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Birth
Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. -
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Ernest Hemingways lifespan
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SmallPox newspaper story
A case of smallpox became the town headline and talk when Ernest Hemingway turned in the story. -
American Red Cross
He was sent to Italy to help out troops on the front lines and also drove ambulances around to transport wounded soldiers from the battlefield. He was wounded later that year while giving food and supplies to the troops when artillery attack hit them and he had shrapnel in his leg from one of the shells. -
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American Red Cross
He went on a tour in Italy during WWI as an ambualnce driver to transport wounded troops the frontlines to the hospital. -
Returned home from World War I in Italy
He reutrned home not alone. He met Agnes von Kurowsky the first love of his life while recoverying in the hospital. They planned on getting married within a few months after getting back the states. -
Got Married
He married Hadley Richardson. -
Birth of son
His son Patrick was born in Kansas City, Kansas. -
D-Day
He was abord a landing craft duringthe attacks and stayed on board as a medic and helped soldiers after the attacks -
Nobel Prize
He won the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
Mayo Clinic
He was admitted to the clinic for electro shock therapy due to paranoia. -
Death by sucide
