"I have been away at gas school for three days. Had a very nice rest. Not much drill and the change does a lot of good. Very instructive too." Continue reading...
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Letter to Dad
"They are sending me away to Gas School today so I thought I would drop you a line before I go. I will be gone a week so will probably spend Xmas away from Company B." Continue reading...
Letter to Mother
"The morning after we came out of the big drive in the Argonne we called roll and out of 235 men there were only 19 left. I guess your prayers saved me." Continue reading...
Replacements
"From the days at Doniphan this regiment was fortunate in its replacements. All of the men who were sent to us averaged well, and soon became loyal to the traditions of the 140th." Continue reading...
Letter to Dad
"We were very successful though the Huns put up a stubborn resistance all the way. You can read about it in the papers at home. We are moving away from the front now slowly because we are all pretty tired." Continue reading...
Out of the Trenches
"Got my feet blistered pretty bad on the march to Oderen.” Continue reading...
A Close Call
"On patrol. Got lost in woods. Ran into a gas shell." Continue reading...
Gas
"Marched 10 miles to gas test. Issued gas masks." Continue reading...
MN Doughboy 1918 