TRANSCRIBED FROM THE GREEN FOREST TRIBUNE AUGUST 9, 1918 P. 2
Camp Beauregard, La., Aug 3, 1918.
Dear Sister Revah :
Well as I am not busy I will scratch you a few lines. I was working in the mess hall at noon and cut my finger so I don’t have to do anything now. Otherwise I am feeling fine.
I hear again we are going to leave Camp Beauregard for some other Camp where it is cooler, but we’ve been going to leave so many times and didn’t get off I am not going to believe it until we are on the train and in a sleeper. We may go across in a month or two. If we don’t get off pretty soon I believe the war will be over before we get a shot at a Hun. We are all anxious to get over there and get busy, but the time is a good ways off as it will no doubt be two or three months before we get over there and then two or three months training, but they had better look out when we do get there. Ha ha!
Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are still here.
Your loving brother,
Ova.
NOTES: Ovah Virgil Sawyer was born on May 14, 1899 an died in Carroll County, Arkansas on December 17, 1975. He is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Green Forest, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Wagr. Serving in the US Army during WWI.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY
Camp Beauregard, La., Aug 3, 1918.
Dear Sister Revah :
Well as I am not busy I will scratch you a few lines. I was working in the mess hall at noon and cut my finger so I don’t have to do anything now. Otherwise I am feeling fine.
I hear again we are going to leave Camp Beauregard for some other Camp where it is cooler, but we’ve been going to leave so many times and didn’t get off I am not going to believe it until we are on the train and in a sleeper. We may go across in a month or two. If we don’t get off pretty soon I believe the war will be over before we get a shot at a Hun. We are all anxious to get over there and get busy, but the time is a good ways off as it will no doubt be two or three months before we get over there and then two or three months training, but they had better look out when we do get there. Ha ha!
Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are still here.
Your loving brother,
Ova.
NOTES: Ovah Virgil Sawyer was born on May 14, 1899 an died in Carroll County, Arkansas on December 17, 1975. He is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Green Forest, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Wagr. Serving in the US Army during WWI.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY