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7 July 1918
Roberts, Edward (fl. 1918)
to Mayme Glerum
Writes to his sister about the slow mail and daily conditions. Encloses a clipping from the East Troy (WI) News about local servicemen. Written on YMCA letterhead.
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October 1918
Schoomaker, Lee (fl. 1918-1919)
to Gladys Schoomaker
Writes to his niece about military life and asks about friends at home. Encourages Gladys to study hard and be the first person in the family to graduate from high school. Includes a Christmas package coupon. Written on YMCA letterhead.
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circa December 1917
Shuka, Walter (fl. 1918-1919)
to Ruth Backof
Thanks Backof for the Christmas card. Replies to a comment regarding an abundance of tomatoes and how they would be a delicacy to a man in the army. Writes that he would like to go out with a lady and then jokes that he woke up and saw uniforms all...
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18 October 1918
Tuell, Porter E. (fl. 1918-1919)
to Hazel Reese
Writes to a friend that he constantly thinks about their great times in the country before he shipped out and hopes to have many more once he returns. Says that the local people are very different from the Americans but they have fun together...
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28 November 1918
Sends a friend a Christmas postcard. Pictured on the card is a young girl modeling a soldier's dress hat in front of a mirror. Image by René Vincent, printed by Draeger, Imp.
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19 February 1919
Postcard of Parame, a suburb of St. Malo, where Tuell took his furlough. Writes that he is in the midst of final inspections and expects to embarking for the states shortly. Adds that he walked along the shoreline portrayed in the postcard and...
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26 February 1919
to Emily Tuell
Writes to his sister about his trip to St. Michel and St. Malo and his upcoming return to the states. Wonders why he has not received any letters from the family in the six months he has been abroad. Mentions his epistolary relationship with Hazel...
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4 March 1919
Writes to his friend about his plans to embark for the states shortly. Discusses the poor postal service and says that it has greatly improved since the war ended. Mentions General Pershing's visit to his camp and promises to elaborate once he...
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25 November 1918
Ward, James L. (fl. 1918)
to Kenneth S. Anderson
Writes to his commanding officer that he has been in the hospital for five weeks and would like the opportunity to return to the states with his company. Written on Knights of Columbus letterhead.
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2 December 1918
Flora (fl. 1918)
to Kenneth S. Anderson [in French]
Boarding house mistress writes to Captain Anderson about how glad she is that they have become friends. She encourages him to maintain his French and wonders if he plans on returning to Journy. Comments on the sad state of the Journy landscape and...
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