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Edward Alva Trueblood
A World War I soldier wrote this firsthand account of service with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, offering a direct, personal view of the flash ranging service. Published in 1919, the book captures both the practical work and the lived experience of a young American in wartime.
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In the Flash Ranging Service
by Edward Alva Trueblood
About the author
Best known for Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A. E. F. in France, in the Flash Ranging Service, Edward Alva Trueblood published a firsthand memoir of his World War I service in 1919. The book presents his experience as a private in the American Expeditionary Forces and focuses on the specialized work of flash ranging, used to locate enemy artillery.
Because confirmed biographical details about him are limited in the sources available here, the clearest picture comes from his own book. That makes his writing especially valuable: it is not a distant history but a personal account from someone who served close to the events he describes.
Readers interested in memoir, military history, or everyday perspectives from World War I may find his work especially compelling for its immediacy and plainspoken point of view.