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The World at War: One Hundred Years Ago This Week
One hundred years ago this week Naval recruit Palmer Bennett Coombs (1893-1959) was drilling at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Palmer enlisted in the Michigan State Naval Militia on April 6, 1917, the same day the United States formally declared war on Germany. … Continue reading
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Tagged MS-182, Palmer B. Coombs, WWI, WWI100
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