Newport News

April 16, 2019May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"Seems mighty good to be home again." Continue reading...

Letter to Dad

April 4, 2019May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"We can see the harbor here and can see and hear the ships coming + going. They are taking the 91st Division out now. They have nearly all gone and the 35th is next. I will land at Newport News. Camp Lee Virginia. From there I will take the Camp Dodge men to Des Moines to be discharged. I do not know how long this will take but I do not think it will be long." Continue reading...

Letter to Mother

March 5, 2019November 29, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"I will be mighty glad to be out of the army. Every pay day there are fights over card games, etc. Two men went to the Base with busted heads Sunday. One got hit with a beer bottle and the other with a bayonet. I don’t know whether they will live or not." Continue reading...

Letter to Dad

January 14, 2019May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

"Thursday is bath day. We have a shower bath. The water is warm but the air is rather cold, so we don’t waste much time. I am just about rid of cooties now and hope to be entirely rid of them soon." Continue reading...

Pat and Bert

October 11, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

“No doubt I am a Dad now." Continue reading...

World War 1 Library

September 10, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

These are World War 1 books that I have used in my research and occasionally quoted. Continue reading...

Best of MN Doughboy 1918

August 16, 2018May 2, 2019 / jpwest13 / Leave a comment

If you knew someone who wasn’t aware of this project – say a relative or coworker or, I don’t know, anyone connected with a newspaper or podcast or someone with a couple million Twitter followers – this would be an excellent post to share with them. Continue reading...