George Holtz had most of his leg blown off.
The headline in his local paper read, “GEORGE HOLTZ SUFFERED LOSS OF HIS LEFT LIMB—Will be crippled for life as a result of the cruel war.”
He languished in a French hospital for four months before being shipped stateside for further healing and to be fitted with a ‘cork leg.’
The good news was he had plenty of chewing gum.
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