TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SCOTT COUNTY ADVANCE REPORTER NOVEMBER 29, 1917 P. 1
Camp Beauregard, La.
November 22nd, 1917.
Dear Advance Reporter:
I will send you all my address again. This leaves me well and all O. K. We boys like Camp Pike somewhat better than Camp Beauregard, La. Well, this is a good place for pine knots for that is all that grows here I thank. We use them for cook wood. But we don’t need much wood here for they don’t use much cook wood I don’t think. Ha, ha. Guess we get plenty to eat for I am mending I think. Well army life a funny life, but is healthy for we live out in tents. You would appreciate seeing this place. I believe it is much warmer here than in our home country, Scott county. The Mississippi and Louisiana boys look at us Arkansas boys like they would like for us to help them fight. Well I hope I will see this in print some time for I would like to hear from home. I haven’t had a word from home for eight or ten days. I hope to see home Xmas and then France next. With good luck to you all.
Wilson Ashford,
Co. I, 155th Infantry.
NOTES: Wilson Roy Ashford was born on March 19, 1895 and died on March 6, 1988 in Waldron, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Cpl. in the US Army. He is buried in the Duncan Cemetery in Waldron.
TRANSCRIBED BY MINDY FARLEY
Camp Beauregard, La.
November 22nd, 1917.
Dear Advance Reporter:
I will send you all my address again. This leaves me well and all O. K. We boys like Camp Pike somewhat better than Camp Beauregard, La. Well, this is a good place for pine knots for that is all that grows here I thank. We use them for cook wood. But we don’t need much wood here for they don’t use much cook wood I don’t think. Ha, ha. Guess we get plenty to eat for I am mending I think. Well army life a funny life, but is healthy for we live out in tents. You would appreciate seeing this place. I believe it is much warmer here than in our home country, Scott county. The Mississippi and Louisiana boys look at us Arkansas boys like they would like for us to help them fight. Well I hope I will see this in print some time for I would like to hear from home. I haven’t had a word from home for eight or ten days. I hope to see home Xmas and then France next. With good luck to you all.
Wilson Ashford,
Co. I, 155th Infantry.
NOTES: Wilson Roy Ashford was born on March 19, 1895 and died on March 6, 1988 in Waldron, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Cpl. in the US Army. He is buried in the Duncan Cemetery in Waldron.
TRANSCRIBED BY MINDY FARLEY