TRANSCRIBED FROM THE OSCEOLA TIMES OCTOBER 25, 1918 P. 1
October 17, 1918
Editor Osceola Times,
Dear Sir:
I will write you in regard to army life and if you have room in your paper I will appreciate your printing this letter.
I want all my friends to know that the army is not so bad, at least I don't think so. I have been in service since April 26, have been on three different camps and found a Y.M.C.A. At each of them. The Y.M.C.A. furnishes good books to read and have a good picture show nearly every night.
I think army life is good for any ones health. I have gained 23 pounds since I entered the service and am feeling fine now. I am in the medical corps at Waynesville, N.C., at a general hospital. We get lots of overseas men here and it's quite interesting to hear them talk about "over there." Most of the men we get are sufferers from gas poison and they all seem anxious to go back. I would like to go over there myself. I haven't but two things against army life and they are that we have a better place to sleep at home and we can make more money at home than we can make in the army: but we can’t think of that now for we are not trying to get rich but we are trying to win a glorious victory and we must and will have it. Don’t dread the army boys, just come on. I left a good mother and two sisters at home but I am going to do my part, and if I never get to see them again I will at any rate be one of the boys to send victory back to them.
I was examined October 10, for overseas service and passed fine, but can not tell just when I will get to go. I am under quarantine now as we have a few cases of influenza. I think we are over the worst of it, I hope so anyhow. The worst thing about army life is when you are under quarantine, but that doesn’t last always so come on boys.
I will close this as I have some work to do and will now bid you and all my friends goodnight.
DIXIE MONTAGUE,
General Hospital No. D, Waynesville N.C.
NOTES: Thomas Richard “Dixie” Montague was born in Mason, Tennessee on January 1, 1895 and died on September 17, 1959. He is buried in Ermen Lane Cemetery in Osceola, Arkansas. He enlisted on April 26, 1918 and was discharged on July 24, 1919. He served as a Private Cook Det. Hdqs. USA Gen. Hospital #18 Medical Department.
TRANSCRIBED BY ALEXA KIMBROUGH
October 17, 1918
Editor Osceola Times,
Dear Sir:
I will write you in regard to army life and if you have room in your paper I will appreciate your printing this letter.
I want all my friends to know that the army is not so bad, at least I don't think so. I have been in service since April 26, have been on three different camps and found a Y.M.C.A. At each of them. The Y.M.C.A. furnishes good books to read and have a good picture show nearly every night.
I think army life is good for any ones health. I have gained 23 pounds since I entered the service and am feeling fine now. I am in the medical corps at Waynesville, N.C., at a general hospital. We get lots of overseas men here and it's quite interesting to hear them talk about "over there." Most of the men we get are sufferers from gas poison and they all seem anxious to go back. I would like to go over there myself. I haven't but two things against army life and they are that we have a better place to sleep at home and we can make more money at home than we can make in the army: but we can’t think of that now for we are not trying to get rich but we are trying to win a glorious victory and we must and will have it. Don’t dread the army boys, just come on. I left a good mother and two sisters at home but I am going to do my part, and if I never get to see them again I will at any rate be one of the boys to send victory back to them.
I was examined October 10, for overseas service and passed fine, but can not tell just when I will get to go. I am under quarantine now as we have a few cases of influenza. I think we are over the worst of it, I hope so anyhow. The worst thing about army life is when you are under quarantine, but that doesn’t last always so come on boys.
I will close this as I have some work to do and will now bid you and all my friends goodnight.
DIXIE MONTAGUE,
General Hospital No. D, Waynesville N.C.
NOTES: Thomas Richard “Dixie” Montague was born in Mason, Tennessee on January 1, 1895 and died on September 17, 1959. He is buried in Ermen Lane Cemetery in Osceola, Arkansas. He enlisted on April 26, 1918 and was discharged on July 24, 1919. He served as a Private Cook Det. Hdqs. USA Gen. Hospital #18 Medical Department.
TRANSCRIBED BY ALEXA KIMBROUGH