tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post6229321528736113683..comments2024-03-27T17:11:36.606-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Remembering a Veteran: The Youngest Doughboysnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-62009407302070406482016-03-04T10:18:25.286-08:002016-03-04T10:18:25.286-08:00I have a copy of his autobiography, and I highly r...I have a copy of his autobiography, and I highly recommend it:<br />"America's Youngest Soldier: On the Front Lines in World War One." You can get it on Amazon fairly inexpensively.<br />PetePete Belmontehttp://amazon.com/author/peter.belmontenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-10462294721637539892016-02-27T13:03:47.716-08:002016-02-27T13:03:47.716-08:00It is interesting story. Like James, I'm curio...It is interesting story. Like James, I'm curious on how he pulled it off. From the photograph, he does not appear to be eighteen years of age. Did he have a birth certificate or parents? I know many boys from all the warring nations enlisted in the forces. There was little checking if a boy who appeared to be the right age was taken at his word. It would be a fascinating story.bill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-20182250123026649232016-02-27T10:05:08.206-08:002016-02-27T10:05:08.206-08:00It would certainly be interesting to know the stor...It would certainly be interesting to know the story of how he managed to enlist? And when did his true age become known? The youngest Brit to enlist was also twelve but when his mother found out where he was she raised hell until he was released from serviceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392374641232161890noreply@blogger.com