TRANSCRIBED FROM THE VAN BUREN COUNTY DEMOCRAT JULY 19, 1918 P. 1
Somewhere in France, June 20th.
Mrs. D.R. FITZGERALD
Bee Branch, Ark.
Dear Mother:
Just a few lines to let you know that I arrived all o.k., none the worse for wear from the trip other than being a little weary from the voyage. We were on the sea twenty days and sight of land looked good to us if it was far from home. We have a nice place here, located out from a village in what would be ------ Camp in France. This is a beautiful country, the land is good and crops fine. We have a good “Y” close by where we go to write our letters and everything else a soldier needs. We were not bothered with the U boats on the way across. When about two days out from ‘censored’ I think a submarine would have been glad to get away if so lucky.
The people here and their ways seem quite strange to us, but they are nice and treat us as though we were of their own nation. Well, I will close by sending love to all. My address is Camp Beauregard June Automatic Replacement Draft. Inft. Co. F. A.E.F. via New York.
TIM L. FITZGERALD
NOTES: Tim Leon Fitzjerrell (NEWSPAPER MISPELLED HIS NAME) was born on April 2, 1895 in Little River, Texas and died on May 14, 1964 in Conway, Arkansas. He is buried in the Crestlawn Memorial Park in Conway. He departed Hoboken, NJ on June 7, 1918 onboard the Manchuria. He was listed as a Pvt. serving in 154th Infantry Co. 4 Camp Beauregard June Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry. He departed Brest, France onboard the El Sol on August 14, 1919 and arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. on August 25, 1919. He was listed as a Pvt. serving in Co. I 7th Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
Somewhere in France, June 20th.
Mrs. D.R. FITZGERALD
Bee Branch, Ark.
Dear Mother:
Just a few lines to let you know that I arrived all o.k., none the worse for wear from the trip other than being a little weary from the voyage. We were on the sea twenty days and sight of land looked good to us if it was far from home. We have a nice place here, located out from a village in what would be ------ Camp in France. This is a beautiful country, the land is good and crops fine. We have a good “Y” close by where we go to write our letters and everything else a soldier needs. We were not bothered with the U boats on the way across. When about two days out from ‘censored’ I think a submarine would have been glad to get away if so lucky.
The people here and their ways seem quite strange to us, but they are nice and treat us as though we were of their own nation. Well, I will close by sending love to all. My address is Camp Beauregard June Automatic Replacement Draft. Inft. Co. F. A.E.F. via New York.
TIM L. FITZGERALD
NOTES: Tim Leon Fitzjerrell (NEWSPAPER MISPELLED HIS NAME) was born on April 2, 1895 in Little River, Texas and died on May 14, 1964 in Conway, Arkansas. He is buried in the Crestlawn Memorial Park in Conway. He departed Hoboken, NJ on June 7, 1918 onboard the Manchuria. He was listed as a Pvt. serving in 154th Infantry Co. 4 Camp Beauregard June Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry. He departed Brest, France onboard the El Sol on August 14, 1919 and arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. on August 25, 1919. He was listed as a Pvt. serving in Co. I 7th Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD