George Rehn letter to Family - August 8, 1919
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[American Y.M.C.A. letterhead] Hampton Roads [Virginia] [August] 8th Dear Father, Mother and Sisters! This is the one letter I have been waiting to write to you all for the past nine months. Our Regiment arrived here this morning at 1130 A.M. on the U.S.S. Siboney which left Brest at 11 A.M. a week ago (July 31st) making our trip an eight day. The trip untill the time of landing was un-eventful. We had very good weather, a very calm sea, and trouble of no kind whatever. Hampton Roads is some eight miles east of Norfolk [Virginia] which can easily be found on the map being on a direct line east of St. Louis You have no idea what kind of a thrill comes over one while steaming up the harbor of Hampton Roads. It was a grand and glorious feeling and can be surpassed by none but the one I expect to have when pulling into
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[page 2] [American Y.M.C.A. letterhead] Union Station or walking up Hanover Ave into the front yard. It is said that we are to be discharged on Tuesday the 12th or Wednesday the 13th. I will write a few more letters before leaving here and give you more definite news I am in the best of condition and hope all is what it should be at home. I think you will have a chance to send me at least one letter so I will give you my present address. Pvt. [George] H. Rehn Co. G. 13th Regt. U.S.M.C. U.S. Naval Operating Base Hampton Roads [Virginia] Try and get a letter to me. I will write tomorrow night again. Lovingly George.
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| Title | George Rehn letter to Family - August 8, 1919 |
| Creator | Rehn, George |
| Source | Rehn, George. Letter to Family. 8 August 1919. George H. Rehn Collection. 1982.279. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | George Rehn sent this letter to his family on August 8, 1919. George discussed returning home from France. George Rehn was part of the 63rd Guard Unit, 13th Marine Regiment. Rehn served in France from November 1918 to July 1919 as part of Company B, 9th SEP Battalion. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; United States. Marine Corps--1910-1920; U.S.S. Siboney; Military discharge |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; United States. Marine Corps. Regiment, 13th |
| Site Accession Number | 1982.279 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | August 8, 1919 |
| Language | English |