On this day in history, July 8, 1918, American Red Cross driver Ernest Hemingway is wounded in World War I
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Novelist Ernest Hemingway, at just 18 years old, was wounded on the Italian front while driving an ambulance for the American Red Cross on this day in history, July 8, 1918.
Hemingway worked as a volunteer for the Red Cross in France before the American entry into the war in April 1917; he was subsequently transferred to the Italian front. "A Farewell to Arms" is set amid WWI and weaves an enduring story of love and war. "Due to his own injuries, Hemingway was transferred to a hospital in Milan and was rendered incapable of continuing his duties as an ambulance driver." He soon learns that she has been sent to Stresa, travels there by train — and reunites with Catherine. Erica Lamberg is a contributing reporter for Fox News Digital.
On the evening of July 8, 1918, Hemingway was struck by a mortar shell while handing out chocolate to Italian soldiers.