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Sky Pilots: The Yankee Division Chaplains In World War I Yankee Division Chaplains In World War I Project Muse Upcc Books by United States. Army. Chaplain Corps.;United States. Army. Division, 26th;United States. Army. Division, 26th.;Shay, Michael E is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Pilots Is The First Comprehensive Look At The Role Of The Army Chaplaincy At The Divisional Level.in August 1917, The U.s. 26th Yankee Division Was Formally Activated For Service In World War I. When The Soldiers Arrived In France, They Were Accompanied By More Than Three Dozen Volunteer Chaplains. These Clergymen Experienced All The Horrors Of War, Shared All The Privations Of The Common Soldier, And Earned The Love And Affection Of Their Boys. Two Died, Several Were Gassed Or Wounded, And Many Were Decorated By France And The United States For Their Heroism, Yet Their Stories Have Been Lost To History. Through Extensive Research In Published And Archival Sources, As Well As Firsthand Materials Obtained From The Families Of Several Chaplains, Michael E. Shay Brings To Life The Story Of These Valiant Men---a Story Of Courage In The Face Of The Horrors Of War And Of Extreme Devotion To The Men They Served. Just As Important, Sky Pilots Follows The Chaplains Home And On To Their Subsequent Careers. For Many, Their War Experiences Shaped Their Ministries, Particularly In The Area Of Ecumenism And The Social Gospel. Others Left The Ministry Altogether. To Fill In The Chaplains' Stories
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- Author
- United States. Army. Chaplain Corps.;United States. Army. Division, 26th;United States. Army. Division, 26th.;Shay, Michael E
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press;Project Muse
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780826273246
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
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