TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SCOTT COUNTY ADVANCE REPORTER MARCH 20, 1919 P.1
Feb 3 1919
Quirnback Germany
Dear Mother:
Will answer your letter received the other day was glad but it has been on the road for some time. Well I am proud you all made the cotton and corn than you expected to make; well, this leaves me fine and dandy hope when this comes to hand will find all of you well. Quirnback Germany now don’t know how long will be up here might be here quite a bit can’t tell, this is a nice little town like here pretty good. Well you said Flossie had a letter from Lus that he wanted to come to France. I guess there are lots of boys would like to come over now and see the country since the war is over, but if they had seen as much of it as I have they would be ready to go back to USA I am now ready to come anytime they want to send me Well mother do you remember me wishing once after I had been examined and turned down, that I could get in the army and come across and be in the last battle that was fought. I didn’t miss it much was in the last battle the first division faught and we had just been relieved and hiked one day from the front where the Armistice was signed, I made it fine only got hit with one little piece of steel and it didn’t hurt much. Well I will tell you how long I was coming across the pond was on the boat 18 days and nights well I guess I had better close for this time ans soon Your son
Oss Thomas
NOTES: Oss Thomas was born in Winfield, Arkansas on July 21, 1895 and died in Fort Smith, Arkansas on January 5, 1991. He enlisted on May 27, 1918 and was discharged on September 29. 1919. He departed Montreal, Canada on August 13, 1918 onboard the Bhamo. He was serving the Camp Pike July Advance Replacement Draft, Co. 19 Infantry. He departed Brest, France on August 24, 1919 onboard the Mobile and arrived in Hoboken, NJ on September 3, 1919. He was serving in Co. C. 18th Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
Feb 3 1919
Quirnback Germany
Dear Mother:
Will answer your letter received the other day was glad but it has been on the road for some time. Well I am proud you all made the cotton and corn than you expected to make; well, this leaves me fine and dandy hope when this comes to hand will find all of you well. Quirnback Germany now don’t know how long will be up here might be here quite a bit can’t tell, this is a nice little town like here pretty good. Well you said Flossie had a letter from Lus that he wanted to come to France. I guess there are lots of boys would like to come over now and see the country since the war is over, but if they had seen as much of it as I have they would be ready to go back to USA I am now ready to come anytime they want to send me Well mother do you remember me wishing once after I had been examined and turned down, that I could get in the army and come across and be in the last battle that was fought. I didn’t miss it much was in the last battle the first division faught and we had just been relieved and hiked one day from the front where the Armistice was signed, I made it fine only got hit with one little piece of steel and it didn’t hurt much. Well I will tell you how long I was coming across the pond was on the boat 18 days and nights well I guess I had better close for this time ans soon Your son
Oss Thomas
NOTES: Oss Thomas was born in Winfield, Arkansas on July 21, 1895 and died in Fort Smith, Arkansas on January 5, 1991. He enlisted on May 27, 1918 and was discharged on September 29. 1919. He departed Montreal, Canada on August 13, 1918 onboard the Bhamo. He was serving the Camp Pike July Advance Replacement Draft, Co. 19 Infantry. He departed Brest, France on August 24, 1919 onboard the Mobile and arrived in Hoboken, NJ on September 3, 1919. He was serving in Co. C. 18th Infantry.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD