Sidney Towner Phelan letter to mother - May 1, 1918
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May 1, 1918 Dearest Mother, [censor’s stamp] I have not received much mail lately. Had a letter from you day before yesterday and one from Nenaine and one from Val. I also got that book on bridge. Thanks lots. It's just what I wanted. We are still at the rear work and as far as I know with no immediate
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prospect of anything else. I am kept fairly busy which is a good thing as it leaves me less time to be disgusted with this rear work. We were issued some British tommy uniforms today. In some ways they are better than ours but I had a h _ of a time getting a not too near fit. I have a couple more of those pictures but they are packed away. The
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first time I dig into my things I will get them out and send them. These new fellows with us can ask some foolish questions. The other day a French plane flew over so low you could bring it down with a cat rifle and one of the fellows asked if it was a bosche. I haven't heard from Fax yet. I think I ought to get word of him pretty soon. I hope we can spend our permission together. Lots of love, Towner
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| Title | Sidney Towner Phelan letter to mother - May 1, 1918 |
| Creator | Phelan, Sidney Towner |
| Source | Phelan, Sidney Towner. Letter to mother. 1 May 1918. Sidney Towner Phelan Papers, 1899-1960. A1209. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Sidney Towner Phelan, a St. Louis, Missouri native, wrote this letter to his Mother while serving as a volunteer ambulance driver in France during World War I. In this letter, Phelan wrote that he was still in the rear but was being kept fairly busy. He also mentioned that his unit had been issued British tommy uniforms. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--France; World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1209 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | May 1, 1918 |
| Language | English |