TRANSCRIBED FROM THE DEQUEEN BEE JANUARY 3, 1919 P. 2
Somewhere in France, Nov. 24, 1918.
Mr. Louis Autrey,
Dear Uncle:
I will drop you a short letter today. This leaves me well and hope to find you all the same. Well, we can write everything now we want to but I have not time to say much.
I am in the hospital now. I am getting lots to eat and doing nothing but eating and sleeping. I haven't time to tell you much about the battles I was in, but will tell you what ones they were. They were the Chateau Thierry and Verdun front, the big drive at Chateau Thiery took place July 14 at 12:30 o'clock at night. When the shells and big guns began to roar I was asleep. I thought the world was falling in as I hadn't been under much shell fire before. But I got my nerves steady and went ahead till July 30th when I went back to the hospital. Stayed there for some time, then went to the Verdun front and went in again. We were in the Argone Forrest. I am sure you have seen all about the Battle of the Argone Forrest. I haven’t time to tell you what a hard time we had in our work, but we always had them on the run. It was fun to us to see them run, but we were too busy to smile. But now we have lots of time. We are sure proud of what we have done. I am so fat now I don’t look like I had ever been in a battle. I sure have been lucky not to toose a leg or arm, but I am all together, and I thank God I am.
Answer soon and give my love to mother and sister.
E. F. Proctor
M.G. Co. 110th Inf., A.E.F.
NOTES: This letter was written by E. F. Proctor.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
Somewhere in France, Nov. 24, 1918.
Mr. Louis Autrey,
Dear Uncle:
I will drop you a short letter today. This leaves me well and hope to find you all the same. Well, we can write everything now we want to but I have not time to say much.
I am in the hospital now. I am getting lots to eat and doing nothing but eating and sleeping. I haven't time to tell you much about the battles I was in, but will tell you what ones they were. They were the Chateau Thierry and Verdun front, the big drive at Chateau Thiery took place July 14 at 12:30 o'clock at night. When the shells and big guns began to roar I was asleep. I thought the world was falling in as I hadn't been under much shell fire before. But I got my nerves steady and went ahead till July 30th when I went back to the hospital. Stayed there for some time, then went to the Verdun front and went in again. We were in the Argone Forrest. I am sure you have seen all about the Battle of the Argone Forrest. I haven’t time to tell you what a hard time we had in our work, but we always had them on the run. It was fun to us to see them run, but we were too busy to smile. But now we have lots of time. We are sure proud of what we have done. I am so fat now I don’t look like I had ever been in a battle. I sure have been lucky not to toose a leg or arm, but I am all together, and I thank God I am.
Answer soon and give my love to mother and sister.
E. F. Proctor
M.G. Co. 110th Inf., A.E.F.
NOTES: This letter was written by E. F. Proctor.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD