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Subject: Sgt. Floyd Roberts, Co. "E", 168th Inf. of famous RAINBOW DIVISION.
Date: 9 Jun 2003 13:49:18 -0600

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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. October 24, 1918. "FARRAGUT SOLDIER INVALIDED HOME. Sergeant Floyd Roberts of Company E Lost an Arm in Action in France."--Last Friday morning witnessed the home coming of Sergeant Floyd Roberts of Company E, 168th infantry, of the famous Rainbow division that helped to turn the Huns from the Paris front toward Germany. Sergeant Roberts is the first man of Company E to be invalided home, although there are several other members of the same company in various hospitals in the United States.

He was wounded July 27 when a high explosive shell burst about 10 feet back of him. It was there he received several wounds. One piece of shell almost severed his left arm above the elbow, which resulted in having his arm amputated. Sergeant Roberts with his company went into action in February, and as far as is known were still in action in August, fighting in many serious engagements. He has seen and suffered many hardships of war and says although things are, at times, very serious, the boys always have lots of fun inspite of it.

Sergeant Roberts was returned to the United States the first week in September and has been in the Walter Reed hospital at Washington since that time and will return there about November 14, when he will receive an artificial arm. He speaks very highly of Captain Yates and his other officers and also of the Red Cross and the Salvation army and the work they are doing over there.

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