TRANSCRIBED FROM THE BAXTER BULLETIN MAY 10, 1918 P. 1
Somewhere in France,
March 15, 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnn and family:
I will take the pleasure in answering your most welcome letter.
I am all ok at this writing and hope when this reaches you it will find you all the same.
Well sis I guess you are making garden by now and Sam is fixing to plant his crop. I would love to be on the farm now. It has been so long I have almost forgotten all I knew.
The last letter I wrote you I was on the front but I am back at the rest camp now. I was at the front 10 days and I sure saw some exciting times while I was there. I have already learned what war is. I handled some men that were wounded very badly. I helped bury the first American soldier that was killed in actual service in the 42nd Division.
Well, sis I wish you would give my address to some of those pretty girls that you said was waiting for we boys to come back. I would like to hear from some of them for it passes away so much time to get a letter.
Well I will close, hoping to hear from you soon.
From your true brother,
Paul Johnson
Ambles Co., 167,
117 Sanitary Train
42 Division
American Expiditionary Forces
Via N.Y.
NOTES: This letter was written by Paul Johnson to his sister Mrs. Sam Arnn. Johnson was a former Baxter County resident living near the community of Buford.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
Somewhere in France,
March 15, 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnn and family:
I will take the pleasure in answering your most welcome letter.
I am all ok at this writing and hope when this reaches you it will find you all the same.
Well sis I guess you are making garden by now and Sam is fixing to plant his crop. I would love to be on the farm now. It has been so long I have almost forgotten all I knew.
The last letter I wrote you I was on the front but I am back at the rest camp now. I was at the front 10 days and I sure saw some exciting times while I was there. I have already learned what war is. I handled some men that were wounded very badly. I helped bury the first American soldier that was killed in actual service in the 42nd Division.
Well, sis I wish you would give my address to some of those pretty girls that you said was waiting for we boys to come back. I would like to hear from some of them for it passes away so much time to get a letter.
Well I will close, hoping to hear from you soon.
From your true brother,
Paul Johnson
Ambles Co., 167,
117 Sanitary Train
42 Division
American Expiditionary Forces
Via N.Y.
NOTES: This letter was written by Paul Johnson to his sister Mrs. Sam Arnn. Johnson was a former Baxter County resident living near the community of Buford.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON