TRANSCRIBED FROM THE ASHLEY COUNTY EAGLE AUGUST 22, 1918 P. 1
Somewhere in France, July 4th.
Dear Home folks and all:
I’m still all right and ready to go with the rest of the boys, no matter how far. We’re making time easy now and Uncle Sam is feeding us plenty of well cooked food, even more than we got at Beauregard. I believe you folks are really saving for us “Yankees” as the Germans call us. We arrived at this place July 1st. This is a terrible looking country now. You can’t imagine how things look. The poor old men, women and children are all the people you ever see. You would sympathize with them even more, if you could see them. I’m perfectly willing to help them. Pres. Wilson and Sec. Baker are wonderful men. They surely did the right thing. We’re in a French town and I’m well pleased.
Wish I could tell you how we’re fixed in quarters, but it’s good sure.
The non-coms are real good fellows. They say “it’s fine sport to be after those Germs.” It’s right cool here, two blankets are very acceptable. These people say the boys are going to have a big time with the Germs to day, as it’s the 4th. I’m a long way from them, just 175 miles from Paris.
The boys say “it’s sport to chase the Huns out of their dens, and that they are getting tired of these “Yanks.” These people don’t fight like Americans. The English say that “we Sammies don’t want peace.”
I’ve been in army service ten months, but it doesn’t seem that long. Don’t worry about me, even if I am taken off; for I’m helping to save these people and old U.S.A.’s good name.
Wishing good luck to all,
H. M. Sawyer
NOTES: Horrie W. Sawyer was born on April 25, 1892 and died on May 30, 1962. He is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Bastrop, Louisiana. His headstone identifies him as a Private serving in AEF Co. E. 23rd Inf. 2nd Division.
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBRA POLSTON
Somewhere in France, July 4th.
Dear Home folks and all:
I’m still all right and ready to go with the rest of the boys, no matter how far. We’re making time easy now and Uncle Sam is feeding us plenty of well cooked food, even more than we got at Beauregard. I believe you folks are really saving for us “Yankees” as the Germans call us. We arrived at this place July 1st. This is a terrible looking country now. You can’t imagine how things look. The poor old men, women and children are all the people you ever see. You would sympathize with them even more, if you could see them. I’m perfectly willing to help them. Pres. Wilson and Sec. Baker are wonderful men. They surely did the right thing. We’re in a French town and I’m well pleased.
Wish I could tell you how we’re fixed in quarters, but it’s good sure.
The non-coms are real good fellows. They say “it’s fine sport to be after those Germs.” It’s right cool here, two blankets are very acceptable. These people say the boys are going to have a big time with the Germs to day, as it’s the 4th. I’m a long way from them, just 175 miles from Paris.
The boys say “it’s sport to chase the Huns out of their dens, and that they are getting tired of these “Yanks.” These people don’t fight like Americans. The English say that “we Sammies don’t want peace.”
I’ve been in army service ten months, but it doesn’t seem that long. Don’t worry about me, even if I am taken off; for I’m helping to save these people and old U.S.A.’s good name.
Wishing good luck to all,
H. M. Sawyer
NOTES: Horrie W. Sawyer was born on April 25, 1892 and died on May 30, 1962. He is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Bastrop, Louisiana. His headstone identifies him as a Private serving in AEF Co. E. 23rd Inf. 2nd Division.
TRANSCRIBED BY DEBRA POLSTON