tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post8623670481653435500..comments2024-03-28T02:42:51.950-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The Return of “New York’s Own”snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-60889107698124617372019-05-12T07:21:53.996-07:002019-05-12T07:21:53.996-07:00Veterans of the Great War had more medical complic...Veterans of the Great War had more medical complications later in life than people generally realize. I imagine his emphysema was not unusual for others who had also been in the trenches.Keith in Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671763526891957104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-29841494137675476702019-05-11T14:03:55.916-07:002019-05-11T14:03:55.916-07:00Yes. 1895-1968. Died of complications from emphyse...Yes. 1895-1968. Died of complications from emphysema he thought was related to being gassed. He told me everyone was gassed at some point but many weren't evacuated as casualties. They just soldiered on.William Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340784654329100791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-74997982861596412572019-05-11T04:51:15.787-07:002019-05-11T04:51:15.787-07:00William, nice. Thanks for sharing. I see you share...William, nice. Thanks for sharing. I see you share his first name. Were you his namesake? /<br />/KeithKeith in Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671763526891957104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-84589754287615533792019-05-10T11:02:29.186-07:002019-05-10T11:02:29.186-07:00My grandfather, 1stLt William M. Rosson, from Mobi...My grandfather, 1stLt William M. Rosson, from Mobile, Alabama, led Co. A, 305th Regt, in the parade.William Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340784654329100791noreply@blogger.com