TRANSCRIBED FROM THE BRINKLEY ARGUS AUGUST 23, 1918 P. 1
Camp Jackson, S.C. Aug. 17-18.
Dear papa:
I will take pleasure in writing you a few lines to let you know I am well and hope you are the same.
I am going to Truck Drivers School, have been going for a week, learning to drive one of the big army trucks. They have got me marked down as a truck driver--some job. I go to work now, since I went to driving a truck, at 9 a.m. and off at 4:30 p.m., have two hours off for dinner. I have just finished breakfast.
There were three train loads of soldiers left here yesterday for the east somewhere, I guess they were going over. They don't tell you when you leave here where you are going. I guess we will leave some time this month. I don't think there is any chance of me getting a furlough. They say they are not going to give any furloughs at this camp. Before I go "over" I will have a good picture taken and send you.
There is a train of new recruits come into this camp almost every day and a train of trained men leave here about twice a week. They are building over 800 new barracks here, going to make this camp one hundred thousand men. There are about sixty-five thousand of us here now, all Artillery men. We have the Caterpillar Tractor to pull the big gun. The truck drivers also run them. I was on one for a couple of hours yesterday, 125 horse power machine.
Well, dad, I will close for this time, hoping this few lines finds you well and feeling fine. I will try my best to see you before I go over-sea. Good-bye
From your son,
Pivt. W. T. Garraughty,
118 F.A. Bat. B.,
Camp Jackson, S.C.
NOTES: William Thomas Garraughty was born on June 22, 1890 or 91 in Brinkley, Arkansas and died on November 29, 1949. He enlisted on May 27, 1918 and was discharged on January 13, 1919. He departed from Brest, France on December 9, 1918 onboard the Martha Washington. He was serving as a Private in the 118th F.A.
TRANSCRIBED BY JULIETTE BRASHEARS
Camp Jackson, S.C. Aug. 17-18.
Dear papa:
I will take pleasure in writing you a few lines to let you know I am well and hope you are the same.
I am going to Truck Drivers School, have been going for a week, learning to drive one of the big army trucks. They have got me marked down as a truck driver--some job. I go to work now, since I went to driving a truck, at 9 a.m. and off at 4:30 p.m., have two hours off for dinner. I have just finished breakfast.
There were three train loads of soldiers left here yesterday for the east somewhere, I guess they were going over. They don't tell you when you leave here where you are going. I guess we will leave some time this month. I don't think there is any chance of me getting a furlough. They say they are not going to give any furloughs at this camp. Before I go "over" I will have a good picture taken and send you.
There is a train of new recruits come into this camp almost every day and a train of trained men leave here about twice a week. They are building over 800 new barracks here, going to make this camp one hundred thousand men. There are about sixty-five thousand of us here now, all Artillery men. We have the Caterpillar Tractor to pull the big gun. The truck drivers also run them. I was on one for a couple of hours yesterday, 125 horse power machine.
Well, dad, I will close for this time, hoping this few lines finds you well and feeling fine. I will try my best to see you before I go over-sea. Good-bye
From your son,
Pivt. W. T. Garraughty,
118 F.A. Bat. B.,
Camp Jackson, S.C.
NOTES: William Thomas Garraughty was born on June 22, 1890 or 91 in Brinkley, Arkansas and died on November 29, 1949. He enlisted on May 27, 1918 and was discharged on January 13, 1919. He departed from Brest, France on December 9, 1918 onboard the Martha Washington. He was serving as a Private in the 118th F.A.
TRANSCRIBED BY JULIETTE BRASHEARS