TRANSCRIBED FROM THE VAN BUREN COUNTY DEMOCRAT NOVEMBER 1, 1918 P. 1
November 1, 1918
It has been raining here pretty well all the time. Sure have been wet and dirty. Couldn’t handily get water to wash so I put off washing for two or three days and my clothes sure are dirty. Am having good health. Have had a little cold, but am feeling better.
Your letter and that of your mother were both appreciated. While reading them I was sitting on a little stump by my tent, with a small fire in front. Shells were bursting behind me, a large 10-inch gun was firing on my left, some airplanes with machine guns were fighting overhead, a band was playing at my right, while a sergeant was calling to the boys to water the horses. And as I sat there reading I could not help but laugh.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by Albert Sherrell to his wife Corlas near Crabtree, Arkansas. He was born on October 27, 1894 in Paducah, Kentucky and died on August 30, 1978 in Madison County, Tennessee. He is buried in the Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery in Weakley County, Tennessee. His military headstone identifies him as a Pfc. serving in he US Army during World War I. He departed Montreal, Canada on May 27, 1918 onboard the Novara. He was serving as a Private in Battery E 20th Field Artillery. He departed Brest, France on July 13, 1919 onboard the Agamemnon. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on July 21, 1919. He was serving as a Pvt in Battery E 20th Field Artillery.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
November 1, 1918
It has been raining here pretty well all the time. Sure have been wet and dirty. Couldn’t handily get water to wash so I put off washing for two or three days and my clothes sure are dirty. Am having good health. Have had a little cold, but am feeling better.
Your letter and that of your mother were both appreciated. While reading them I was sitting on a little stump by my tent, with a small fire in front. Shells were bursting behind me, a large 10-inch gun was firing on my left, some airplanes with machine guns were fighting overhead, a band was playing at my right, while a sergeant was calling to the boys to water the horses. And as I sat there reading I could not help but laugh.
NOTES: This partial letter was written by Albert Sherrell to his wife Corlas near Crabtree, Arkansas. He was born on October 27, 1894 in Paducah, Kentucky and died on August 30, 1978 in Madison County, Tennessee. He is buried in the Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery in Weakley County, Tennessee. His military headstone identifies him as a Pfc. serving in he US Army during World War I. He departed Montreal, Canada on May 27, 1918 onboard the Novara. He was serving as a Private in Battery E 20th Field Artillery. He departed Brest, France on July 13, 1919 onboard the Agamemnon. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on July 21, 1919. He was serving as a Pvt in Battery E 20th Field Artillery.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD