The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24
JEWS BROGANrS
CAMP LIFE

/ Vail Young Man Writes Aunt, Mrs. T.
m. erosan, Telling Of Various
Changes in the Camps.
IS NOW At UPTON, NEW YORK
says He is Due for Another Move
Soon, but Does Not Know Where
] Wont Return TIT It's Over
Upton, N:R = Friday, April 20.
&Dear Aunt: W.T. r. q
| Received your letter yesterday, !
Twas at Camp Deyens, Mass, and got
lit just before, ! left. and was certainly
3glad to hear from you. Well, I've
sbeen In the army about two months
now First at Camp Dodge,zSAtlat ceE:s
tainly is a nice camp, was there just
a, a. month. i was then stransfefred to
Camp Devens, Mass. it was a long
ride but passed through some very
large cities, such as Chicago, Gary,
Ind, Montpelier, Ohio, Detroit, Mich.
and up through part of Canada and
came back to the u. S: through Buf-
falo, N. Y, then on through Fitch.
berg, Mass, which is only IL miles
from Devens. One certainly gets good
treatment, If he is really sick, but
there are so many fake sicknesses
Just to get out of work. was in the
base hospital about week at Devens.
They have Red Cross nurses and one
day l had q fine chicken dinner, but
didn't feel much like eating it then.
When came back to the barracks,
Twas about 10 pounds lighter than
when ! went up but am fine and dandy
now. You can't keep good man down
especially an Irishman, The grub at
+neYens wasn't very good the first few
Z days, but we all made. such. a. kick
that they feed us pretty decent now.
Il did not do very. much drilling. at
Camp Devens for. my Captain made
mo his orderly for some time until.
got my cold again. We, left Camp
Deyens at $3.50 p m. Thursday and l
was placed IN charge Of the fifty men
that came here. It was my duty to
see that they kept the coach neat and
that no one escaped. I also acted as
mess sergeant to see that all received
their share of grub. Some, OF the
men said they wished was there
mess sergeant all the time for GER
tsinly knew how to order up in the
army. It is a good policy to take all
YOU can get for il you can't eat 1t all
some. else will help you out. There
islA spirit Of comradship in the army
which you don't find in civil life. Ev'
eryone helps each other all they can
no. matter what he looks like.
This camp is about 60 miles. from
New York city. We came through
there; on our way and also through
Springfield, Mass. and Hartford. Conn.
en- now in the Field Artillery. The
shells weigh about IS pounds and the
guns are drawn by motor trucks. II
I stay In the Field Artillery I will be
either q truck driver, or telephone
operator In one way this department
ID better than the Engineers for we
get up q half Hour later in the morn.
Ing $500 a, sm.) and are all through
at 400 o'clock in the afternoon. The
engineers sounds mighty nice but it
Is mostly pick and shovel work at the
front digging trenches while the heavy
artillery Is in the rear shooting over
the infantry, engineers and the rest
with the exception OF the real heavy
artillery. ~
am writing this letter at the X. C.
hall. They are certainly great thing
for the soldiers: There is pen and ink
and stationery for all. Mess at at 900
q. M; 500 q. m. and $3.50 a. m. This
camp Is much leyeler and no rocks
and mountains such as at Devens.
We are due for another move Mon.
day. Don't know for. sure whether
we will 90 or not. think we will for
our captain said we would be here
but for very short time. ] am going
acros the big pond very soon. Would.
MT be surprised but what it will be
within tho next ten days for We have
been issued such equipment as they
all receive before going across. The
captain also told us to buy big sup
ply OF smoking tobacco. enough to
last three or four months. One big
Swede fellow said he wouldn't so over
but he is in the guard house now.
Well. when go, won't come back
Until It's over, and don't want anyone
to worry about me for am coming
back safe and sound, and can say that
Ihelped to get the kaiser before he got
me. - -
Must close for this time. Hoping to
heaf from you soon, 1 am, ..,.:...
II N. Your nephew, ,,...
~, ':.; Louis Brogan.
Battery A, 304 Field Artillery e.
Camp Upton, Long Island, N, Y.