TRANSCRIBED FROM THE NEWPORT DAILY INDEPENDENT AUGUST 22, 1918 P. 1
I have been drilling hard every day from seven a.m. to five p.m., then one hour after retreat, Fred says, “and, man, I sure have got some appetite--never ate so much in all my life.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by Robert Frederick Seaton. He was born on September 10, 1889 in Jonesboro, Arkansas and died on August 7, 1952. He is buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Newport, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Pvt. serving in 25 Spruce Squadron During World War I. he enlisted on July 19, 1918 and was discharged on December 31, 1918. Before his enlistment he served on the local draft board. He was writing to the editor of the newspaper.
TRANSCRIBED BY ADIN TYGART
I have been drilling hard every day from seven a.m. to five p.m., then one hour after retreat, Fred says, “and, man, I sure have got some appetite--never ate so much in all my life.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by Robert Frederick Seaton. He was born on September 10, 1889 in Jonesboro, Arkansas and died on August 7, 1952. He is buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Newport, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Pvt. serving in 25 Spruce Squadron During World War I. he enlisted on July 19, 1918 and was discharged on December 31, 1918. Before his enlistment he served on the local draft board. He was writing to the editor of the newspaper.
TRANSCRIBED BY ADIN TYGART