The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-30
SOLDIERS LETTERS
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expect to soon.
Well, it is about dark SO will say
| goodby, write soon, from your friend
and soldier boy.
Pvt. LLOYD R. WAGNER.
Second Co. 81 Inf. Casual camp.
Camp Fremont, Cali.
Mrs. John T. King received the fol-
lowing letter from her son Floyd,
who has been wounded in battle:
In Active Service, Somewhere in
France, Aug. 2, 1918.
Dear mother:
Just a few lines today to let you
know am feeling first rate and get
ting along nicely. At present I am
in an American base hospital with q
slightly bruised knee and hearty
appetite.
| came out of one of the toughest
battles | have been in yet with just
slightly bruised knee. 1t is alright
now and ! can walk on it. My leg
is not so stiff so you see am 0. K.
We gave the BOche an awfully
rough fight and chased them back for
quite few miles and they are still
on the run.
| haven't had much time to get
many Boche "sOuveniers" as l was
too busy with the machine gun and
other duties which had to be done.
| was gunner" in the last fight and
Sure gave the Boche h.
| will close for this time, hoping
you are all we'll and enjoying life
am your loving son.
FLOYD KING.
Base Hospital No. 700.
The following letter has beeen re-
ceived at the Republican office from
Victor Stone, of Ashton, Idaho. Vic
tor was former Blackfoot boy and
the letter was sent to his father,
George l.. Stone, who forwarded it
here:
Port Monroe, Virginia,
August 10, 1918
Dear Folks:
| received your letter of the 18th
late yesterday afternoon and | was
indeed glad to hear from you and to
know that you are all we'll and
happy. | was also glad to hear that
you had bought some more Liberty
Bonds and w. S. S. because they will
feature very prominently in helping
to win the war. You would be sur
prised to know how many of the boys
in the service have subscribed for
liberty bonds and who have bought
thrift stamps. A great many of the
fellows have bonds of the three diff
ferent issues and their pay is on an
average of $50 month.
| have been very busy lately, with
practically little or no time to my
self; however, we don't mind it very
much. The work is very interesting
and the goal we are seeking at the
end of the course makes it all the
more so. The school is scheduled to
close around the 18th of September
and upon passing the required ex-
aminations | will be transferred to
the coast artillery corps with the
rank of Sergeant Major, junior grade,
and probably be assigned for duty
with regiment of artillery going
overseas, or perhaps | will be as
signed to trench mortar battalion
or an anti-aircraft battalion going
over. haven't any preference as
to what kind of artillery unit I am
assigned to as my work will be
practically the same in any of them.
Out of the last school of about 100
graduates, Is Sergeant Majors were
sent directly to Europe in body
to be assigned to organizations upon
their arrival overseas. / would
rather like to be assigned to a regi-
ment before | leave here, however,
so as to be more accustomed with
the work by the time we arrive in
France.
mere have been counting my eggs
again. may be assigned to the
school here after | graduate as an
assistant instructor, in which case
may never see active service. l
hardly think that will be my luck
though as but small per cent Of
the new Sergeants Major are detailed
for duty with the school,
The weather has been extremely
hot for the past two weeks and they
tell me it is typical New York heat.
In any event I prefer the Idaho
climate after the war.
haven t received the Idaho Re-
publican since | left San Francisco.
l guess the mail orderly at Fort
Scott hasn't taken the trouble to
forward them to me. 1t would seem
nice to be getting them again and
hear the news Of the "Old Home
Town" l think of BlackfOot and
my friends there very often. I hope
we will all be able to see each other
when the war is won. ! guess all
of the fellows who enlisted from
Biackfoot about the time | did are
over there by now, and am hoping
that it won't be very long before I
will be able to be with them and help
what little I can.
With love to all,
VICTOR M. STONE.
Address: Victor M. Stone. 21st.
Inf, care Of Enlisted Specialists
School, Barracks, sc, Fort Monroe,
Virginia.
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