The Birth of Doris Laurayne Wilson, August 30, 1918 by Joy Neal Kidney

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The Birth of Doris Laurayne Wilson, August 30, 1918

While three of my uncles served with the 88th in France, I was born on their popcorn farm in Baker Township midst the hills of Guthrie County the scorching, fly-pestering August of 1918, with rumors of influenza all around.

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