TRANSCRIBED FROM THE NEWARK JOURNAL MAY 8, 1919 P. 5
Chaumont, France,
Dear Homefolks,
How are you all by now? Fine, I hope. I am O. K. except sleepy. Don’t know hardly what to write about but thought I would write and say I am well.
The weather has been something awful since I wrote you last. Raining, with some snow every day. I thought it was about time for spring, but guess not. Well, I am ahead of the game some this month. I had nearly three months pay coming, but money isn’t hardly worth the trouble of carrying, as I hardly ever buy anything. Guess you think something is wrong, but when a fellow gets clothing, eats and candies, why worry. Also I forgot to say plenty of work. One hour of drill every morning, and about one day out of five fatigue. The rest is guard duty, two hours on and four off.
The latest is that we go to Belgium soon. My own opinion is that we start for home the last of May. All leaves are cut out for the company after the 15th of May, is another rumor.
I hear they are making sovernirs in the States. I don’t doubt it, as they are making them here.
Your loving son,
Private GEORGE A. BOSWELL
NOTES: George Alphens Boswell was writing from France to his mother, Mrs. D. W. Boswell. He was born on in Prairie Home, Missouri on May 16, 1895 and died on February 21, 1961. He is buried in the Holcomb Cemetery in Izard County, Arkansas. He enlisted on May 25, 1918 and was discharged on August 5, 1919. He was serving in Co. A, Hq. Bn. Gen. Hq.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
Chaumont, France,
Dear Homefolks,
How are you all by now? Fine, I hope. I am O. K. except sleepy. Don’t know hardly what to write about but thought I would write and say I am well.
The weather has been something awful since I wrote you last. Raining, with some snow every day. I thought it was about time for spring, but guess not. Well, I am ahead of the game some this month. I had nearly three months pay coming, but money isn’t hardly worth the trouble of carrying, as I hardly ever buy anything. Guess you think something is wrong, but when a fellow gets clothing, eats and candies, why worry. Also I forgot to say plenty of work. One hour of drill every morning, and about one day out of five fatigue. The rest is guard duty, two hours on and four off.
The latest is that we go to Belgium soon. My own opinion is that we start for home the last of May. All leaves are cut out for the company after the 15th of May, is another rumor.
I hear they are making sovernirs in the States. I don’t doubt it, as they are making them here.
Your loving son,
Private GEORGE A. BOSWELL
NOTES: George Alphens Boswell was writing from France to his mother, Mrs. D. W. Boswell. He was born on in Prairie Home, Missouri on May 16, 1895 and died on February 21, 1961. He is buried in the Holcomb Cemetery in Izard County, Arkansas. He enlisted on May 25, 1918 and was discharged on August 5, 1919. He was serving in Co. A, Hq. Bn. Gen. Hq.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD