The US took a lot of casualties in our short, less than 2 years of involvement "over there". The war had been going on since 1914. Sad that it is largely forgotten today. Eddie Grant comes to mind. I know there were other ballplayers who didn't make it back. Hank Gowdy was in a lot of combat, and he did come back. He was in the famous 42nd Infantry, the "Rainbow Division".
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