Newspaper clipping about John Wall, local World War I solider
Newspaper clipping about John Wall, local World War I solider. Article is mostly composed of a letter Wall wrote to his mother. Text: "To Tour Europe and U.S. In Rifle Drill Exhibitions. In a letter dated April 30 at Niedermendig, Germany, John Wall, local boy who is in the Headquarters Co., 38th regiment of the 3rd division, writes his mother the following interesting news: "They are making up a regiment with men from the different units of the 3rd Army Corps, to tour England and give exhibitions in rigle drill and line maneuvers. The 38th furnishers 125 men, or half a company, and Greenleaf and I have both been picked. I feel pretty proud to be chosen out of 3700 men. We will probably tour France and Belguim also, and then on to the U.S. We are to drill here until the 14th of May, then go to Coblenz, where the whole regiment assembles, and leave there the 25th for England. It means quite a lot of drill, but I want to see all of this country before I leave, because I know I'll never come back. I had a letter from Harry Keller yesterday, he said he thought they would go to Paris to do M.P. duty. My division, (3rd) is slated to sail in Auguest, so if nothing happens, will be home for Thansgiving. If all goes well, by the time you get this I will be on my way to England."
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- Newspaper clipping about John Wall, local World War I solider. Article is mostly composed of a letter Wall wrote to his mother. Text: "To Tour Europe and U.S. In Rifle Drill Exhibitions. In a letter dated April 30 at Niedermendig, Germany, John Wall, local boy who is in the Headquarters Co., 38th regiment of the 3rd division, writes his mother the following interesting news: "They are making up a regiment with men from the different units of the 3rd Army Corps, to tour England and give exhibitions in rigle drill and line maneuvers. The 38th furnishers 125 men, or half a company, and Greenleaf and I have both been picked. I feel pretty proud to be chosen out of 3700 men. We will probably tour France and Belguim also, and then on to the U.S. We are to drill here until the 14th of May, then go to Coblenz, where the whole regiment assembles, and leave there the 25th for England. It means quite a lot of drill, but I want to see all of this country before I leave, because I know I'll never come back. I had a letter from Harry Keller yesterday, he said he thought they would go to Paris to do M.P. duty. My division, (3rd) is slated to sail in Auguest, so if nothing happens, will be home for Thansgiving. If all goes well, by the time you get this I will be on my way to England."
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- athena0130-011
- Contributor
- Athena Public Library
- Extent
- Black & white photograph pasted on to loose scrapbook page; 5 x 8.5 in.
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- Text
- Publisher
- Northwest Digital Heritage
- locator
- 49277
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- Athena Heritage
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