TRANSCRIBED FROM THE NEWPORT DAILY INDEPENDENT NOVEMBER 29, 1918 P. 1
Editor Independent:
Will you do me the favor of inquiring about my mother, Mrs. R. W. Anderson, Route 1, Box 123, and ask why it is that I cannot hear from her? Have been here for more than two months and not a line from any of my family and I write at least three times a week. On account of so much influenza in the states I can’t help being worried about my mother and all the family. If not too much trouble have her to cable me that all are well, and that she will write me soon. I have several friends in Newport and would be pleased to hear some good news from dear old Jackson county. Could you or some one send me a bunch of Independents, or copies once in a while. Mr. Dug Price, Mr. Van Dyke, and Mrs. Renmey, my teacher–give them my very best regards.
We are now in France, but by the time you receive this we will be pretty close to the “beautiful Alps.” Have not seen any of the home boys yet, but expect to in the next two or three weeks, as they are all at the front.
Be sure and have my mother cable me or write to me so I can hear from her. The boys are all raring to go home, and from the looks of things now, November the 7th, we will eat vegetables out of our home garden in the spring. Have everybody write me that will and rest assured it will be appreciated. I am sincerely yours,
Robt. W. Anderson
140th F.A. Band,
A.P.O. 711 France.
NOTES: This letter was written by Robert Walker Anderson Jr. of Jacksonport. Arkansas from France. He had arrived in France August 1918. He was born in Jacksonport on December 13, 1888 and died in Memphis, Tennessee on February 19, 1956. He is buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown in Memphis. His military headstone identifies him as a Mus. 2 Cl. FA during World War I. He enlisted on August 10, 1917 and was discharged on June 21, 1919. At that time he was serving as a 2nd Mus. Hdq. Co 140 FA 39th Division. He departed Hoboken, NJ on August 31, 1918 onboard the North Pacific. He was serving as a 3 CL Mus in Hdq. Co. 140 FA. He departed Marseille, France on May 30, 1919 onboard the Madonna. He landed in Brooklyn, NY. He was serving as a Sgt.in FA St. Aignan Casual Co No. 4937 Special Discharge. He was concerned about his mother Ella Jane Anderson. He had two brothers, Charlie and Frank to die of the flu.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
Editor Independent:
Will you do me the favor of inquiring about my mother, Mrs. R. W. Anderson, Route 1, Box 123, and ask why it is that I cannot hear from her? Have been here for more than two months and not a line from any of my family and I write at least three times a week. On account of so much influenza in the states I can’t help being worried about my mother and all the family. If not too much trouble have her to cable me that all are well, and that she will write me soon. I have several friends in Newport and would be pleased to hear some good news from dear old Jackson county. Could you or some one send me a bunch of Independents, or copies once in a while. Mr. Dug Price, Mr. Van Dyke, and Mrs. Renmey, my teacher–give them my very best regards.
We are now in France, but by the time you receive this we will be pretty close to the “beautiful Alps.” Have not seen any of the home boys yet, but expect to in the next two or three weeks, as they are all at the front.
Be sure and have my mother cable me or write to me so I can hear from her. The boys are all raring to go home, and from the looks of things now, November the 7th, we will eat vegetables out of our home garden in the spring. Have everybody write me that will and rest assured it will be appreciated. I am sincerely yours,
Robt. W. Anderson
140th F.A. Band,
A.P.O. 711 France.
NOTES: This letter was written by Robert Walker Anderson Jr. of Jacksonport. Arkansas from France. He had arrived in France August 1918. He was born in Jacksonport on December 13, 1888 and died in Memphis, Tennessee on February 19, 1956. He is buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown in Memphis. His military headstone identifies him as a Mus. 2 Cl. FA during World War I. He enlisted on August 10, 1917 and was discharged on June 21, 1919. At that time he was serving as a 2nd Mus. Hdq. Co 140 FA 39th Division. He departed Hoboken, NJ on August 31, 1918 onboard the North Pacific. He was serving as a 3 CL Mus in Hdq. Co. 140 FA. He departed Marseille, France on May 30, 1919 onboard the Madonna. He landed in Brooklyn, NY. He was serving as a Sgt.in FA St. Aignan Casual Co No. 4937 Special Discharge. He was concerned about his mother Ella Jane Anderson. He had two brothers, Charlie and Frank to die of the flu.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD