TRANSCRIBED FROM THE COURIER DEMOCRAT APRIL 10, 1919 P. 3
Saarburg, Germany,
March 13, 1919.
Dear Father:
I take great pleasure in answering your letter, received last night. Glad indeed to hear from you and know you are all well. I am feeling fine and dandy.
Well, Papa, I am getting your letters regularly now, but have never received my Xmas package. Don't guess I ever will, for it was sent to my old regiment, and I understand they are back home now.
You keep asking if I ever got the money you sent me while I was at Camp Beauregard. I thought I had told you about it before, but it seems I haven't I got it, and spent it a long tie ago as well as most of what I have made while in the army. I am saving $15.00 a month. Of course that isn't much, but it will help out in case of a tight when I get back in civil life. I am getting to where I really like army life, but would like it better if I didn't have so many unnecessary things to do. I have had quite an easy day's work today; have been in charge of quarters, and all I have to do is to inspect the billets twice and take the sick report to the hospital. Went on a hike yesterday, and believe me, it was no snap, for you know a soldier in the infantry has everything he has got to carry on his back.
I think I will get to visit Coblenz before I come home, and maybe Paris. I hope so, anyway, for I want to see if I can while I am over here, for I don't care anything about making the trip again after I get back.
We are having nice weather now. The trees are almost ready to put out green again. It hasn't been a real cold winter here, but there has been lots of rain, and the sun hasn't shined but a dozen times all winter.
We are going to have a moving picture show tonight. We have entertainments ever now and then, so we don't get so homesick, but of course we would rather be home. As I have some more letters to write before the show, I will close.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I am
Your son,
B. G. VOSS.
NOTES: He was writing to his father F. P. Voss of Hector, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
Saarburg, Germany,
March 13, 1919.
Dear Father:
I take great pleasure in answering your letter, received last night. Glad indeed to hear from you and know you are all well. I am feeling fine and dandy.
Well, Papa, I am getting your letters regularly now, but have never received my Xmas package. Don't guess I ever will, for it was sent to my old regiment, and I understand they are back home now.
You keep asking if I ever got the money you sent me while I was at Camp Beauregard. I thought I had told you about it before, but it seems I haven't I got it, and spent it a long tie ago as well as most of what I have made while in the army. I am saving $15.00 a month. Of course that isn't much, but it will help out in case of a tight when I get back in civil life. I am getting to where I really like army life, but would like it better if I didn't have so many unnecessary things to do. I have had quite an easy day's work today; have been in charge of quarters, and all I have to do is to inspect the billets twice and take the sick report to the hospital. Went on a hike yesterday, and believe me, it was no snap, for you know a soldier in the infantry has everything he has got to carry on his back.
I think I will get to visit Coblenz before I come home, and maybe Paris. I hope so, anyway, for I want to see if I can while I am over here, for I don't care anything about making the trip again after I get back.
We are having nice weather now. The trees are almost ready to put out green again. It hasn't been a real cold winter here, but there has been lots of rain, and the sun hasn't shined but a dozen times all winter.
We are going to have a moving picture show tonight. We have entertainments ever now and then, so we don't get so homesick, but of course we would rather be home. As I have some more letters to write before the show, I will close.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I am
Your son,
B. G. VOSS.
NOTES: He was writing to his father F. P. Voss of Hector, Arkansas.
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD