TRANSCRIBED FROM THE FAYETTEVILLE DAILY DEMOCRAT OCTOBER 26, 1918 P. 3
France, Sept. 20, 1918
Mrs. Rebecca Brown,
1233 Carson Boulevard,
Tulsa, Okla
Dear Mother:
I received your letter several days ago, but have been in the drive for six days and nights and been rather busy. We went over the first morning with the First Infantry and made two more next day making great gains swiftly and fighting all the way.
I had many narrow escapes and exciting experiences. I killed singly five Boche machine gunners and sharpshooters with my pistol and in our shooting and barrages with our machine guns many more fell to our fire. Gained in all something like five miles on our front. I got through it all without a scratch until the sixth night when five big shells hit within ten feet of our men and I got two wounds from shrapnel, one in the right leg just above the knee and the other in my rear, neither unusually serious, although painful. Am in a hospital and have been operated on. Feeling O.K., and hope to be cut soon.
The war looks very favorable for the Allies, but there are many hard battles to be fought yet, but I hope few.
Words and pictures can’t describe these things. I listen night and day to the stories of the boys here with me from all parts of the fighting line.
Well mother, I will write again soon and you use my old address. I have written you several times since I arrived in France. Can’t understand you not getting my letters. With love to all.
Pvt. Roscoe M Brown
Co. A, 344 Machine Gun Brigade, A.E.F.
NOTES: This letter was written by Roscoe Harry Brown to his mother. He was the son of Wayman and Rebecca Brown. He was born on September 3, 1891 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and died on August 16, 1958 in Dallas, Texas. He grew up in Fayetteville and attended Arkansas University, now the University of Arkansas. He is buried in the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville. His military headstone identifies him as an Arkansas, Pvt Co A 344 Ark BN 90 Div. serving in World War I.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
France, Sept. 20, 1918
Mrs. Rebecca Brown,
1233 Carson Boulevard,
Tulsa, Okla
Dear Mother:
I received your letter several days ago, but have been in the drive for six days and nights and been rather busy. We went over the first morning with the First Infantry and made two more next day making great gains swiftly and fighting all the way.
I had many narrow escapes and exciting experiences. I killed singly five Boche machine gunners and sharpshooters with my pistol and in our shooting and barrages with our machine guns many more fell to our fire. Gained in all something like five miles on our front. I got through it all without a scratch until the sixth night when five big shells hit within ten feet of our men and I got two wounds from shrapnel, one in the right leg just above the knee and the other in my rear, neither unusually serious, although painful. Am in a hospital and have been operated on. Feeling O.K., and hope to be cut soon.
The war looks very favorable for the Allies, but there are many hard battles to be fought yet, but I hope few.
Words and pictures can’t describe these things. I listen night and day to the stories of the boys here with me from all parts of the fighting line.
Well mother, I will write again soon and you use my old address. I have written you several times since I arrived in France. Can’t understand you not getting my letters. With love to all.
Pvt. Roscoe M Brown
Co. A, 344 Machine Gun Brigade, A.E.F.
NOTES: This letter was written by Roscoe Harry Brown to his mother. He was the son of Wayman and Rebecca Brown. He was born on September 3, 1891 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and died on August 16, 1958 in Dallas, Texas. He grew up in Fayetteville and attended Arkansas University, now the University of Arkansas. He is buried in the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville. His military headstone identifies him as an Arkansas, Pvt Co A 344 Ark BN 90 Div. serving in World War I.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT