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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | DeWitt, Petra |
| Title, Analytic | Searching for the Meaning of Loyalty: A Study of the German-American Experience During World War I in Osage County, Missouri |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 2004 |
| Volume ID | 39 |
| Location in Work | 77-92 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 0741-2827 |
| Abstract | Examines an episode that occurred on July 7, 1918, in which "several young men in Chamois, Osage County, Missouri, forced Erwin Walz, the son of a German preacher, to salute and kiss the American flag. Walz received this public punishment for having made derogatory remarks about the local home guard unit and for having [cursed the American flag.]" |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | World War, 1914-1918 -- German Americans/ German Americans -- Missouri/ Anti-German sentiment |