John L. Barkley letter to Unknown - n.d.
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[page 2] The 42nd division are turning out their stuff to us to go to the states. I am glad to see them go for they did some good fighting. The third D are second in losses in the AEF. The 1 D is first. My company's causilities were out of two hundred and sixty men only thirty came back. I was one. am sending you some clippings from our army paper but they got my name crossed. They are not very good I was sick with the grip or something. I never had the Flew, a man that is use to gass and machine gun bullets a little thing like the Flew dosn't bother much. How is dad? How did he stand the winter. How is Frank R is he still going to school
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[page 3] Why don't you people write. I receive more letter's from pearl Parlie and Marry Howard than all of my kind folks put together and I know you all don't write. A big sargants and I are going to Paris soon. His people lives there and he sure can show me all of the emportant places, he knows them all. Well I must close an go to bed. Red this clipping. answer for I like to get your letters better than all for there is some good advice in them. I read them to the boys and their hard faces look down and say nothing. You son John L Barkley Co K 4th inft. A.E.F.
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| Title | John L. Barkley letter to Unknown - n.d. |
| Creator | Barkley, John Lewis |
| Source | Barkley, John L. Letter to Unknown. n.d. John Lewis Barkley Collection, 1917-1919. 1996.33. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | In this incomplete, undated letter, John L. Barkley wrote concerning the 42nd Division turning in their equipment to return to the U.S., the 3rd Division coming in second in lives lost, and an upcoming trip to Paris. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 4th; United States. Army. Division, 3rd; United States. Army. "Rainbow" Division, 42nd; Military leaves and furloughs |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1996.33 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |