Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - December 16, 1918
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Speicher, Germany [December 16, 1918] Dear Folks: Not a thing new except that I saw my first moving picture since leaving the States last night. It was a Fox feature -
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Germany. Keep the map and I will tell you all about it when I get back. No telling when the 89th will leave - there are lots of interesting rumors out - some very optomistic ones -
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - December 16, 1918 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. 16 December 1918. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson sent this letter to his grandparents about his life in Germany. Stevenson enlisted in Kansas City, Missouri and became attached to Company A, 314th Engineers at Camp Funston, Kansas. Stevenson was shipped overseas on June 12, 1918 where he remained for the duration of the war. He arrived back in the United States on May 26, 1919. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 89th; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Y.M.C.A.; United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 314th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1979.24; 1982.202 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | December 16, 1918 |
| Language | English |