TRANSCRIBED FROM THE CLEVELAND COUNTY HERALD FEBRUARY 9, 1919 P. 1
December 26, 1918
Grenzhausen Prussia
Dearest Grandmother and Grandfather:
I will take time to write you a letter tonight, as I have just gotten back from the Y.M.C.A. and have nothing to do.
We have about 2 inches of snow. It snowed nearly all day Xmas but we had a pretty nice time anyway. I was on guard until dinner and we had a good dinner too but didn’t have any turkey and cranberries. We had an entertainment Xmas night so you see we passed the time pretty nice. I don’t expect to get home any way soon, at least it don’t look that way now. It looks now that we might go to Russia but I don’t know.
We are in a pretty good town of Grenzhausen, Prussia, about 8 miles from Coblentz. Can go anywhere to the nearest town can stand on a big hill and count four towns so we don’t get lonesome.
I got a letter from Annie last week and haven’t gotten a one from you. I don’t see why she is the only one I ever hear from. I haven’t heard from Jesse or Charlie.
I am learning to talk Dutch right along and I am glad of it for these people are good to us.
I haven’t drawn any money yet and I guess I won’t get it till I start home but I don’t care I don’t need any here.
Is Roy Powers in France or is he still there? I have not heard from him either but guess if he did come over here he got over so late he didn’t have to fight and has gone back. But I didn’t have that luck, though I can’t kick for I am still alive so I am lucky. It has learned me some sense.
We were fighting the day the Armistice was signed, went over the top at Sedan the day before and on the 9th of October I went over at Argonne Forest was over on 5th of October north of Verdun and on the 12th of September went over at Mount Sec, took St. Mihiel and was four day at Chateau Thierry so I think I was pretty lucky; over the top that many times and just one wound and it was a small one.
Well it is getting late and we have a quartette in our Co. and they are singing and I can hardly write. You will just not notice this paper as I dropped it in the snow and it was the last I had so I will quit.
Give my best regards to all the folks.
Roy
Co. C. 18 Inf. A.F.F.
A.P.O. 729.
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY KOBY HEAGERTY
December 26, 1918
Grenzhausen Prussia
Dearest Grandmother and Grandfather:
I will take time to write you a letter tonight, as I have just gotten back from the Y.M.C.A. and have nothing to do.
We have about 2 inches of snow. It snowed nearly all day Xmas but we had a pretty nice time anyway. I was on guard until dinner and we had a good dinner too but didn’t have any turkey and cranberries. We had an entertainment Xmas night so you see we passed the time pretty nice. I don’t expect to get home any way soon, at least it don’t look that way now. It looks now that we might go to Russia but I don’t know.
We are in a pretty good town of Grenzhausen, Prussia, about 8 miles from Coblentz. Can go anywhere to the nearest town can stand on a big hill and count four towns so we don’t get lonesome.
I got a letter from Annie last week and haven’t gotten a one from you. I don’t see why she is the only one I ever hear from. I haven’t heard from Jesse or Charlie.
I am learning to talk Dutch right along and I am glad of it for these people are good to us.
I haven’t drawn any money yet and I guess I won’t get it till I start home but I don’t care I don’t need any here.
Is Roy Powers in France or is he still there? I have not heard from him either but guess if he did come over here he got over so late he didn’t have to fight and has gone back. But I didn’t have that luck, though I can’t kick for I am still alive so I am lucky. It has learned me some sense.
We were fighting the day the Armistice was signed, went over the top at Sedan the day before and on the 9th of October I went over at Argonne Forest was over on 5th of October north of Verdun and on the 12th of September went over at Mount Sec, took St. Mihiel and was four day at Chateau Thierry so I think I was pretty lucky; over the top that many times and just one wound and it was a small one.
Well it is getting late and we have a quartette in our Co. and they are singing and I can hardly write. You will just not notice this paper as I dropped it in the snow and it was the last I had so I will quit.
Give my best regards to all the folks.
Roy
Co. C. 18 Inf. A.F.F.
A.P.O. 729.
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY KOBY HEAGERTY