TRANSCRIBED FROM THE GRAVETTE NEWS HERALD MARCH 22, 1918 P. 1
France, Feb. 9, ’18
Dear Dad:
Received your letter of Dec 27 today, also box of candy which I enjoyed very much. Am well but don’t have much time to write and when we do stationery is scarce – there is no stationery store “just around the corner” as there is at home.
I am carrying $10,000 war risk insurance in your favor: also am paying monthly installments on three Liberty Bonds which will be sent you when I have finished paying for them. After making these payments I had more money than I needed so I made an allotment of $10 per month to you.
Am glad Andy got a furlough to spend Christmas at home; would have been there myself if I had been in the States. Don’t think this scrap is going to last long and expect to be home for the big ‘blow out.’ Gen. Sherman was right when he made his remark, and modern artillery, machine guns and gas make it worse, but at that, it isn’t as bad as newspapers crack it up to be, for very few men, in proportion to those engaged, are killed.
Mamma, I don’t need anything but lots of letters and a box of candy and tobacco, which are hard to get here….Max James’ letter was an agreeable surprise…. Write all the news and remember a letter from home is much prized over here.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by Sergeant R. R. Parmley of Co. H. 18th Infantry. He is from Maysville, Arkansas and is writing from France. He is the son of Mr. J. C. Parmley.
TRANSCRIBED BY KAREN PITTMAN
France, Feb. 9, ’18
Dear Dad:
Received your letter of Dec 27 today, also box of candy which I enjoyed very much. Am well but don’t have much time to write and when we do stationery is scarce – there is no stationery store “just around the corner” as there is at home.
I am carrying $10,000 war risk insurance in your favor: also am paying monthly installments on three Liberty Bonds which will be sent you when I have finished paying for them. After making these payments I had more money than I needed so I made an allotment of $10 per month to you.
Am glad Andy got a furlough to spend Christmas at home; would have been there myself if I had been in the States. Don’t think this scrap is going to last long and expect to be home for the big ‘blow out.’ Gen. Sherman was right when he made his remark, and modern artillery, machine guns and gas make it worse, but at that, it isn’t as bad as newspapers crack it up to be, for very few men, in proportion to those engaged, are killed.
Mamma, I don’t need anything but lots of letters and a box of candy and tobacco, which are hard to get here….Max James’ letter was an agreeable surprise…. Write all the news and remember a letter from home is much prized over here.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by Sergeant R. R. Parmley of Co. H. 18th Infantry. He is from Maysville, Arkansas and is writing from France. He is the son of Mr. J. C. Parmley.
TRANSCRIBED BY KAREN PITTMAN