Lewis M. Means letter to Comrade - September 8, 1939
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September 8, 1939 Dear Comrade: After many months have elapsed since our most interesting reunion at Kansas City, I am getting out the letter I promised, together with a copy of the picture that was taken at the reunion. I am enclosing with this a list of all who attended, and giving their address. In order to build up our actual mailing list I am asking everyone receiving this letter to send me the name and address of all old Company "G" members whose names are not listed. Members who were present: George P. Hacker, 805 Patterson Avenue, Glendale, California. Gus Schmidt, Higginsville, [Missouri] Thornton B. Gordon, Waverly, [Missouri] F. A. Kreoeneke, Concordia, [Missouri] Herb Johnson, Odessa, [Missouri] Robert Day, Odessa, [Missouri] William B. Buchcinski, 5710 Michigan, Kansas City, [Missouri] Fred Worth, 3931 Flora Avenue, Kansas City, [Missouri] James Delaney, 1417 Harrison, Kansas City, [Missouri] R. W. Wilkerson, Centerview, [Missouri] R.F.D. #2. Thomas Riely, Concordia, [Missouri] J. C. Thornburg, 4617 East 17th Street, Kansas City, [Missouri] J. B. Leach, Higginsville, [Missouri] W. A. Hinck, Concordia, [Missouri] John Bracksick, Napoleon, [Missouri] E. H. Piepmeir, Bucknes, [Missouri] Henry J. Bosselman, Concordia, [Missouri] William M. Long, Corder, [Missouri] Julius Kolster, Corder, [Missouri] L. A. Lewis, Dover, [Missouri] Ross Barkhurst, Warrensburg, [Missouri] Lee R. Ditmars, Cameron, [Missouri] Jerry Slaughter, Atlanta, [Missouri] Lucien Hunter, Centerview, [Missouri] Wilfred C. Lee, 517 Broad Street, Warrensburg, [Missouri] C. Ray Bennett, 715 42nd Street, Des Moines, Iowa. John Barkley, Merriam, Kansas. Robert M. Boone, % Ins. Dept. State Bldg., Jefferson City, [Missouri] Fritz Krahenbuhl, 317 West Dea, Indpendence, [Missouri] Albert K. Parks, 39 Highland Ave., Lexington, [Missouri] R. E. Dysart, 3714 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri. C. O. Duncan, Kingsville, [Missouri] Lewis M. Means, The Adjutant General, Jefferson City, [Missouri]
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Page # 2 Co. "G" Reunion [September 8, 1939] We had letters or messages from the following not able to come: Richard Hall, 1934 East "B" Street, Torrington, Wyoming. William Lloyd Woodard, 642 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Indiana. Claude Carey, Holden, [Missouri] William H. Hilt, R.F.D. #4, Windsor, [Missouri] E. W. Ramsey, Clay Center, Kansas Harold T. Morgan, Shelbina, [Missouri] S. E. Diggs, East Moline, Illinois. P.O. Box #74. Ernst A. Barchers, 1117 N. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. L. E. Lamb, % First Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant, Texas. L. J. Eller, P.O. Box #46, % Safeway Stores, Inc., Blackwell, [Oklahoma]. Dr. Ray Caldwell, Shelbina, [Missouri] Lauren K. Price, Gilman City, [Missouri] Jake Grass, Dover, [Missouri] I think everyone of those present will agree that it was the most pleasant meeting that any of us have had since the war and everyone present expressed the hope that another one would be held at least within the two year period. Our old friend Sergeant Hacker, who has been so many miles away from his old gang for so long, I know had the thrill of his life. He was through Missouri about a month ago and stopped off for a visit. He was looking fine and still talking about the reunion. If each one of you will now, without delay, send in the name and address of any member not on the list in this letter, I'll build up a good mailing list and I think we should plan for another reunion, at which we should easily have one hundred members, sometime in 1940. The picture which is enclosed will be very good if enlarged. I am sorry that I could not enlarge one for you but I am confident that you will be glad to make the enlargement in order to see what your old buddies look like twenty years later. I am also enclosing with this letter a copy of an order for guard detail which was brought to the reunion by Sergeant Hacker, and which will bring back many memories to you. Let me have the names and any suggestions about our next reunion, and with the very best of everything to all, I am Sincerely your old comrade, [signature] Lewis M. Means, Formerly 2nd Lieut. "G" Company 365th Infantry LMM/m 2 encls
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NOTICE January 15, 1918 The following men will prepare to go on guard duty at Regimental Headquarters Thursday, ([January] 17th). All men must be cleaned up and know their General Orders. Men marked Post #1 must know the Special Orders for that day. OFFICER OF THE DAY Lt. Means SERGEANTS OF THE GUARD Sgt. Hacker Sgt. Wertz CORP. Asbury [Corporal] King [Corporal] Westerhouse Post #1 Dennis 1st R Hicks 2nd R Lokni 3rd R Russell Thornburg 1st R Hodson Bailey Baucom 2nd R Wilkerson Barchers Heideman 3rd R Jepsen Fire Guard Kelley Eppes Hunter Kline Kocher Evans Long Prison Guard Act. Corp. Wanjek Parks Peery Bowden Daggs Sellon Seward Branbury Delaney Steele Bennett Brockoff Black Borgmann Brown Carey Colster Orderly for Commanding Officer Lamb Telephone Orderlies Woodruff McQuillan Annex Guard Act. Sgt. Burnett Act. Corp. Borgetit Mottler McCoy Nichols Rich
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| Title | Lewis M. Means letter to Comrade - September 8, 1939 |
| Creator | Means, Lewis M. |
| Source | Means, Lewis M. Letter to Comrade. 8 September 1939. John Lewis Barkley Collection, 1918-1976. 1996.19. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | In this letter dated September 8, 1939, Lewis M. Means wrote his comrades concerning a recent World War I reunion held in Kansas City, Missouri. Means listed the members present and noted the receipt of letters from members not in attendance. This letter also contains an enclosure of a notice dated January 15, 1918, concerning guard duty. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 4th; United States. Army. Division, 3rd |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Veteran Reunion |
| Site Accession Number | 1996.19 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | September 8, 1939 |
| Language | English |