TRANSCRIBED FROM THE ASHLEY COUNTY EAGLE NOVEMBER 29, 1917 P. 2
Dear Editor:
Will you please allow us a small space in your Eagle. We receive it weekly and we sure are glad to get it. We get so much pleasure in reading the good news that the Eagle brings to us, and we find out where some of our friends are who have joined the Navy. We did not know where some were until we read their letters in the Eagle.
Also the letters from the boys in the Army. We are glad to see so many of them going to the front. So many of our friends have gone since we left, and we’re glad to know that all are well pleased and willing to do our part. Our motto is: “to do or die.” Boys, let’s stick together and get the Kaiser before the end of the year. We really believe we can if every place could get recruits as fast as we get them here. About four hundred recruits coming in every day. If this continues Uncle Sam will have the largest Navy in the world. Come on boys, let’s have a Kaiser killing Navy.
With these few words we close, hoping dear old Ashley County abundant happiness and prosperity. From three true blue Jackies,
Floyd J. Ross.
Chas. A. McCorts.
Richard B. Arrington.
Co. A, 2nd Reg., Camp Dewey,
Great Lakes, Illinois.
NOTES: This letter was written by three Ashley County men serving in the navy. Richard B. Arrington was born on September 18, 1895 in Ashley County and died on September 24, 1920 in Ashley County. He is buried in the Lakewood Cemetery in Crossett, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBRA POLSTON
Dear Editor:
Will you please allow us a small space in your Eagle. We receive it weekly and we sure are glad to get it. We get so much pleasure in reading the good news that the Eagle brings to us, and we find out where some of our friends are who have joined the Navy. We did not know where some were until we read their letters in the Eagle.
Also the letters from the boys in the Army. We are glad to see so many of them going to the front. So many of our friends have gone since we left, and we’re glad to know that all are well pleased and willing to do our part. Our motto is: “to do or die.” Boys, let’s stick together and get the Kaiser before the end of the year. We really believe we can if every place could get recruits as fast as we get them here. About four hundred recruits coming in every day. If this continues Uncle Sam will have the largest Navy in the world. Come on boys, let’s have a Kaiser killing Navy.
With these few words we close, hoping dear old Ashley County abundant happiness and prosperity. From three true blue Jackies,
Floyd J. Ross.
Chas. A. McCorts.
Richard B. Arrington.
Co. A, 2nd Reg., Camp Dewey,
Great Lakes, Illinois.
NOTES: This letter was written by three Ashley County men serving in the navy. Richard B. Arrington was born on September 18, 1895 in Ashley County and died on September 24, 1920 in Ashley County. He is buried in the Lakewood Cemetery in Crossett, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBRA POLSTON