Letter from Edward Meier to Frank - May 5, 1919
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May 5-[1919] New Port News [Virginia] Hello Frank, Gee whiz I have been here a whole week and this is the first chance I have had to do any writeing. I am worse than a regular
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He is dressing us up a bit too, guess he figured he may want us again sometime, we have one man in the company, that was sent to us as a replacement, just before the armistice was signed he calls himself a
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| Title | Letter from Edward Meier to Frank - May 5, 1919 |
| Creator | Meier, Edward |
| Source | Meier, Edward. Letter to Frank. 05 May 1919. World War I Collection. A1771. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Private Edward W. Meier of St. Louis, Missouri, served with the 138th Infantry during World War One. Meier wrote his cousin-in-law Frank Baebler, also of Saint Louis, several humorous letters during the War. In this letter, Meier wrote from New Port, Virginia and explained that he was back int the U.S. and doing well. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; Uncle Sam |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A1771 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | May 5, 1919 |
| Language | English |