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Lake Rebecca
Postcard to Lenora
This is it: the last piece of Robert's writing during this amazing period of his life. Continue reading...
Newport News
"Seems mighty good to be home again." Continue reading...
Letter to Dad
"the latest A.E.F. disease, ie "the gangplank itch." We all have it bad. Embarkation officers have the "gangplank itch" also. They admit it. No doubt Gen. Black Jack has it too. The only real cure is "Get the boys home toot sweet!" then we will have it no more." Continue reading...
Letter to Mother
"[A]t last I am on the sea and Chaplain Edwards said this morning that this was our last Sunday in France, and I am weeping no tears unless they be of joy." Continue reading...
Letter to Dad
"I am surprised to hear that you are not getting letters from me regularly. I write often but when we are anticipating a move toward home the days slip by faster than usual." Continue Reading...
Letter to Mother
"Betting about camp favors two to one that we will sail before Apr. 10th, but I’d never bet on anything cause orders can be changed too easily. We moved yesterday from the tents at the Rifle Range into barracks and I hear that we are due for another move in a few days to another part of camp." Continue Reading...
Letter to Dad
"We are being deloused now and expect to be out of this town within a week and out of France inside of a month." Continue reading...
Letter to Mother
"The papers say that the divisions will go home in the order that they came over. That means that we will go home sixth." Continue reading...
Letter to Dad
"We have been having a lot of inspections for cooties, or anything else. There seems to be some mistake about disease among the people at home. There is very little anywhere as far as I know." Continue reading...
MN Doughboy 1918 