The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
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letter from his son, Harold Anhom:
MARsEILLE. France. Sunday, Nov.
24.~Dear Dad:-Have little time of
SO will seat myself and write you
few lines to let you qnow little about
myself, and what have been doing.
First, how is every one at home?
Ap6 have any Of you written me? II
yon have, I'VE failed to get them.
The catain told US that we could
nov write anything, excepting as TO
deaths. SO ! will write OF my trip
from New York until the present time.
We left New York on october 9th.
apd for the first three OF four days l
was pretty sea sick, but not as sick
as some.
We landed in Liverpool, Eng. on
october 18th. About,10 o'clock on the
night of the 10Th two explosions TOOK
place near our ship, and every one
tboGght we had been torpedoed5 rush
Ing on deck we found that all was well
apd that we were not sinking.
What we heard was the explosion
Of two depth bombs, which got sub
n1arine that had fired on one Of our
Alter landing we waited for a train
20 take US to the rest camp Camp
Codford). Stayed there for three days
AID then We were OF for Franco. OF
Course you know we had to cross the
EaelIsh Channel, and the first person
NET after boarding the ship was Tom
aarris- and / sure was glad to see
hinn Did not get to talk to him mach
IS I was detailed to place guards on
the ship, and for some reason was
more afraid OF something happening
trat night than at any time coming
across the ocean. But OF course moth
ips happened and we landed N LIE
Bavre, France, at o'clock the next
Waited at rest camp in LIE Havre
foc q train to take us to Il don't know
Ifhere, Aftera5 or days, train
Of box cars, little things, about one
balf the size of our box cars. pulled
10 for US and we piled in, "a men to
the car. All went well for three or
foor days, Jthen on the night of Octo-
per 26th I woke to find my car stand
jig on end; we had run into another
troop train, and / feel lucky that was
pot killed, or at least hurt There
we're good many killed and injured,
Just how many or who they were an
pot allowed to state. We spen% the
rest Of the night getting out the dead
snd injured.
Tpcks were sent. from a near by
American camp to take US to Plovcr
nnI. We were billeted In an old house
about one thousand years old. Stayed
there about two weeks, then hike OF
| eisht miles TO catch a troop train
more box cars) to Marsetlle where we
are at the present time.
bay after tomorrow, 40 Of our men
leave in trucks for Paris and am
afraid am not going to get to so.
Guess this will be all for this time;
think / will be home some time soon
Love to all,
CORP. HAROLD ANKRoM,
! 18th Div, 113 Am. Train, American
EXP. Forces.
Two of Them In It.
The following letter from Harry
Fetty. son CT A. n. Fetty, of 705 Mer-
| Chant street, indicates that he went
| through some experiences, is the
i Eriter OF the forging:
Marseilles, France. Sunday, Novem
Der q. 1918.
pear Dad and Mother: At last the
censor has been taken of the mail, sc
! am Going to open up and tell you
Everything. There is lots have for.
I EOLsSu G94A2ssS SOL444Ao 4S4SB O0S 4 S%hA
tel YOU what do remember.
SUNDAY, October 6, 3:15. Left the
New York harbor, bound for France.
TuesdaY evening. October 16. II
Boat to our right tcrpedoed; no lives
lost. Tia U-boat is destroyed by :
British submarine chaser; everybody
took IT IS a joke.
wedn ssJ+y morning. october II, 6
! Arrived at Liverpool. England; tool
tain to Winchester, England; arrived
next morning at z.
Saturday, October 20, 2:45. LET
WINCHESTER. bound for Southampton;
arrived at docks $3.50; got on boat al
sunday. october 81. s. Arrived al
lie Havre. France; liked to rest camp
about two miles.
Wednesday. october a. Took trair
for PIoermel, France.
Thursday. october 25. 900. Trair
had head-On collision with another
/ troop train; there was casualties. but
1 can't naI1e them.
/ Friday. 18th Trucks take US tt
sturdzy. 9th Hike from Ploerme
SovemSer 18th, Hike back to PlOer
mel.
November 21st. Took train from
! SloermeI To aaarseiIles.
November Esd. Arrived MarseiIles
I Erance. at 3 o'clock in afternoon.
SUNDAY, November 24th. Menu fo'
DAY. Corn Willie and hard tack;
eversbody writing Dads Christina.
/ letter" home; soft rain falling.
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