Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his sister Rachel - April 28, 1918
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[censor signature] Somewhere in France. April 28, 1918. Dear Rachel, I received your letter with mama's and was very glad to get it. The picture of my namesake is great & is in my pocket book with my other pictures of the family. I am sorry that you have had so much sickness among the children. It seems that one of them catches something & then they all get it. It is sure hard on you & mama. I wish I were at home to help out, but of course that is out of the question. I believe the battle now on will last all summer & then will go back to trench warfare. Peace will come by spring 1919 I am pretty sure you do not hear any peace talk among the soldiers over here. It is all -"When
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[page 2] are we going to the front. I believe we will not get into it until fall, but it may be by midsummer. There is no telling it may be sooner even than that. It all depends on how things are going. I hear that Wilson has decided to call out enough men to bring it up to 3,000,000 & then 2,000,000 more later. That is exactly what is needed. An overwhelming force. Until the allies get that it will be an even break. Germany will put her last war in & we must more than match them or accept defeat. England is making the final step to encrease her army. It is a shame to see the United states do less than her utmost. Well, I am glad you are having such fine weather. We are having partly good weather, but it is still chilly sometimes. France is certainly a beautiful place. I can go to the edge of the camp & see far out
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[page 3] over the country & it is just one continuous garden spot. A few days ago 3 other lads & myself went to a little village near by & got a supper of egg omelet & bread & butter in a kind of private garden. The scenery all around was beautiful, our table was out on the lawn. A funny kind of bird that looks something like a quail was singing like a mocking bird, near by. The home was large but very old. The lady & her daughter were French but spoke English pretty well & we had a fine time. On the way back we went into a little church that was built in the 15th century about the time Columbus discovered America and looked around. It was just holding together & that is about all. The floor was of flag stones. The stairs going into the vestry were narrow & winding & had covered posts & railings & the ceiling had stars painted on it. There was also a very old & large bible inlatin. Rachel, about the insurance - Mama
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[page 4] should have recieved the policy but I believe she will soon for there are so many it is just being fixed up in Washington - I believe. The Battery has a record of it - of course - and if it does not show up in a month I will make an inquiry - so let me know if it does not show up in another month. If I was to croak tomorrow tho - Ma would get the money in installments covering 20 years - so much a month. I don't have any anxiety about that. I don't feel at all like croaking right now tho, for I am happier than I have eve been I believe excepting that I am away from home. Well, I will close now, Rachel. I will try to write to all of you- write something different in each letter so as to take up no more space than is necessary yet enable you all to hear what I am doing. Well, goodbye for this time. Your loving brother Glen.
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| Title | Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his sister Rachel - April 28, 1918 |
| Creator | Tudor, Owen Glen |
| Source | Tudor, Owen Glen. Letter to his sister. 28 April 1918. Westover, John G., Collection, 1910-1946. C3733. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this April 28, 1918, letter to his sister, Owen "Glen" Tudor discussed his predictions for the end of the war and described his venture into a French town. Tudor, a Maplewood, Missouri native, served in the 128th Field Artillery in the 35th Division during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Division, 35th; World War, 1914-1918 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C3733 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 28, 1918 |
| Language | English |