TRANSCRIBED FROM THE BENTON COURIER MAY 1, 1919 P. 12
Camp Upton, April 24, 1919
Dearest Sister:
Will answer your kind and most welcome letter that came to hand some time ago. I am sure glad to learn that you and Jim were well. This leaves me well and happy. I arrived in New York April 20 (Easter Sunday) and sure was glad to know I was back in God’s country. I would like to be at home, but I had rather be here than over in France. I hope this will find you and Jim well and all the rest well.
Sister, I lost your letter and do not know how much I can think of. We were on the water twelve days and a man is liable to forget he is living at times. The water was pretty rough and a lot of the boys were sick and we were all glad to see home land once more. We came out here on Sunday evening and we went in barracks and had a good night’s sleep. In the morning we came out and I saw the sun we had to study for awhile to see where we were. One of the boys mentioned the fact that it was not raining and another informed him of the fact that we were in God’s country and that it did not rain here all the time. Well I hope this will find you well and all well and doing well. So I will close and say goodbye to all. Tell all hello for me.
Carl Burress
Co. C. 367 M. J. Bn.
NOTES: His name is actually spelled Burruss. Carl Toby Burruss was born in Saline County Arkansas on February 14, 1893 and died on December 20, 1969. He is buried in the Smith-Rosemont Cemetery in Benton, Arkansas. He enlisted on May 27, 1918 and was discharged on May 9, 1919. He departed from Hoboken, NJ on September 15, 1918 onboard the Pocahontas. He was serving as a Pvt. in the Camp Pike Automatic Replacement Draft Co. No. 21 Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
Camp Upton, April 24, 1919
Dearest Sister:
Will answer your kind and most welcome letter that came to hand some time ago. I am sure glad to learn that you and Jim were well. This leaves me well and happy. I arrived in New York April 20 (Easter Sunday) and sure was glad to know I was back in God’s country. I would like to be at home, but I had rather be here than over in France. I hope this will find you and Jim well and all the rest well.
Sister, I lost your letter and do not know how much I can think of. We were on the water twelve days and a man is liable to forget he is living at times. The water was pretty rough and a lot of the boys were sick and we were all glad to see home land once more. We came out here on Sunday evening and we went in barracks and had a good night’s sleep. In the morning we came out and I saw the sun we had to study for awhile to see where we were. One of the boys mentioned the fact that it was not raining and another informed him of the fact that we were in God’s country and that it did not rain here all the time. Well I hope this will find you well and all well and doing well. So I will close and say goodbye to all. Tell all hello for me.
Carl Burress
Co. C. 367 M. J. Bn.
NOTES: His name is actually spelled Burruss. Carl Toby Burruss was born in Saline County Arkansas on February 14, 1893 and died on December 20, 1969. He is buried in the Smith-Rosemont Cemetery in Benton, Arkansas. He enlisted on May 27, 1918 and was discharged on May 9, 1919. He departed from Hoboken, NJ on September 15, 1918 onboard the Pocahontas. He was serving as a Pvt. in the Camp Pike Automatic Replacement Draft Co. No. 21 Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD