TRANSCRIBED FROM THE DAILY ARKANSAS GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 18, 1918 P. 3
We went over the top yesterday at 4:45 a.m. We surprised Fritz, caught them napping and eating breakfast. We made a big drive, captured thousands of prisoners, not mentioning the ones killed, also captured several towns. I tell you we sure made them fly. I was in the first wave that went over and of course was in the thickest of the fire. I was with the boys until 2:15, when a big shell got me, though I consider myself lucky to be living. Men fell by my right and left all day and three different times I was almost hit by big shells. I am not badly wounded, was hit in the hand and back hurt. A trainload of us got to the hospital this morning at 10 o’clock. I have a fine pistol that I took off my first Dutchman, a lieutenant. Will write you more about it later. Haven’t had much sleep in the last three nights.
NOTES: Will Henderson was the son Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Henderson. The letter was reprinted from the Searcy, Arkansas newspaper.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
We went over the top yesterday at 4:45 a.m. We surprised Fritz, caught them napping and eating breakfast. We made a big drive, captured thousands of prisoners, not mentioning the ones killed, also captured several towns. I tell you we sure made them fly. I was in the first wave that went over and of course was in the thickest of the fire. I was with the boys until 2:15, when a big shell got me, though I consider myself lucky to be living. Men fell by my right and left all day and three different times I was almost hit by big shells. I am not badly wounded, was hit in the hand and back hurt. A trainload of us got to the hospital this morning at 10 o’clock. I have a fine pistol that I took off my first Dutchman, a lieutenant. Will write you more about it later. Haven’t had much sleep in the last three nights.
NOTES: Will Henderson was the son Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Henderson. The letter was reprinted from the Searcy, Arkansas newspaper.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT