The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-02-20
Letters From MdLheur County
Boys Who Served" OUer There"

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The following letter was received
by Mrs. A. X. johnson q week or 30
ago from her brother Uvt. G. T. John
son who IL with the 23rd Engineers
In France:
Aunbrevllle, France.
This letter leaves me fine and dan
dy. do not know how long will
bo here; a fellow cannot tell what
the army will do. we may move In a
few days and then again II may be
months. So you seo we Just have TO
walt patiently. We are all anxious
to get home. Tho people need not
worry about their boys staying H.
France after they are discharged. All
I have met are very anxious to get
home. Those OF US who have been
fortunate enough 10 live thru this
war are going to be real patriotic
men. This army life In q foreign
country sure makes a man LONG for
the homo land. After I am settled
again you won't see me once year
and that will be Just going to the
county fair.
I expect In a few days to 10 on my
furlough to Nice, a leave area for the
soldier boys. II will bo a long cold
ride some OF the way, we will ride
in box cars Al nice II IN warm and
expect 10 have good time there.
have a friend who Ia going with me.
Ho IL u good man we can look after
each other. expect OF see Gordon
shaffer while on this trip. l have
had several letters from him. He IN
with the 2ist Engineers and isn't for
from here. haven't met a person
from home l know. l get kind OF
lonesome to zee a familiar face again.
II In funny to hear the boys here.
You will see n fellow open his letter
from HIS girl and then start to swear
ing and then laughing. They have
probably sent them n few hundred
francs OF old lace or some other
French souvenir and then their girl
has married a Stacker. one OF our
friends received an invitation to his
girls wedding. II is happening
pretty regular over here. Think OF
Il. haven't spoken over a dozen
words TO an English speaking woman
In over a year.
We have been on fronts where
thore was no Y. NJ. G. AS TO scpeak
OF. only few run by men. The Red
Cross In the greatest OF them all and
a wonderful organization. They
have helped the fellow who needed
II the most.
Well, I must close for to day.
Trusting this lettre will reach you
and that It will find you all well. !
ab.
Your soldier brother In Khaki,
Pvt. Thos. @. Johnson,
From Germany comes the letter
which Emmett Johnson wrote to his
parents on learning OF his brothers
death In the great drive;
Henidehern. Germany, Dec, ~
Dear folks at home;
Iwiil write you a few lines toseth'
or this time as | haven't much writ
ing paper. received your letter 3
couple OF days ago telling OF Elbert'S
death. hated TO hear Il 30 bad,
I was 30 In hopes that We could come
back home together. am away
over here in Germany and have no
chance OF finding anything out
about Il. l do not even know what
front he was on. am more anxious
TO get back now.
We have been on the march since
the goth OF November. stopping only
a few days TO rest a couple OF times
We are at rest now for couple OF
days or 30 We went thru Alsace-
Lorraine, Luxembourg and are now
well into Germany. WIN soon reach
our destination, The 40th Division
undoubtedly was broken up and put
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