Al letter to Sister - May 24, 1918
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N.W. Washington D.C. May 24, 1918. Dear Sis: I received your letter today also one from Mamma and Ed. I have been getting them so thick since I left for the big town, that I won
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I got back from [New York] You will find it inclosed, so you can finish reading it if you didn
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[page 3] like school kids, who have been practicing for a ball game or something they are anxious to get in it. They say that they have been waiting and working like slaves for a long time, and now they want to show the Kaiser what they have learned. Frank says that he wouldn
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it will all be over pretty soon, and won
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[page 5] I spent going to see him, but at the same time I think of the rest of you at home, and feel that I ought to help you along. Well all I can do is ask you to keep faith in me, and I will do the right thing. Well there is a bright side of life as well as a dull and that is the side to keep on. You are sure right when you say you bet I wish I was going. Maybe you think I didn
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I was with all the guys from home, and all of them in uniform. But I guess it is like one of the officers told me when I first started to work. He said
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[page 7] I am sending the pictures I got at [New York]. They wouldn
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and had been issued new clothes. Bob has no leggings on. He was swapping with Frank at the time. On the cot just in front of Frank is the shoe brush, a very interesting object to have on a picture. Just side of Franks right arm, you see a pile of stuff on a cot. At the top is a
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[page 9] Frank does not like his chin strap, and took if off as soon as we left camp. 3. As Frank and myself, which was taken by Harry at the same place as No. 2. This is not my new suit. I got it and if fit like a gunny sack, so I sent it back for repairs. 4. Was taken at [New York] harbor near the Aquarium. I could not get the water as the sun was in the wrong position and we couldn
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just getting ready to say something. 5. As myself in the same position. 6. Was taken at the camp Sunday when they were loading there
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[page 11] I am sending the pictures and the negatives, also some other negatives. Now I am not keeping any of these late pictures here, as I thought you would be anxious to see them. So please have copies made of those you want and send, all the pictures of the camp back. I dont care about the others. I mean send numbers 1 to seven to me. Please take care of the negatives as we might want some more pictures made. Be sure and show Mrs. Bazzil the one of Harry as I told him I would send her one.
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Now with regard to your camera. On a bright day you should have the top thing set for instant, and the bottom at the second figure from the left or about halfway between the second & third figures (I dont know what they are) as [sketch] On a dull day Don
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[page 15] Even this identification tags have nothing on them, but their names. I have gotten so many letters lately I will never be able to answer them all. So if I miss some of you don
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about Kao. till I saw his picture. Well will close till tomorrow Your loving son Al.
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| Title | Al letter to Sister - May 24, 1918 |
| Creator | Al |
| Source | Al. Letter to Sister. 24 May 1918. Frank X. Fraas Collection. 2002.50. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Al sent this letter to his sister on May 24, 1918. Al discussed several topics, including time he spent in New York with Frank Fraas. Frank served in the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division and died on October 7, 1918 from wounds received in action. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and Supplies |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; 129th Field Artillery, Battery C. |
| Site Accession Number | 2002.50 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | May 24, 1918 |
| Language | English |