The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-27
Hal Hendrix Writes
From Liverpool
Liverpool, England,
Dec. 9Th, 1918.

II
Now that I am sitting in warm cor
ner of hut, with nothing to do fol
my country, ! thought | would write
yon.
! viii ask you to excuse this writ
ing as | am doing this stunt on my
knee as a desk.
have often though of Ebert and
Lyle and wondered if they were in
the army. If so, hope they have
come out of it all right. | have seen
some dreadful sights since ! have
been over here, and ! saw and talked
with several boys who we're wounded
in a big push in September. They
were in the 9th and 30th divisions.
When l heard that lots of East Ten
nessee boys were among them, ]
hoped that none of them were boys
/ knew.
/ was in the hospital with the flu
when | saw these boys, and they all
know what real war is like, and from
the stories they told | don't see how
any Of them came out alive.
1t sure did me good to see the faces
of these boys brighten up when news
came that the armistice was signed
and the war was over. They were
the happiest lot l ever saw
But the ones who thought they
would be sent back to their compa-
MES when they were WE'LL, and have
to go back into that hell on earth adj
mitted that there was not much pleas
ure in even getting well.
was glad for them when we heard
that it was over.
thought for quite a while that
the war would be over before / got
across, as | enlisted in May, 1917
and spent three months in Kelly
Field, Texas, and then went to
Wright Field, Ohio, and was there
for over a year.
At last | managed to break away
and left New York last August. We
were fourteen days on the water, and
lad very pleasant trip-only one
lay of rough sea. We did not have
the pleasure of seeing any subs. 1t
was very quiet and calm all the way.
We arrived at Liverpool and went
o rest camp in Southern England
for about ten days, and from there
We went to training camp up near
Scotland. | only stayed in camp for
week when / was transferred to
London for duty with air service
Hdqts.
1t was not at all like being in the
army in London. 1t was more like
civil life.
London is a very interesting place,
md ! was there long enough to see
almost everything
The West Minister Abbey, st.
Paul's Cathedral and the town of
London were the main places of in
serest. / was also in the Winches-
;er cathedral at Winchester. That
S also over one thousand years old
and quite an interesting place.
Great celebrations took place
throughout England of the 18th of
November, but as / was in bed with
he flu, / missed most of it.
The English know that had it not
been for America they would have
ost out, and many Of them are very
grateful and try and do everything
hey possibly can for the Yanks. Of
course there are a lot who do not give
Us credit for very much, and are still
sore because we licked them a cou-
pie of times.
The Tommies and Yanks got along
very nicely in France, but the ones
here in England were not so friend
ly and that has been many battles
royal.
You can bet though that unless
the Yanks were too m out numbered
they came out on top.
This has been great experience
for me, even thought | did not get
to France while the fighting was on
/ hope to get back to Greeneville
some of these days so that may tell
you all about it as | saw it.
left headquarters several days
ago, and whether / am going to
America, France or Russia ] do not
know. only hope it is America. II
am anxious to get back where can
get something to eat. The people
over here do not know the first thing
about how to live. Many times !
have thought of the good things ]
sed to have to eat at your house, and
| would give anything ! possessed for
one of Mrs. Hartman's egg custard
pies or some good fried chicken.
Well, Mr.. Hartman if you can
make this out you are pretty good
but | hope you can.
With love and best wishes to all.
HAL HENDRIX.
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