TRANSCRIBED FROM THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY DEMOCRAT OCTOBER 4, 1918 P. 5
Camp Kearny, Calif.
Mr. J. A. Thomas
Dear Friend:
I know you will be surprised to hear from us but we thought that we would write a short letter to let you know that we are just fine and hope the folks back home are doing likewise.
We have left Arizona and are now in California. This is some place. We are 18 miles from the Pacific coast and is not as disagreeable as Douglas was.
Mr. Thomas I wish you would forward my paper to this new address for when I receive the paper it is like receiving a letter from home. We are both in the same branch of service and we like it as we think we will meet the Huns before long. We may not get to meet any of you all before we go over, but we will see you when the big battle is ____ ___when the boys come march-
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like to see old Stamps once more, tho we think it will be some time before we see that dear old place.
We are in a nice place and do not get lonesome, we can pass our spare time very easily as there is a Y. M. C. A. just across the road from our Battries and that is where we pass most of our time when we are not drilling.
Our Troop commander said we would be ready to meet the Huns in two months and that was good news to us for we are anxious to go across.
We must close now with best wishes to all.
Charlie Burris and Harold Davis
NOTES: Harold Hamilton Davis of Stamps, Arkansas was born on July 21, 1894 and died August 26, 1963. He is buried in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana. His military headstone identifies him as a Louisiana Private in 16 CO., 162 DEPOT BRIG, WORLD WAR I. He was writing to the editor of the paper with fellow soldier Charlie Burris who also has letters posted on this site.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
Camp Kearny, Calif.
Mr. J. A. Thomas
Dear Friend:
I know you will be surprised to hear from us but we thought that we would write a short letter to let you know that we are just fine and hope the folks back home are doing likewise.
We have left Arizona and are now in California. This is some place. We are 18 miles from the Pacific coast and is not as disagreeable as Douglas was.
Mr. Thomas I wish you would forward my paper to this new address for when I receive the paper it is like receiving a letter from home. We are both in the same branch of service and we like it as we think we will meet the Huns before long. We may not get to meet any of you all before we go over, but we will see you when the big battle is ____ ___when the boys come march-
PAPER TORN
APPROXIMATELY FIVE LINES MISSING
like to see old Stamps once more, tho we think it will be some time before we see that dear old place.
We are in a nice place and do not get lonesome, we can pass our spare time very easily as there is a Y. M. C. A. just across the road from our Battries and that is where we pass most of our time when we are not drilling.
Our Troop commander said we would be ready to meet the Huns in two months and that was good news to us for we are anxious to go across.
We must close now with best wishes to all.
Charlie Burris and Harold Davis
NOTES: Harold Hamilton Davis of Stamps, Arkansas was born on July 21, 1894 and died August 26, 1963. He is buried in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana. His military headstone identifies him as a Louisiana Private in 16 CO., 162 DEPOT BRIG, WORLD WAR I. He was writing to the editor of the paper with fellow soldier Charlie Burris who also has letters posted on this site.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT