TRANSCRIBED FROM THE DREW COUNTY ADVANCE JANUARY 7, 1919 P. 7
From France, Dec. 1, 1918
Miss Hattie McCann,
Dear Sister:
How are you all today? I am just fine myself. I don't have anything to do now, only eat just a little bit and sleep all I want to. The nights are so long I can't sleep them through, so you know they are some long, but it just suits me. Listen, Hattie, they all believe that we will be back in the States by Christmas. I doubt it myself, but there are three divisions to go home in a few days and I am in one of them. I am with the 30th division. I know you have been reading about what the 30th Division did. They hold the record for being the best that is over here. I was assigned to them 6 weeks ago as they came out of the trenches for a rest, and the war was over before we had to go back and I sure was glad when I heard they had signed the armistice, for we were expecting to go back to the front any day. I got in about 35 miles of the lines one time. I could hear the guns and that was plenty for me. I didn't stay that close very long. I was at Rozel then in a replacement camp. I have been over a good deal of France since I have been over here. I landed at Brest and stayed there a few days and moved to Tazel; stayed there a few days; moved to a place called E.U. and stayed a few days; moved to Rozell; stayed a few days and moved to a barn; stayed there until 6 weeks ago, and moved to Helly and stayed until a week ago and moved over here. I am at Courcemont but I don't think we will be here but a few days until we take a start for the States. Well, Hattie, I will close for it is about time for me to line up for dinner, so I guess I had better close. As ever, your loving Bud,
CARROLL
NOTES: This letter was written by Judson Carroll McCann who was born on October 12, 1893 in Bearden, Arkansas and died on May 5, 1980. He is buried in the Lacey Cemetery in Monticello, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Private serving in the US Army in World War 1. He enlisted on July 24, 1918 and was discharged on April 14, 1919. He returned to the US, departing St. Nazaire, France on March 16, 1919 onboard the Pocahontas. He was serving as a Private in the Camp Pike Detachment, 117th Infantry, 30th Division.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
From France, Dec. 1, 1918
Miss Hattie McCann,
Dear Sister:
How are you all today? I am just fine myself. I don't have anything to do now, only eat just a little bit and sleep all I want to. The nights are so long I can't sleep them through, so you know they are some long, but it just suits me. Listen, Hattie, they all believe that we will be back in the States by Christmas. I doubt it myself, but there are three divisions to go home in a few days and I am in one of them. I am with the 30th division. I know you have been reading about what the 30th Division did. They hold the record for being the best that is over here. I was assigned to them 6 weeks ago as they came out of the trenches for a rest, and the war was over before we had to go back and I sure was glad when I heard they had signed the armistice, for we were expecting to go back to the front any day. I got in about 35 miles of the lines one time. I could hear the guns and that was plenty for me. I didn't stay that close very long. I was at Rozel then in a replacement camp. I have been over a good deal of France since I have been over here. I landed at Brest and stayed there a few days and moved to Tazel; stayed there a few days; moved to a place called E.U. and stayed a few days; moved to Rozell; stayed a few days and moved to a barn; stayed there until 6 weeks ago, and moved to Helly and stayed until a week ago and moved over here. I am at Courcemont but I don't think we will be here but a few days until we take a start for the States. Well, Hattie, I will close for it is about time for me to line up for dinner, so I guess I had better close. As ever, your loving Bud,
CARROLL
NOTES: This letter was written by Judson Carroll McCann who was born on October 12, 1893 in Bearden, Arkansas and died on May 5, 1980. He is buried in the Lacey Cemetery in Monticello, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Private serving in the US Army in World War 1. He enlisted on July 24, 1918 and was discharged on April 14, 1919. He returned to the US, departing St. Nazaire, France on March 16, 1919 onboard the Pocahontas. He was serving as a Private in the Camp Pike Detachment, 117th Infantry, 30th Division.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD