Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-11
SAW GERMAN
PLANE SHOT DOWN
Vic Hoeg, Son of DIR. and Mrs. G..
Hoeg, of DEBORAH Now Over i'm
France Saw German Plane
Brought Down
Recently
SAYS GERMAN PLANES
NO CHANCE WITH OURS
Receives Public Opinion Regular and
Says He Enjoys Reading 1t, as
the Other Boys
Aug. 3, 1918.
Dear Folks:

Aug. 8. 1918.
Dear Folks:
received the letter with the 81
bill in it and was glad to receive it,
Jas l was broke. Thanks for the
same. We have moved since I wrote
the last letter, am about miles
from the other camp. I received a.
letter from Arthur Overacker from
over there. He came over with Ray
Tmond HieDeid and Mckinney. Re
is in an engineers division and has
been In the army for fifteen months
II hope | viii be able to meet him
mere. I also received three more
Public Opinions and enjoyed reading
them. This is another rest camp
but is within easy range OF Jerry's
big guns. Nearly every clear night.
Jerry comes over in his planes and
drops few bombs. They sure do
make pile Of noise shooting at
them with anti aircraft guns and
machine guns. They use powerful
searchlights to sight the planes with.
One of Jerry's planes was shot down
here Thursday and another one yes
terday. We were out making barbed
wire arrangements when two of our
planes got after Jerry's planes and
soon brought to earth. They kept
on circling over the plane after it
had lighted until men on the ground
arrived. They cireled around just
like hawks around a chicken. There
were two Germans in the plane and
'one was wounded, shot through the
arm. Jerry's planes has not got
chance with ours any more. Was
over to a British aerodrome about
month ago and one of the flyers told
me during that month they alone
had shot down, ~ German planes
and only lost two of their own.
Jerry knows our planes are superior
and keep away from them or takes
the Consequences. Did not go over
to see the plane because it rained
too hard but / suppose they will be
bringing another one down before
long. We are attached with the
British and think that is the reason
/ never meet any of the DEBORAH
boys. We run into American ana
Canadian canteens once in a while
and can buy good cake and chocolate
there.
Your letters are not censored.
have written about once week
since coming to France so you should
receive a>number of letters.
/ don't know when we go to the
trenches again, but it is not so bad
as you think it is, unless you go out
in No Mans Land on raid. l went
out on raid the first night but none
of us were hurt. We were in very
heavy artillery fire one morning also.
Several inch shells exploded not
over so feet from me, but never
touched me. / think will receive
my papers alright, so tell Jack Nc
Andrews to continue to send them.
Claud Robinson, of. Burr Oak,
and Eddie Hendrickson of DEBORAH,
are here and let them read the pa
per also. Lawrence Riggs sure
writes some 1ne letters and ! think
he is a. fine soldier. / sure would
like to run into that bunch of De-
corah boys. If / need the sweater
and other things / will let you know
later on. It has rained all day, but
is clearing up now and the planes
are flying again. suppose Jerry
will be over again tonight, but ! am
getting 30 used to the crack of rifles
and the roar of cannons that can
sleep in any kind of racket. Well
folks, greet everybody for me and
tell a few of them to write. Is Peck.
still in DEBORAH? Will have to close
now as / have to write Otto letter.
| From your loving son,
| $3.50 Aa,a yTCTOR