084643670684958..comments2024-03-29T02:37:52.926-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Remembering a Veteran: Sgt. William Wellman, Lafayettte Flying Corpssnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-58779678007940256532017-02-02T22:55:25.209-08:002017-02-02T22:55:25.209-08:00Well technically Wellman was a sergeant in the Fre...Well technically Wellman was a sergeant in the French Foreign Legion and had a reputation. One doesn't get called Wild Bill by Legionairs with no reason- beyond the insanely brave Dawn patrol strafing runs. The whole French Air Force should have been doing that every day, by the way. It would have shortened the war. But instead they were up playing knights of the air. While certain Michael Fostarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-3285554660453635562017-02-01T12:15:10.173-08:002017-02-01T12:15:10.173-08:00You never fail to fascinate me with your attention...You never fail to fascinate me with your attention to detail and the revelations you provide. However, that Pershing would have been in a brothel frequented by enlisted personnel is one suspicious detail and that an enlisted man stole his pants and survived the war is another. But it's a story I may incorporate into my presentation repertoire. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140512013621496973noreply@blogger.com