TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPRINGDALE NEWS NOVEMBER 22, 1918 P. 3
France
October 8, 1918.
Dear Mother and brother:
I will try to write you a few lines this morning as I have a few spare moments, though I hardly know what to write, only that I am getting anxious to hear from you. I have been here nine weeks and not a single word from home. I often wonder if you get my letters, though I do not write as often as I did when I was in the States for I do not have the time. I am enjoying the best of health and like this country fine. I hardly realize that I am in France. I would like to tell you where I am and what I am doing but can not, but you must not worry it can’t last forever. Well mother how are you making out? Fine I hope. I don’t want you to bother about sending me anything for Christmas for Uncle Sam and the Red Cross supplies me with every thing I need. I have plenty to eat, plenty of cigars and some candy. So you see I am not so bad off after all. All that I ask is that you send me the home paper, that would be like a letter from home.
Tell sis and the two boys that I will write to them just as soonas I can Mother it is an awful job for me to try to write as I can not tell what I do know. Write me as often as you can. Anxiously awaiting a long letter, with love to mother.
Your son and brother,
“Butch.”
Co. 3 Regt. 4 air Service Mechanic
American Ex. Forces, France.
NOTES: Marvin Clarence Miles was born on March 3, 1894 in Springdale, Arkansas and died on August 18, 1942. He is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in West Palm Beach, Florida. He departed for France from New York on July 15, 1918 onboard the Saxonia. He was listed as a Corp. serving in Third Co. Fourth Motor Mechanics Regiment. He returned to the US from Brest, France on August 29, 1919. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on September 7, 1918. He traveled onboard the Princess Matoika. He was listed as a Sgt. serving in the 1106 Aero Replacement Squadron.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS
France
October 8, 1918.
Dear Mother and brother:
I will try to write you a few lines this morning as I have a few spare moments, though I hardly know what to write, only that I am getting anxious to hear from you. I have been here nine weeks and not a single word from home. I often wonder if you get my letters, though I do not write as often as I did when I was in the States for I do not have the time. I am enjoying the best of health and like this country fine. I hardly realize that I am in France. I would like to tell you where I am and what I am doing but can not, but you must not worry it can’t last forever. Well mother how are you making out? Fine I hope. I don’t want you to bother about sending me anything for Christmas for Uncle Sam and the Red Cross supplies me with every thing I need. I have plenty to eat, plenty of cigars and some candy. So you see I am not so bad off after all. All that I ask is that you send me the home paper, that would be like a letter from home.
Tell sis and the two boys that I will write to them just as soonas I can Mother it is an awful job for me to try to write as I can not tell what I do know. Write me as often as you can. Anxiously awaiting a long letter, with love to mother.
Your son and brother,
“Butch.”
Co. 3 Regt. 4 air Service Mechanic
American Ex. Forces, France.
NOTES: Marvin Clarence Miles was born on March 3, 1894 in Springdale, Arkansas and died on August 18, 1942. He is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in West Palm Beach, Florida. He departed for France from New York on July 15, 1918 onboard the Saxonia. He was listed as a Corp. serving in Third Co. Fourth Motor Mechanics Regiment. He returned to the US from Brest, France on August 29, 1919. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on September 7, 1918. He traveled onboard the Princess Matoika. He was listed as a Sgt. serving in the 1106 Aero Replacement Squadron.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS