Nice! You got any from the Wards? Jackie http://www.wardfamilyhistory.homestead.com/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belinda Winston" <beja@tds.net> To: <ARCLEVEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 7:52 PM Subject: [ARCLEVEL] Letter from "Over There" > Hello list members, > I have found some very interesting and entertaining letters from World War > I soldiers in the 1918 issues of the Cleveland County Herald lately. I > thought some of you might be interested in reading them so I will send them > one at a time. The list has been quiet lately, and I thought this would be a > nice little fall edition. Happy reading. > > Belinda > > > Cleveland County Herald, August 22, 1918 > CLEVELAND COUNTY BOY WRITES LETTER HOME > "Somewhere in France", July 30, 1918 > > Dear Ones at Home- > Guess you have been thinking I was dead by me not writing. I am feeling fine > now, but I had a slight operation on July 19th. I think it was caused by me > staying in a little old narrow trench all night during a German bombardment, > we had to get in it for protection from the shrapnel, and we were all very > fortunate not to get a scratch. > I am still in the hospital, but able to walk as well as ever, but will have > to stay in the hospital three or four weeks longer. I am glad to stay in > here for we get such good treatment. We have a nice Y.M.C.A. to go to, and > you have no idea how much amusement a "Y" furnishes a soldier. It seems like > home to me. > Well, I will have lots of interesting things to tell you all when I get > home, but I am not allowed to write very much in my letters. I have been to > Paris one time since I have been here. It is the most beautiful city I ever > saw. > I am glad to have had an opportunity of seeing this country. It will be > worth so much to the ones who are fortunate enough to get back home. I heard > General Pershing speak, he surely made an encouraging speech. > I feel sorry for the French women and children. In one place where we were, > while we would be eating the children would stand around and beg us for > bread, and when we finished they would pick up all the scraps and eat them. > Well, Mamma give my love to all and send me some more pictures, you can't > imagine how good it makes a fellow feel to get pictures from home. I will > write again soon, so don't worry about me. > Your son, > Jewell H. Pratt > Base Hospital No. 6., A.E.F. > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >
I have one that a Ward is mentioned in. :) Thought about you too. Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: Email Office <bethne@swbell.net> To: <ARCLEVEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [ARCLEVEL] Letter from "Over There" > Nice! You got any from the Wards? > > Jackie > > http://www.wardfamilyhistory.homestead.com/index.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Belinda Winston" <beja@tds.net> > To: <ARCLEVEL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 7:52 PM > Subject: [ARCLEVEL] Letter from "Over There" > > > > Hello list members, > > I have found some very interesting and entertaining letters from World > War > > I soldiers in the 1918 issues of the Cleveland County Herald lately. I > > thought some of you might be interested in reading them so I will send > them > > one at a time. The list has been quiet lately, and I thought this would be > a > > nice little fall edition. Happy reading. > > > > Belinda > > > > > > Cleveland County Herald, August 22, 1918 > > CLEVELAND COUNTY BOY WRITES LETTER HOME > > "Somewhere in France", July 30, 1918 > > > > Dear Ones at Home- > > Guess you have been thinking I was dead by me not writing. I am feeling > fine > > now, but I had a slight operation on July 19th. I think it was caused by > me > > staying in a little old narrow trench all night during a German > bombardment, > > we had to get in it for protection from the shrapnel, and we were all very > > fortunate not to get a scratch. > > I am still in the hospital, but able to walk as well as ever, but will > have > > to stay in the hospital three or four weeks longer. I am glad to stay in > > here for we get such good treatment. We have a nice Y.M.C.A. to go to, and > > you have no idea how much amusement a "Y" furnishes a soldier. It seems > like > > home to me. > > Well, I will have lots of interesting things to tell you all when I get > > home, but I am not allowed to write very much in my letters. I have been > to > > Paris one time since I have been here. It is the most beautiful city I > ever > > saw. > > I am glad to have had an opportunity of seeing this country. It will be > > worth so much to the ones who are fortunate enough to get back home. I > heard > > General Pershing speak, he surely made an encouraging speech. > > I feel sorry for the French women and children. In one place where we > were, > > while we would be eating the children would stand around and beg us for > > bread, and when we finished they would pick up all the scraps and eat > them. > > Well, Mamma give my love to all and send me some more pictures, you can't > > imagine how good it makes a fellow feel to get pictures from home. I will > > write again soon, so don't worry about me. > > Your son, > > Jewell H. Pratt > > Base Hospital No. 6., A.E.F. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >