TRANSCRIBED FROM THE WHITE RIVER JOURNAL MARCH 6, 1919 P. 1
A.E.F. Jan. 20, 1919
Dear Father and Family:
I will seat myself to write you a few lines to let you all know that I am well and am still on the Rhine doing police duty.
Well Papie, I don’t know when we are coming home, but I guess it will not be very long, but don’t look for the old soldier until you see him coming. If there was a foot log across the pond I would walk over there tonight. I would do anything to get away from these dutchmans. I don’t like them a bit. You just ought to see how they live; their bread is black as tar and they don’t get much at that. They eat horse meat; they have a little beef a long for a change.
Well Papie, I got paid off the other day; I got 8 months pay. I may send it home soon if we don’t come ourselves. We may start across next month, if we don’t I will send it home. Have you heard from my bonds yet. I guess you have got them by now; they were paid out in July. They were fifty dollars each, I had two of them. If you have got them you can use the money; if you need it don’t be afraid to use it for I have got all the money I need over here and more than I need. If we don’t start home I will send some more soon.
Well Papa. This is a pretty place over here. This trip has been worth money to me, but I wouldn’t give a cent for any more of it. I am thankful that I have lived through this war, for it has been a tuff one. I guess you read about the Chatigny drive, I was in it and bless me it was a drive; I was shell shocked and went to the hospital, but it is all over now and I ain’t a bit sorry of it. Well papie, I can’t think of much to write so I will close, so answer soon.
Your son,
Joe Bullock
3rd Army Corps, M.P.A.E.F.
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TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
A.E.F. Jan. 20, 1919
Dear Father and Family:
I will seat myself to write you a few lines to let you all know that I am well and am still on the Rhine doing police duty.
Well Papie, I don’t know when we are coming home, but I guess it will not be very long, but don’t look for the old soldier until you see him coming. If there was a foot log across the pond I would walk over there tonight. I would do anything to get away from these dutchmans. I don’t like them a bit. You just ought to see how they live; their bread is black as tar and they don’t get much at that. They eat horse meat; they have a little beef a long for a change.
Well Papie, I got paid off the other day; I got 8 months pay. I may send it home soon if we don’t come ourselves. We may start across next month, if we don’t I will send it home. Have you heard from my bonds yet. I guess you have got them by now; they were paid out in July. They were fifty dollars each, I had two of them. If you have got them you can use the money; if you need it don’t be afraid to use it for I have got all the money I need over here and more than I need. If we don’t start home I will send some more soon.
Well Papa. This is a pretty place over here. This trip has been worth money to me, but I wouldn’t give a cent for any more of it. I am thankful that I have lived through this war, for it has been a tuff one. I guess you read about the Chatigny drive, I was in it and bless me it was a drive; I was shell shocked and went to the hospital, but it is all over now and I ain’t a bit sorry of it. Well papie, I can’t think of much to write so I will close, so answer soon.
Your son,
Joe Bullock
3rd Army Corps, M.P.A.E.F.
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD