TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SHARP COUNTY RECORD JUNE 20, 1919 P. 1
Editor Record:
If you have time and space for a letter from a Sharp county boy, I would be pleased to see it in print.
This leaves me on the Rhine and enjoying the best of health. It has just begun to turn spring and every thing is putting on new apparel and it tends to make us Yanks long for home. I have been on this side of the pond one year and it seems a long time and chances are that it will be longer. I hardly expect to get out of this country before September and may be later. There are several Sharp county boys in this division. I receive the Record sometimes through my parents and it is better than a letter from home. I sure enjoy the locals because there are familiar names in them as well as in the correspondence. I notice several of the boys are writing all about their divisions. Well, all I will say is that I am in a regular division and it is always on the spot. Remember that three divisions comprise the army of occupation and mine is the 3rd. Fay Woodyard, is in my company and we have been together for twenty-two months. I hear that several of the boys from over here have arrived home. They are lucky not to have to stay over here but we are having an easy time with very little drilling or guard duty to do. I haven’t stood a call or formation in nine months, having been on special duty all the while. Well I will close thinking you for your time and space.
I remain a solider,
Thomas E. Simpson.
NOTE: Thomas Estel Simpson was born on January 17, 1896 and died on April 24, 1963. He is buried in the Cave City Cemetery in Cave City, Arkansas. He was writing from Germany serving as part of the Army of Occupation.
TRANSCRIBED BY JULIETTE BRASHEARS
Editor Record:
If you have time and space for a letter from a Sharp county boy, I would be pleased to see it in print.
This leaves me on the Rhine and enjoying the best of health. It has just begun to turn spring and every thing is putting on new apparel and it tends to make us Yanks long for home. I have been on this side of the pond one year and it seems a long time and chances are that it will be longer. I hardly expect to get out of this country before September and may be later. There are several Sharp county boys in this division. I receive the Record sometimes through my parents and it is better than a letter from home. I sure enjoy the locals because there are familiar names in them as well as in the correspondence. I notice several of the boys are writing all about their divisions. Well, all I will say is that I am in a regular division and it is always on the spot. Remember that three divisions comprise the army of occupation and mine is the 3rd. Fay Woodyard, is in my company and we have been together for twenty-two months. I hear that several of the boys from over here have arrived home. They are lucky not to have to stay over here but we are having an easy time with very little drilling or guard duty to do. I haven’t stood a call or formation in nine months, having been on special duty all the while. Well I will close thinking you for your time and space.
I remain a solider,
Thomas E. Simpson.
NOTE: Thomas Estel Simpson was born on January 17, 1896 and died on April 24, 1963. He is buried in the Cave City Cemetery in Cave City, Arkansas. He was writing from Germany serving as part of the Army of Occupation.
TRANSCRIBED BY JULIETTE BRASHEARS