TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPECTATOR SEPTEMBER 3, 1918 P. 1
Dear mother and father,
I will write you all to let you know I am still a live and getting along fine at the present time. I guess you will be surprised to get a letter from me now I have been on the front and am now back in the camps and as I have got rid of the cooties and got away from those big shells believe me old Fritz sure did send some big shells over. And believe we are like moles it don’t take us long to dig in, we are sure giving old kaiser H. now I have written enough about the war now. I can’t write much as my letter might be censored. I guess you know enough about it anyway. Have you heard any thing from my Liberty? Bonds I have them paid out. Let me hear from you as soon as you can. I will close by sending my love to all of you. Give my, best regards to all the folks at home.
Your son,
Riley Edgin.
NOTES: Riley Edgin was born on December 16, 1894 in Altus, Arkansas and died on December 16, 1946 in Mountain View, California. He is buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. His military headstone identifies him as a Cpl. serving in he US Army during World War I. he departed Hoboken, NJ on June 7, 1918 onboard the Manchuria. Hew was serving as a Private in 153rd Infantry Co. 5 Camp Beauregard June Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry. He departed Brest, France on September 1, 1919 onboard the Leviathan. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on September 9, 1919. He was serving as a Private in Co L 7th Infantry Co C Composite Regiment 3rd Army.
TRANSCRIBED BY JACQUE HOWARD
Dear mother and father,
I will write you all to let you know I am still a live and getting along fine at the present time. I guess you will be surprised to get a letter from me now I have been on the front and am now back in the camps and as I have got rid of the cooties and got away from those big shells believe me old Fritz sure did send some big shells over. And believe we are like moles it don’t take us long to dig in, we are sure giving old kaiser H. now I have written enough about the war now. I can’t write much as my letter might be censored. I guess you know enough about it anyway. Have you heard any thing from my Liberty? Bonds I have them paid out. Let me hear from you as soon as you can. I will close by sending my love to all of you. Give my, best regards to all the folks at home.
Your son,
Riley Edgin.
NOTES: Riley Edgin was born on December 16, 1894 in Altus, Arkansas and died on December 16, 1946 in Mountain View, California. He is buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. His military headstone identifies him as a Cpl. serving in he US Army during World War I. he departed Hoboken, NJ on June 7, 1918 onboard the Manchuria. Hew was serving as a Private in 153rd Infantry Co. 5 Camp Beauregard June Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry. He departed Brest, France on September 1, 1919 onboard the Leviathan. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on September 9, 1919. He was serving as a Private in Co L 7th Infantry Co C Composite Regiment 3rd Army.
TRANSCRIBED BY JACQUE HOWARD