New Britain herald., 1918-11-09
CORPORAL CREAM IN
THE HOSPITAL AGAIN
Company | Man Suffering From
Second Attack Of Gas

Corporal Gerald p. Cream, son Of
Mrs. Mary Cream of this city, has been
wounded for the second time in
France. Corp. Cream is with company
I, 1O2d Infantry and was wounded
at the time the 1920 made the stand
at Seicheprey April 90. The name Of
the local soldier has not been on the
official casualty lists but in letters
sent to his mother Corp. Cream in
forms her that he is in base hos
pital recuperating from his wounds.
His letters, one written October and
one October Is follows:
Once again it has been at least
two weeks since 1 last wrote to you to
let you know how I'm getting along I'm
not nearly as we'll as [ was the last
time / wrote to you, but I'm much
better placed [ was in q dug-out
then but now I'm in a hospital back
of the lines, Base hospital, No. Is, in
good hands and coming alone fine.
l was gassed the second time, Sep
TENDER 81, and l got it a little worse
than before but not SO bad that Ill be
out of the service, and now that we've
got along so we'll up in the lines
there's nothing I like better than
chasing Fritz over the hills, The AL
lies sure are winning the World series
this year and it's great to think that
the 10Th division started the ball
rolling SO we'll at Chateau Thierry. We
also had a hand in the breaking up of
the ST. Mihiel salient, so the old 26th
is keeping up the reputation of New
Englanders as q bunch of scrappers.
1t looks we'll for the wind-up before
Christmas in accordance with our
slogan. Hell, heaven or Hoboken be-
fore Christmas
II received a letter from Mayor
Quigley a short time ago, and it made
the fellows feel good to think that the
mayor as spokesman of the city
thought SO much of the boys in our
regiment. He congratulated us on
our work over here, and I think it's
unnecessary to say that We'll keep it
up until the war is over.
Here at the hospital I hear a
number of singers, but Mother, I just
dream of hearing you again, The
other night I heard a young man
sing, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
and as I sit here 1 feel that [ can
hear you singing that song. I don't /
do much singing lately, and I don't
ever expect to be able to sing much
again as my lungs are terribly weak, |
and sometimes I feel as if my chest
would split. I don't like to let the
doctor know this as I may have to
stay away from the company, but |
don't worry for when it's over I'll be
just as good as ever, and up in the
front ranks even if 7 have only one
leg.
Give my regards to all the folks. /
l hear from John quite frequently. I |
hope you are we'll Mother O. mine and
singing just as we'll as ever"
Under Care of "Pinky' Reynolds. |
October IS, 1918. !
81 haven't been feeling we'll as I
might for the past few days, but that
can be attributed to the weather for
feelings promptly sided with the
weather. I am now in Base Hospital
No. 7, which is situated outside the
city of Tours, and up to yesterday
was in a ward under the care of
Lieut.. John Reynolds, or as you will
most probably know him, 'Pinky.'
was transferred yesterday to another
ward and since then have not seen
him. He was looking fine, and it
sure was a big surprise to see him
over here. He was asking for you
and Mrs. Monsees and he and I ex-
changed news about our acquaintance
for about an hour. New Britain is
surely represented over here, for I
met a Lieutenant Peck, also of New
Britain, formerly of the Stanley Rule
and Level, and I have been in the
same ward with Dog Warden Coffey
of New Britain.
Its hard to think of anything to
write in the hospital, and the only
news we get is in the papers. I don't
know where the company is or how
the boys are, but the last time I saw
them they were going and nothing
them