Project Gutenberg 2016-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 144 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty; or, Winning Corporal's Chevrons Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David K. Park and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty; or, Winning Corporal's Chevrons" by H. Irving Hancock is a military adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the exploits of young soldiers Hal Overton and Noll Terry as they navigate the challenges and camaraderie of Army life in the United States, facing both humorous mishaps and serious threats while vying for recognition and rank. The story promises themes of friendship, bravery, and the trials of military training. The opening of the novel sets the stage for several key characters, primarily focusing on Private William Green, a naive new recruit who struggles to fit in with his more experienced comrades in B Company of the Thirty-fourth United States Infantry. As the narrative unfolds in the squad room, Green faces both hazing and camaraderie from fellow soldiers, highlighting how he is mocked for his attempts to show off his knowledge. Meanwhile, the tensions of military life are teased out through a series of humorous misunderstandings and a budding rivalry between Overton and the antagonistic Private Dowley, who vows to undermine Overton's aspirations for rank amid the backdrop of preparations for field duty. The opening captures the mix of humor, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of soldiering, promising readers an engaging military tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en United States. Army -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 344884 2025-06-21T06:49:29.021777 text/html 328631 2024-10-23T00:57:35 text/html 813554 2025-06-21T06:49:37.097248 application/epub+zip 811759 2025-06-21T06:49:30.192737 application/epub+zip 237140 2025-06-21T06:49:29.586748 application/epub+zip 910297 2025-06-21T06:49:41.694230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861068 2025-06-21T06:49:36.455215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288080 2022-09-24T00:42:30.582146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294479 2023-09-22T15:49:07.939745 text/plain 274599 2024-10-23T00:57:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15546 2025-06-21T06:49:41.852183 application/rdf+xml 20136 2025-06-21T06:49:29.694824 image/jpeg 2951 2025-06-21T06:49:29.638767 image/jpeg 760604 2025-06-21T06:49:29.085745 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia