TRANSCRIBED FROM THE LITTLE RIVER NEWS MAY 15, 1918 P. 3
Somewhere in France April 15, 1918
Little River News:
I will write you a few lines. I am well and doing fine. I guess you will be surprised to hear from me. I like it over here very well. It is a fine country in some parts of France. We landed here-the 27th of December. We landed safe and I enjoyed my trip fine except I was sea sick for a few days. When we got here in France is was very cold, the snow was 18 inches deep. I did not like it very well for it was very cold some times. But we drilled every day. We use the French guns, 75s. They are 3 inch guns, very fine guns. We have done good work with them. I like it here very well. We have got very good quarters. I am in the wireless now. I like it fine it is a good job. Some days we have an airplane fight overhead. I saw two shot down. The Germans haven’t got any show with us in the air. We have got a good place here, I like it fine so far. We are somewhere near the front. We have got a fine wireless here. We can receive from long distances. We are having some bad weather over here. Some days it rains water and shells and sharpnels. I will close. Give my best regards to my friends.
Yours truly,
Robert Gammill
Hdqts. Co. 15 F. A. 2nd Bn. A. E. F.
NOTES: Robert A Gammill was born on June 1, 1899 and died on October 11, 1965. He is buried in the Ashdown Cemetery in Ashdown, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Cook in the Hq. Co., 15th Field Artillery.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
Somewhere in France April 15, 1918
Little River News:
I will write you a few lines. I am well and doing fine. I guess you will be surprised to hear from me. I like it over here very well. It is a fine country in some parts of France. We landed here-the 27th of December. We landed safe and I enjoyed my trip fine except I was sea sick for a few days. When we got here in France is was very cold, the snow was 18 inches deep. I did not like it very well for it was very cold some times. But we drilled every day. We use the French guns, 75s. They are 3 inch guns, very fine guns. We have done good work with them. I like it here very well. We have got very good quarters. I am in the wireless now. I like it fine it is a good job. Some days we have an airplane fight overhead. I saw two shot down. The Germans haven’t got any show with us in the air. We have got a good place here, I like it fine so far. We are somewhere near the front. We have got a fine wireless here. We can receive from long distances. We are having some bad weather over here. Some days it rains water and shells and sharpnels. I will close. Give my best regards to my friends.
Yours truly,
Robert Gammill
Hdqts. Co. 15 F. A. 2nd Bn. A. E. F.
NOTES: Robert A Gammill was born on June 1, 1899 and died on October 11, 1965. He is buried in the Ashdown Cemetery in Ashdown, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Cook in the Hq. Co., 15th Field Artillery.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON