Letter from Harris Heard to Virginia - November 14, 1918
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[November] 14 1918 Dear Virginia- I am sending you some views of Paris which I hope will be of some interest to you. For two nights, Paris was simply wild with joy, after the terms of Armistice had been announced. French, English, Canadian, British, Belgian, [Australians], and many soldiers of other Allied countries walked along the street wild with joy French soldiers carried American flags Americans carried French & British flags Old German canon by the dozens were dragged about by the happy throng.
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I saw one American soldier get so enthusiastic, that he threw his crutch away and joined the happy throng. He said
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[page 2] good eats here. Am tickled to death to be in Paris for I get three square meals a day at the hospital, and I have a pillow and yes white clean sheets, and that beats sleeping on the cold wet ground at the front. I will drop you another line in a few days. Sincerely, Your friend. Pvt. Harris Heard Am. Red. Cross. Mil Hos No 5 APO 702 Paris France
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| Title | Letter from Harris Heard to Virginia - November 14, 1918 |
| Creator | Heard, Harris |
| Source | Heard, Harris. Letter to Virginia. 14 November 1918. World War I Collection. A1771. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from Private Harris Heard of the Field Remount Squadron to Virginia of St. Louis, Missouri. Heard described the celebration in Paris after the Armistice. |
| Subject LCSH | Armistice Day; Celebrations; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Y.M.C.A. |
| Subject Local | World War I; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | A1771 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | November 14, 1918 |
| Language | English |