TRANSCRIBED FROM THE CARLISLE INDEPENDENT DECEMBER 19, 1918 P. 4
France
Nov. 17, 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Anderson, Carlisle, Ark.
Dear mother and father:
I am endeavoring to write you again after a few days of rest. We are doing nothing but rest and get cleaned up after the big drive.
I took my first bath yesterday for over a month, and then it wasn't very good, had to heat my water in a tin bucket; but I think my days of eating "bully beef" and hard tack will soon be over. When you get hungry enough it tastes pretty good. The worst thing is doing without water, but since I have made it through all o.k. I am proud of my experience and now I have begun to think of home and the good times I am going to have when I get home. Before now I was just passing the time as best I could and seeing all of France possible. When we would be in camp I would go out and look over as much of the battle ground as possible. I was not in it very long but I saw a great deal. Will tell you all about it when I get home.
The weather over here is just fine. We are having just a little ice every morning. When I get up and go out in the morning I certainly wish I was there to go squirrel hunting. I expect to be back in plenty of time to get my part of the ducks this winter. I hope you are where you were when I left for that seems more like home than any where else. If you have the place I will help you work it just the same as I did before I left home.
I am in a hurry and will close shortly. This leaves me feeling fine and weighing as much or more than I ever did. Tell the people I will tell them how the company went over the top a couple of times on the last drive. I was fortunate to come out without a scratch. Good bye, from your loving son,
Oliver D. Anderson,
Co. C. 313 M.G. Ba.
NOTES: Oliver D. Anderson was born on October 31, 1892 and died on July 4, 1961. He is buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies hims as an Arkansas Pvt. serving in Co. 3, 313 MG Bn., 80th Division in World War 1.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
France
Nov. 17, 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Anderson, Carlisle, Ark.
Dear mother and father:
I am endeavoring to write you again after a few days of rest. We are doing nothing but rest and get cleaned up after the big drive.
I took my first bath yesterday for over a month, and then it wasn't very good, had to heat my water in a tin bucket; but I think my days of eating "bully beef" and hard tack will soon be over. When you get hungry enough it tastes pretty good. The worst thing is doing without water, but since I have made it through all o.k. I am proud of my experience and now I have begun to think of home and the good times I am going to have when I get home. Before now I was just passing the time as best I could and seeing all of France possible. When we would be in camp I would go out and look over as much of the battle ground as possible. I was not in it very long but I saw a great deal. Will tell you all about it when I get home.
The weather over here is just fine. We are having just a little ice every morning. When I get up and go out in the morning I certainly wish I was there to go squirrel hunting. I expect to be back in plenty of time to get my part of the ducks this winter. I hope you are where you were when I left for that seems more like home than any where else. If you have the place I will help you work it just the same as I did before I left home.
I am in a hurry and will close shortly. This leaves me feeling fine and weighing as much or more than I ever did. Tell the people I will tell them how the company went over the top a couple of times on the last drive. I was fortunate to come out without a scratch. Good bye, from your loving son,
Oliver D. Anderson,
Co. C. 313 M.G. Ba.
NOTES: Oliver D. Anderson was born on October 31, 1892 and died on July 4, 1961. He is buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies hims as an Arkansas Pvt. serving in Co. 3, 313 MG Bn., 80th Division in World War 1.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD