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As an African American in a segregated United States Army, James Alston's letters often offer insight on racial issues during World War I. In this letter, Alston writes about being in a hospital after being shot in the shoulder by a machine gun. He mentions reading in a French version of the New York Herald that Germany wants peace and describes his experiences on the front lines during drive into Switzerland. He write that \"my company ran two days ahead of our rolling kitchen and the men had to subsist on about 1/2 iron rations...\" and that he hopes to rejoin his company in a month. 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