Alpha Jones letter to Friend - August 23, 1918
Transcript
Somewhere in France [August] 23, 1918 Dear Friend: Well here I am again after so long a time. There isn
Transcript
kin pie, beefsteak, roast beef, mash potatoes, fresh tomatoes etc. that not bad for the army is it. I have seen the valley of the Rhine and the Alps, we see airplanes get shell nearly every day and I have saw one shot down. The water here is spring water and is every cold and there is plenty of it. There was a Y.M.C.A. girl here this after noon she was the second woman I have seen since we came up here and the 3rd American girl on this side of the water. Will Close. Your friend Alpha Jones Sanitary Squad g A.P.O. 743 A.E.F. [35th Division]
Details
| Title | Alpha Jones letter to Friend - August 23, 1918 |
| Creator | Jones, Alpha |
| Source | Jones, Alpha. Letter to Friend. 23 August 1918. Frank X. Fraas Collection. 2002.50. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Alpha Jones sent this letter to a friend on August 23, 1918. Jones discussed the location he was stationed at in France and described the countryside. Jones served as part of a Sanitary Squad in the 35th Division. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Airplanes; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Y.M.C.A. |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 2002.50 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
| Copy Request | Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the National World War I Museum and Memorial: (816) 888-8100. |
| 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 | August 23, 1918 |
| Language | English |