TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SOCTT COUNTY ADVANCE REPORTER MARCH 27, 1919 P. 5
Diet Darf Germany
Dec. 31 1918
Mrs. Josie Gist
Dear mother:
I will drop you a few lines to night, this leaves me well, hope you all the same. I have been drilling a little today, about all we do is guard a little, what time it is’nt raining here it is snowing, you hardly ever see the sun but it is’nt. very cold wether. We stay in houses with the Germans they are real friendly with us and treat us all right.
The people here all live in towns, no one lives ou by their selves, The towns here sure don’t look lik the town in the states, the towns in the states look so much nicer, they have’nt got anything in the stores hardly but afew toys.
This sure is a different country to what the states are, it is a hundred year’s behind U.S and the people too.
I sure would hate too live here they don’t raise anything but a little wheat, rye and truck patches. I will close for this time.
Jessie Gist
NOTES: Jesse (not Jessie) Gist was born in Nella, Arkansas on April 19, 1892 and died on November 15, 1954. He is buried in the Shiloh Cemetery in Nella, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Private serving in Co. K, 153rd Infantry, 39th Division during World War 1. He enlisted on September 18, 1917 and was discharged on May 21, 1919. He departed from Brest, France on April 27, 1919 onboard the George Washington. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on May 5, 1919. He was serving as a Pvt. in Co. F, 128th Infantry, 39th Divison.
TRANSCRIBE BY JACQUE HOWARD
Diet Darf Germany
Dec. 31 1918
Mrs. Josie Gist
Dear mother:
I will drop you a few lines to night, this leaves me well, hope you all the same. I have been drilling a little today, about all we do is guard a little, what time it is’nt raining here it is snowing, you hardly ever see the sun but it is’nt. very cold wether. We stay in houses with the Germans they are real friendly with us and treat us all right.
The people here all live in towns, no one lives ou by their selves, The towns here sure don’t look lik the town in the states, the towns in the states look so much nicer, they have’nt got anything in the stores hardly but afew toys.
This sure is a different country to what the states are, it is a hundred year’s behind U.S and the people too.
I sure would hate too live here they don’t raise anything but a little wheat, rye and truck patches. I will close for this time.
Jessie Gist
NOTES: Jesse (not Jessie) Gist was born in Nella, Arkansas on April 19, 1892 and died on November 15, 1954. He is buried in the Shiloh Cemetery in Nella, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Private serving in Co. K, 153rd Infantry, 39th Division during World War 1. He enlisted on September 18, 1917 and was discharged on May 21, 1919. He departed from Brest, France on April 27, 1919 onboard the George Washington. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on May 5, 1919. He was serving as a Pvt. in Co. F, 128th Infantry, 39th Divison.
TRANSCRIBE BY JACQUE HOWARD