The courier-index., 1918-07-12
RESTING LETTER
 |0N EVERETT COOK
LIVER FORMERLY STA w. HERE RELATES Ex- re AS MEMBER OF FLYING SQUADRON RANCE.

N Mrs. D. P. Hilton have re.
 ". following interesting let
 'a' everett Cook, formerly VI Z, ,erp as a cotton buyer now ' os a member of Uncle
 aying forces;
 !. heen a long time since
 r;,ten. Now that nave
 write I realize there are
 alngs I can write of though
 lime it seemed that nothing Lsneujng. so the long delay.
 T have heard that Angus .oe home. haven't heard I,m in a long time. He was Rordeaux hospital for a while appose he has gone pack .o \ to be operated on. He has rottenest of luck. at an aerial gunnery schoo ,pcty days not far from him asn know at the time that he ithin miles.
 were ordered from there te
 suddenly. We thought we he stationed there for a while
 was only a trip to fly new pes to old camps. Took g If mine in Memphis, John Nc
 lieutenant in our ammunition With me. his first ride. l miss
 course out of Paris, flew by ss--the wind blew us north efore I knew it we were oul No Mans Land. The biggest e of my life. We were only
 over a thousand feet, one oi bwest machines made and ob at the front today. We go,
 right, after drawing, a few
 They seemed mighty close It is different now.
 He'd in the mud ten kilometers bf the lines-took four horses
 us out. It was getting dark e gas was low, but l thought euOugh to get to camp, so took Iain Had been up about ter B when my engine began tC hd sputter and I knew I would b land. Picked out what look |e a good field and was just to set her down when we hit and went over on our back got several cuts on his face eemed to be rather proud oi
 was tired and disgusted anG the night with an infantry reg nearby. Very glad to get back hp next morning. I had beer TOT over a month and we have est bunch of fellows in the
 being in camp for several got the job of being in charge eFve ships and hangars, which me busy for a while. Got in 8 flying, trying new machines morning a Frenchman brough, olplane within several miles camp. He landed yelling fol paone. He had brought dowr 'n machine and was an ace pay quite a bit of homage te n the French army.
 the two machines brought |e campbell and Winslow, the W De brought down by Ameri saed pilots and in American p'anes for the front began te U a''er while and we were ''O'ning accustomed to them | l's' planes the French make 'a many delays getting them IA 4s 'ne only squadron of its U ne U. s. Air Service-arm, sance-one ~s squadron to ar |,.' "e haven't quite an arm, l, E's ,, 70 We will be solitary fol E uaae. We do long distance |e :, information, probably fur |D ss ssaa any ships, with the ex :" .ne night bombers.
 s'Osed ', to our new camp afte, |ss a, :. our machines. We have ns.s place and a fine loca niaa a' a good river. Plenty ot Ss' ws and between two citie. b.s " 50 when we are off duty @v,s ME good barracks, two to co@'' naury Hill, my room mate. i, ss.laader, sssa I am assistant. |tutf Tapnel as is rather ugly look ahs.s specially when 1t break, strs;a, The best thing to dt tlissa 1s1a'sht ahead. All four shin, n, |rdsy were a hit several days ago of h,. Oa a flight we made 'sVe,s,s slsa explosive shell weigh of ,h. % ounces hit the leadin, ! bsss 'as upper wing above tb' 'bservsu., au and bounced back i,