Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his mother - October 6, 1917
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{same adress Fort Sill Monday - Dear Mother, I am now on guard & so have a few minutes to write. I have ben very, very busy the past week, & this is why I have not written. It was almost a physical impossibility for I certainly have been awfully tired at nights, & you know how it is - when you are very tired you cannot write any thing interesting. Things are happening very fast here now. We have recieved 42 "selected" men, (we are under orders not to use [In top margin] above broke. Will send con-for films etc. soon.
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[page 2] the other word & I was given 10 of them to train. The hard luck part is That I had just finished a hard days work helping make one tent up for winter quarters when the men got in last Friday evening. I had to sleep in a summer tent with them & then work hard the next day showing them how to make their tent up for winter quarters. But it goes just like & I am not dissatisfied. My men are all good material & do not seem especially down hearted about having been forced into the army. They are convinced that the artillery is a very interesting branch of the service. It has been very windy & the dust storms are simply terrible. I understand that we are to be moved in a short time. There is a sergeant here now as I write saying that the Lieutenant Quartermaster will bet that we move before the end of next month. This is a good summer camp, but a poor winter camp, we have done no actual
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firing yet. About four regiments firing now regularly. A wonderful sight. By January 1st 10% of our Battery are going to be chosen & trained for officers. I believe I can make it - keep this to yourself or only tell reliably good secret keepers. Am enclosing pictures for Rachel, Paul and yourself & Raymond. The cakes were remarkably fine & very fresh. We get very little sugar. Good plain meals. Sleep warm. Happy - doing well. Like the life. Love to all, Your loving son Glen.
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| Title | Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his mother - October 6, 1917 |
| Creator | Tudor, Owen Glen |
| Source | Tudor, Owen Glen. Postcard to his mother Mrs. Raymond Tudor. 6 October 1917. Westover, John G., Collection, 1910-1946. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | This photographic postcard depicting soldiers drilling was sent by Owen "Glen" Tudor to his mother while he was training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in October 1917. Tudor discussed selling photographs to fellow soldiers at camp. Tudor, a Maplewood, Missouri, native, served in the 128th Field Artillery in the 35th Division during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Military training; Fort Sill (Okla.); World War, 1914-1918; Photography; United States. Army. Division, 35th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C3733 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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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 | October 6, 1917 |
| Language | English |