TRANSCRIBED FROM THE BENTON COURIER FEBRUARY 6, 1919 P. 6
Fraidos, France, Jan. 1, 1919
To The Courier:
As today is a holiday with us I will try and write a few lines to the dear old Courier. I use to always enjoy reading the many letters from the different parts, but now we Saline county boys, when we get the Courier almost fight to see who reads it first. I got one a few days ago and Shorty's letter and the Tattle Branch reporter, Dick Boyd's letter made me feel at home.
Well today is the first day of 1919 and has been the first day we have had for some time. We have seen quite a lot of the country, and had a lot of experience, for six weeks we listened to the roar of cannons and the hum of airoplanes. We say the hills that had been swept clean by heavy artillery, we saw horses lying in piles and the Boch lying scattered around on the field and yet we never experienced the real. Most every night Jerry would visit us and one night he several most too close, they shoot my bunk so I couldn't rest good, we were at Brussels when the armistice was signed on the muse front. We have been here six weeks. Froidos is a little town about 40 miles west of Metz, we haven't seen any large towns, yet hope we get to go to Paris while we will be here, may stay all winter, but we are living in hopes that we will be at home in a few months. will close for this time as this is my first attempt.
Pvt. Henry H. Henson,
Co. B. 114 E. Ngs A.E.F.
NOTES: Henry Homer Henson was born in Iredell, North Carolina on April 12, 1889 and died on April 3, 1956. He is buried in the Pinecrest Memorial Park and Garden Mausoleum in Alexander, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as an Arkansas Private serving in the US Army during World War I. He enlisted on September 19, 1917 and was discharged on May 21, 1919.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
Fraidos, France, Jan. 1, 1919
To The Courier:
As today is a holiday with us I will try and write a few lines to the dear old Courier. I use to always enjoy reading the many letters from the different parts, but now we Saline county boys, when we get the Courier almost fight to see who reads it first. I got one a few days ago and Shorty's letter and the Tattle Branch reporter, Dick Boyd's letter made me feel at home.
Well today is the first day of 1919 and has been the first day we have had for some time. We have seen quite a lot of the country, and had a lot of experience, for six weeks we listened to the roar of cannons and the hum of airoplanes. We say the hills that had been swept clean by heavy artillery, we saw horses lying in piles and the Boch lying scattered around on the field and yet we never experienced the real. Most every night Jerry would visit us and one night he several most too close, they shoot my bunk so I couldn't rest good, we were at Brussels when the armistice was signed on the muse front. We have been here six weeks. Froidos is a little town about 40 miles west of Metz, we haven't seen any large towns, yet hope we get to go to Paris while we will be here, may stay all winter, but we are living in hopes that we will be at home in a few months. will close for this time as this is my first attempt.
Pvt. Henry H. Henson,
Co. B. 114 E. Ngs A.E.F.
NOTES: Henry Homer Henson was born in Iredell, North Carolina on April 12, 1889 and died on April 3, 1956. He is buried in the Pinecrest Memorial Park and Garden Mausoleum in Alexander, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as an Arkansas Private serving in the US Army during World War I. He enlisted on September 19, 1917 and was discharged on May 21, 1919.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD