![[A Chinese soldier wearing a straw hat with a satin ribbon and a large brim; and a Chinese soldier wearing a conical hat topped with a spike]](http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/thumb/wcl1ic/8609/WCL008680/!250,250)
[A Chinese soldier wearing a straw hat with a satin ribbon and a large brim; and a Chinese soldier wearing a conical hat topped with a spike]
Ted [Edward Van Winkle] ALS to Sama [Le Roy Batdorf Van Winkle], June 20, [19]18. A.P.O. 712, [FR], page 1. From a collection of over 500 letters that Captain Edward Van Winkle wrote to his wife Sama while serving in the United States Army during World War I. Van Winkle, a member of the 24th Engineer Regiment, discussed his experiences at Washington, D.C. and Camp Dix, New Jersey, and in France and Germany from 1917-1919.; "Straw hats worn by Chinease [sic] troops. Like little girls hats. Mostly light straw color with blue satin ribbon"; "Another type of head gear Chinease [sic]."
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