Photograph printed in 1968. Photograph snipe dated November 4, 1968 reads, "Photo taken in 1918 shows Sgt. Louis M. Van Iersels, Dutch immigrant who joined the American Army and was at one time considered a spy, in uniform with medals, which made him one of the most decorated American veterans from World War I."
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