TRANSCRIBED FROM THE NEWPORT DAILY INDEPENDENT SEPTEMBER 27, 1918 P. 6
Somewhere in France, Aug. 26, ’18.
Dear Mother:
We are safely secured in France. I am feeling fine andn am glad to get to halt for awhile. Some trip! Mother; I know you are glad to have a boy to help do our part in this great struggle. But mother, if you could see these poor poeple over here you would be sorry that you have had only one boy to give our Uncle Sam.
All the little boys that can shoulder a gun are in the line with a trench uniform on, helping to fight for a great cause. The poor women and girls are doing railroad work such as flagmen do and section hands, and all other kinds of hard work that men heretofore had done. They live hard and don’t have much to eat. They all treat us like kings.
Mamma write me ofter for it takes so long for our mail to get here. Give my regards to Mr. and Mrs. Williams and tell them to hug and kiss Vermelle for me.
Your son,
(Address)
Sgt. James W. Long,
M.G. Co., 154th Inf.,
American Exp. Forces,
France---Via New York.
NOTES: James W. Long was born in Batesville, Arkansas on July 17, 1892. He departed Marseille, France on June 12, 1919 onboard the Taormia. He arrived in New York, NY on June 27, 1919. He was listed as a Sgt. serving in Cl QMC Aignan Special Casual Co. 5448.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
Somewhere in France, Aug. 26, ’18.
Dear Mother:
We are safely secured in France. I am feeling fine andn am glad to get to halt for awhile. Some trip! Mother; I know you are glad to have a boy to help do our part in this great struggle. But mother, if you could see these poor poeple over here you would be sorry that you have had only one boy to give our Uncle Sam.
All the little boys that can shoulder a gun are in the line with a trench uniform on, helping to fight for a great cause. The poor women and girls are doing railroad work such as flagmen do and section hands, and all other kinds of hard work that men heretofore had done. They live hard and don’t have much to eat. They all treat us like kings.
Mamma write me ofter for it takes so long for our mail to get here. Give my regards to Mr. and Mrs. Williams and tell them to hug and kiss Vermelle for me.
Your son,
(Address)
Sgt. James W. Long,
M.G. Co., 154th Inf.,
American Exp. Forces,
France---Via New York.
NOTES: James W. Long was born in Batesville, Arkansas on July 17, 1892. He departed Marseille, France on June 12, 1919 onboard the Taormia. He arrived in New York, NY on June 27, 1919. He was listed as a Sgt. serving in Cl QMC Aignan Special Casual Co. 5448.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON