TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPECTATOR SEPTEMBER 6, 1918 P. 1
A. and M. College, Miss.,
As today has been a day of leisure with us I will briefly outline our work and situation here.
As most of you already know we are located at one of best Agricultural College of the south. Have about six hundred boys in training at present.
They are divided into several different branches viz: Radio, Auto Mechanics, Black Smith, Bench Wood Workers, Carpenters, and Truck Drivers. We report for class six hours each day and drill four. While the majority of men at this place are from Arkansas, Franklin County could only send three: Earl Russell, Curtis Hill and myself. I'm glad that I can truthfully say, I've never regretted offering myself as a candidate for this place.
We'll receive instructions for about two months from date of entrance then we will be assigned to some division of the regular army.
Our food is good as you will know, when I tell you I've gained fifteen pounds the short while I've been here. We sleep in the barracks and for a soldier I consider it an excellent place.
The Y.M.C.A. does a wonderful work for the boys here as well as elsewhere and I'm sure its name (Y.M.C.A.) will ring forever in the ears of a soldier.
I must say a little about the base ball game that was played here yesterday as the A. and M. team was composed mostly of Arkansas Huskies. The opposing team, Payne Field Aviators from West Point, were a real bunch of athletes several of them coming direct from the league into training. A real baseball game was played. Curtis Hill pitched for the home team and let the aviators have only two hits, winning the game seven to five.
He (Curtis Hill) is a real base ball hero here now a collection was made up for him after the game which amounted to $21.07
Arrie Dickerson
NOTES: Arrie Thelbert Dickerson was born on December 31, 1892 in Oark, Arkansas in Johnson County and died on June 28, 1966. He is buried in the Highland Cemetery in Ozark, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Cpl. serving in the 162nd Depot Brigade in World War I. He enlisted on July 14, 1918 and was discharged on December 19, 1918. At the time of his discharge he was listed as a Cpl. serving in Demobilization Detachment 162nd Depot Brigade Battery E 36th Artillery. He was writing from present day University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
A. and M. College, Miss.,
As today has been a day of leisure with us I will briefly outline our work and situation here.
As most of you already know we are located at one of best Agricultural College of the south. Have about six hundred boys in training at present.
They are divided into several different branches viz: Radio, Auto Mechanics, Black Smith, Bench Wood Workers, Carpenters, and Truck Drivers. We report for class six hours each day and drill four. While the majority of men at this place are from Arkansas, Franklin County could only send three: Earl Russell, Curtis Hill and myself. I'm glad that I can truthfully say, I've never regretted offering myself as a candidate for this place.
We'll receive instructions for about two months from date of entrance then we will be assigned to some division of the regular army.
Our food is good as you will know, when I tell you I've gained fifteen pounds the short while I've been here. We sleep in the barracks and for a soldier I consider it an excellent place.
The Y.M.C.A. does a wonderful work for the boys here as well as elsewhere and I'm sure its name (Y.M.C.A.) will ring forever in the ears of a soldier.
I must say a little about the base ball game that was played here yesterday as the A. and M. team was composed mostly of Arkansas Huskies. The opposing team, Payne Field Aviators from West Point, were a real bunch of athletes several of them coming direct from the league into training. A real baseball game was played. Curtis Hill pitched for the home team and let the aviators have only two hits, winning the game seven to five.
He (Curtis Hill) is a real base ball hero here now a collection was made up for him after the game which amounted to $21.07
Arrie Dickerson
NOTES: Arrie Thelbert Dickerson was born on December 31, 1892 in Oark, Arkansas in Johnson County and died on June 28, 1966. He is buried in the Highland Cemetery in Ozark, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Cpl. serving in the 162nd Depot Brigade in World War I. He enlisted on July 14, 1918 and was discharged on December 19, 1918. At the time of his discharge he was listed as a Cpl. serving in Demobilization Detachment 162nd Depot Brigade Battery E 36th Artillery. He was writing from present day University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD