The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
Letter from Sergt. l.. J. Shapiro 70
His Father. L. J. Shapiro, Sr., OF
Manchester Depot.
Souilly, Meuse, France,
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Souilly, Meuse, France,
Nov. 80, 1918, 1850 P m.
Dear Dad
Just got through with my duties and
called on my friends next door who Is
the personal clerk Of the troop and
the first thing / noticed was a type
writer. My thoughts then were OF
YOU and | Immediately sat down to
write you letter.
| am well as usual and still possess
the same happy feeling since the llth
day OF November. never felt better
in my life than l do at present. am
so pleased with our victory that it IS
constantly in my thoughts. ! don't
know when l shall return. Prospects
look gloomy for an early home coming
for there is lot to accomplish over
here and it seems that our outfit is
one to be stuck here to the last.
What's the difference, though. I'll be
back in the good old U. S. A. some
time. | have been over here IA
months now and | can stand six more
even with the long hours Of work that
I am now enduring. | am parleying
French tres bein, and enjoy the French
company very much, so what's the
difference. Nevertheless ] want to go
back to Uncle Sammy for | don't be-
lieve there is country in the world
like our country. In the United States
of America is where want to make
my future.
Prisoners come streaming past our
lines every day from Germany. |
meet Russian Jews every day, that
we're prisoners in Germany. young,
old and Of middle age. think could
write book on prisoners of war IN
the Hun land from what | have learn
ed from the unfortunate ones that fell
victims to the Hun kultur. befrlend-
ed them all as much as possible, for !
admire them all for their spirit.
The spirit of our Army is superb,
for all of which we owe the people
back home our appreciation. 1t was
they who really won this war Your
encouragement helps wonderfully over
rough places. The supreme sacrlhees'
the wonderful achievements will al
ways be remembered by the boys over
here. Without the patriotic home
people this war would have been a
failure. Through the efforts Of our
dear folks the world is today rejoicing,
excepting Germany. |, for one, Of the
two million American soldiers who are
over here will always have memories
of how the people from the best coun-
try in the world came through. lhe
Kuiser who didn't btlieve America
would fight no doubt by this time has
come to the realization that not only
her soldiers were in it but that every
man. woman and child fought when
the time came to fight.
| am going to try to get a niue
time off Sunday afternoon and take
a run up TO Verdun to see the Citadel
where thousands of lives were sacri-
feed to save that sacred place ana
which saved the day and meant defeat
to Germany.
Ny pal has gone back to America
I think he will call on you when ne
gets back. He is young boy but a
very good friend of mine and all
courtesy shown him will be more than
appreciated by me. In fact one makes
so many friends on en- occasion Ike
this that you will probably have lots
Of visitors before | get back. They
were my friends and | know they VIII
be well received. That is why ! gave
them your address.
II is now pretty late and ! have 70
get up early so will bid you good
night.
Your loving son,
LOUIS.