Entered the war married, assisted the doctors during the war using a hemestat to assist doctors to perform surgeries.He kept this tool to pass down... Show moreEntered the war married, assisted the doctors during the war using a hemestat to assist doctors to perform surgeries.He kept this tool to pass down within his family to pull baby teeth out his kids and grandkids. Shoulder Brass and dog tags he wore on his uniform. Conn enlisted at the age of 29. Conn arrived in France the 6th of October 1918. Conn shared stories with his granddaughter about a sick boat ride home and an encounter with a monk. He explained that on the way back from France, the majority of the boat was sick with the Spanish flu. He was concerned of getting sick and the stormy choppy weather they'd face. Also he at a monastery camp he seen a monk inflicting pain on himself with a cat of nine tails. As he was called for prayer, Conn stole the cat of nine tails. Later on a group of monks searched all the rooms for the cat of nine tails and they did not find it. Show less