TRANSCRIBED FROM THE BRINKLEY ARGUS APRIL 11, 1919 P. 6
March 22nd, 1919
Mrs. Tennie Camp,
Monroe, Ark.
Dear Mother,
I am writing you a line or two. I am well and am off on pass. I am with Obe, I have been with him for two days. I will try to stay with him three days. He received your letter yesterday and he is well but like myself, homesick. He says he doesn’t know when he will get to come home. I will sail in May for the States. I wish Obe could come and go when I go. Don’t worry about us for we are well and alright. I am sorry I can’t stay with him any longer than three days, but we have gotten to see one another at last. Well, mother, Obe is some homesick too, but all the boys like him and try to make him happy. They are all good boys.
We are going to have some pictures made if we can find a place to have them made, don’t know whether we can or not, but hope so.
I don’t know any news, I am writing for Obe and myself. Don’t worry about us for we will be home soon. We don’t want you to worry yourself as you are getting old. Don’t worry for it is all over now. I was in the firing line eleven days I will have a great story of this war. I never got a scratch, but I was lucky to even come out. We went in the line with 2,700 men and came out with about 1,000, if that isn’t some killed and wounded, I don’t want to know any. Tho’ I was sure glad I came through alright. I would not sell my experience but would never go in any more unless I really had to. I have eaten horse meat. The Germans eat horse meat all the time, so I just ate a few bites to see how it was. Uncle Sam never gave it to his boys.
I will close as we want to go walk around, so bye
With lots of love, from
Your boys,
Obe and Pleas Duke
NOTES: This letter was written by Pleasant W. Duke for himself and his brother Obe. Obe Duke was born on July 22, 1893 in Moro, Arkansas and died on July 16, 1959. He is buried in the Memphis National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. His military headstone identifies him as a Arkansas PFC TC serving in World War I.
Pleasant W. Duke. He was born on December 1, 1996 in Moro, Arkansas and died on December 12, 1982 in Wichita, Kansas. He is buried in the Sunset Memorial Park in Walnut Corner, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Pvt. serving in the US Army Rainbow Division in World War I. He enlisted on August 5, 1918 and was discharged on June 10, 1919. He departed on October 4, 1918 from Montreal, Canada onboard the Demosthenes. He was listed as a Pvt. Co. D 150th Infantry. He departed Bassens, France on May 11, 1919 onboard the Montpelier. He arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 22, 1919. He was listed as a Arkansas Pvt. serving in Co. A 312th Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY JACQUE HOWARD
March 22nd, 1919
Mrs. Tennie Camp,
Monroe, Ark.
Dear Mother,
I am writing you a line or two. I am well and am off on pass. I am with Obe, I have been with him for two days. I will try to stay with him three days. He received your letter yesterday and he is well but like myself, homesick. He says he doesn’t know when he will get to come home. I will sail in May for the States. I wish Obe could come and go when I go. Don’t worry about us for we are well and alright. I am sorry I can’t stay with him any longer than three days, but we have gotten to see one another at last. Well, mother, Obe is some homesick too, but all the boys like him and try to make him happy. They are all good boys.
We are going to have some pictures made if we can find a place to have them made, don’t know whether we can or not, but hope so.
I don’t know any news, I am writing for Obe and myself. Don’t worry about us for we will be home soon. We don’t want you to worry yourself as you are getting old. Don’t worry for it is all over now. I was in the firing line eleven days I will have a great story of this war. I never got a scratch, but I was lucky to even come out. We went in the line with 2,700 men and came out with about 1,000, if that isn’t some killed and wounded, I don’t want to know any. Tho’ I was sure glad I came through alright. I would not sell my experience but would never go in any more unless I really had to. I have eaten horse meat. The Germans eat horse meat all the time, so I just ate a few bites to see how it was. Uncle Sam never gave it to his boys.
I will close as we want to go walk around, so bye
With lots of love, from
Your boys,
Obe and Pleas Duke
NOTES: This letter was written by Pleasant W. Duke for himself and his brother Obe. Obe Duke was born on July 22, 1893 in Moro, Arkansas and died on July 16, 1959. He is buried in the Memphis National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. His military headstone identifies him as a Arkansas PFC TC serving in World War I.
Pleasant W. Duke. He was born on December 1, 1996 in Moro, Arkansas and died on December 12, 1982 in Wichita, Kansas. He is buried in the Sunset Memorial Park in Walnut Corner, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Pvt. serving in the US Army Rainbow Division in World War I. He enlisted on August 5, 1918 and was discharged on June 10, 1919. He departed on October 4, 1918 from Montreal, Canada onboard the Demosthenes. He was listed as a Pvt. Co. D 150th Infantry. He departed Bassens, France on May 11, 1919 onboard the Montpelier. He arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 22, 1919. He was listed as a Arkansas Pvt. serving in Co. A 312th Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY JACQUE HOWARD