G751 When Johnny doesn't come marching home; a compelling human interest story about a 20 year old boy's search for adventure in World War I
Title of the book: When Johnny doesn't come marching home; a compelling human interest story about a 20 year old boy's search for adventure in World War I Author: Marian Small Publisher: Friesen Press Publishing Date: 2016 ISBN: 9781460286760 Summary: In 2017, the United States of America will be celebrating the Centennial of World War I. 1st Sergeant JOHN RUSSELL SMALL was a Veteran of that War. This is a true account of his experiences before, during and after the War, as written by his daughter, MARIAN SMALL, who set out at the age of 89 years to tell the story of a 20 year old boy whose love of adventure took him in 1916 to the Texas/Mexican border to join Brigadier-General John J. Pershing in the pursuit of Pancho Villa, the Mexican bandit, and then in 1918 to the trenches in France and No Man’s Land. At her Dad’s death in 1978, Marian inherited his collection of memorabilia which dates back 100 years to the time of his enlistment in the Ohio National Gua...