TRANSCRIBED FROM THE COLUMBIA BANNER DECEMBER 4, 1918 P. 1
In France.
Nov. 2, 1918.
Dear Mr. Jones:
When we met in Little Rock I promised to write you from France so here goes. Have been __ so long I feel like a native. ___with fighting outfit any ___ we are having a good time. I’d be glad to tell you just where we are and everything, but the censor would get my goat, so about all we can do is to say I am well, and too ink is scarce in France with a soldier now. We have some pleasure learning French. Some candy, a French kid, and will have a teacher right away. The country is beautiful as a whole, but don’t look to close is the idea. The houses are built close together as our stores and the cows, horses, sheep and chickens all are kept therein. The people are very kind to us, but we pay very dear for what we get off them. They have small but rich farms, but an old French man will sit and watch an apple all day, to keep one from getting it, while at the same time a woman is sewing a button on your coat with pleasure. You have heard of beautiful France, to see it by rail and foot, mostly foot is still greater. We had the first ice the 29th of October. Today is real pleasant. We are a happy bunch.
Yours.
Private Roy V. Whaley,
Co. A. Army Schools Prov. Rpd.
Bn. Am. E. F. A. P. O. 714
NOTES: Roy V. Whaley was born on December 28, 1888, at Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas and died on November 23, 1962 at Los Angles, California. He is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery at Inglewood, California. His military headstone identifies him as a Louisiana, Pvt. Inf. Serving in WW I. He was described as being tall and slender with dark gray eyes and black hair.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT
In France.
Nov. 2, 1918.
Dear Mr. Jones:
When we met in Little Rock I promised to write you from France so here goes. Have been __ so long I feel like a native. ___with fighting outfit any ___ we are having a good time. I’d be glad to tell you just where we are and everything, but the censor would get my goat, so about all we can do is to say I am well, and too ink is scarce in France with a soldier now. We have some pleasure learning French. Some candy, a French kid, and will have a teacher right away. The country is beautiful as a whole, but don’t look to close is the idea. The houses are built close together as our stores and the cows, horses, sheep and chickens all are kept therein. The people are very kind to us, but we pay very dear for what we get off them. They have small but rich farms, but an old French man will sit and watch an apple all day, to keep one from getting it, while at the same time a woman is sewing a button on your coat with pleasure. You have heard of beautiful France, to see it by rail and foot, mostly foot is still greater. We had the first ice the 29th of October. Today is real pleasant. We are a happy bunch.
Yours.
Private Roy V. Whaley,
Co. A. Army Schools Prov. Rpd.
Bn. Am. E. F. A. P. O. 714
NOTES: Roy V. Whaley was born on December 28, 1888, at Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas and died on November 23, 1962 at Los Angles, California. He is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery at Inglewood, California. His military headstone identifies him as a Louisiana, Pvt. Inf. Serving in WW I. He was described as being tall and slender with dark gray eyes and black hair.
TRANSCRIBED BY CAROLYN YANCEY KENT