Later in the day Jack was transferred to a hospital ship. All the
allied wounded from the sea battle off Zeebrugge were to be sent to
England. Captain McClure was grievously wounded. Jack would not be
able to resume active service for some time, so his surgeon said, and
would probably be invalided home.
In due time Jack arrived in London, where for a time he was a patient
in one of the American-endowed hospitals. Within a week he was joined
by Ted. The latter had been granted a leave of absence. Together the
two young lieutenants took passage on a steamship bound for New York,
and, braving the perils of the submarine-infested sea, crossed to
their own dear old U.S.A.---"the home of the free and the land of the
brave."
And now we shall leave them. Suffice to say that after a several
months' sojourn at home they returned again to the field of activity
to resume their places in the U.S. fleet and continue in service
until the end of the war, reaping new honors for themselves, their
alma mater and their country.
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