TRANSCRIBED FROM THE MOUNTAIN ECHO JANUARY 10, 1919 P. 1
Lagney, France,
Dear Folks:
This being a day set apart for all soldiers to write to dad and marked dads letter. In my condition I will just write the bunch at home and mark it so that it will get special service oversea.
How is all the bunch? I am O.K. Have not been on sick list since I got out of the hospital at Camp Dodge altho I felt a bit bad a few days ago but feeling fine now.
Will try to tell you where I am at today, and where I have been.
First stop in France was LaHawse, there two days, then we boarded train, by way of Paris, Las Tames, we landed at Semar, where we stayed about ten days, then we again took train by way of Digon and stopped at Hericawt was there about two weeks and from there to Montreax Chateaux on the Alsoe line and was in a number of Alsac towns. Damamarie, etc. was in that part 30 days also we were in action there, of course you know that is a very quiet sector, altho exciting enough at that. I was in the front line trenches just looking around, my work however was back about four miles. Then we left there for Belfort and Valdoie where we stopped one week, there we boarded train again for Toui, then hiked out to Lagney where we have been since the ninth; was on our way to the Metz sector where we would have soon seen real action if things had not stopped just when they did. A part of our company and division did get to the Metz front however, but did not see much action. Since the 11th. We just cook and eat, waiting for orders to move. We expect them every day. There are lots of rumers as to where we will go from here, every-body hoping it will be back to the States. Too good to be true though. Just any place to get away from this little town for it is the coldest place in France any-way. We are living in hope that we will get a good place to stay until they get ready to take us back to the states.
Though our place is not so bad, we have two little stoves and we take the wagon out in the woods and get wood and take a hand saw to cut it with, anyway we have some kind of a fire most of the time. Then we have the Y.M.C.A. where we can get chocolote, etc. So you see, it is not as bad as it might be at that.
We also have the Salvation Army with us, which is doing a great work over here.
Must quit and get in line for dinner.
Your son,
Homer.
NOTES: The author of this letter is only identified as “Homer”.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
Lagney, France,
Dear Folks:
This being a day set apart for all soldiers to write to dad and marked dads letter. In my condition I will just write the bunch at home and mark it so that it will get special service oversea.
How is all the bunch? I am O.K. Have not been on sick list since I got out of the hospital at Camp Dodge altho I felt a bit bad a few days ago but feeling fine now.
Will try to tell you where I am at today, and where I have been.
First stop in France was LaHawse, there two days, then we boarded train, by way of Paris, Las Tames, we landed at Semar, where we stayed about ten days, then we again took train by way of Digon and stopped at Hericawt was there about two weeks and from there to Montreax Chateaux on the Alsoe line and was in a number of Alsac towns. Damamarie, etc. was in that part 30 days also we were in action there, of course you know that is a very quiet sector, altho exciting enough at that. I was in the front line trenches just looking around, my work however was back about four miles. Then we left there for Belfort and Valdoie where we stopped one week, there we boarded train again for Toui, then hiked out to Lagney where we have been since the ninth; was on our way to the Metz sector where we would have soon seen real action if things had not stopped just when they did. A part of our company and division did get to the Metz front however, but did not see much action. Since the 11th. We just cook and eat, waiting for orders to move. We expect them every day. There are lots of rumers as to where we will go from here, every-body hoping it will be back to the States. Too good to be true though. Just any place to get away from this little town for it is the coldest place in France any-way. We are living in hope that we will get a good place to stay until they get ready to take us back to the states.
Though our place is not so bad, we have two little stoves and we take the wagon out in the woods and get wood and take a hand saw to cut it with, anyway we have some kind of a fire most of the time. Then we have the Y.M.C.A. where we can get chocolote, etc. So you see, it is not as bad as it might be at that.
We also have the Salvation Army with us, which is doing a great work over here.
Must quit and get in line for dinner.
Your son,
Homer.
NOTES: The author of this letter is only identified as “Homer”.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON