Lieutenant Jackson captured a photo on October 29, 1918, showing Father Kelley, the Senior Chaplain of the 27th Division, and Sister Colette of the Holly Church in Corbie, France. General O'Ryan ordered that a group of New York soldiers assist in clearing the wreckage caused by German forces at the convent of the Holly Church. The picture was approved by the Censor on December 24, 1918.


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