Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - January 16, 1919
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The little tickets are from a picture show in Treves. Marmon & I were there. [Cordel, Germany] - January 16, 1919. Dear Folks: Not because I have a lot of spare time am I writing this, but just to tell you the latest. Our first sergeant got all heated up one night and cut loose and mashed two privates in the eye and ear and forty-eight hours later he was a buck private in the rear rank. In his place, I find myself as acting first sergeant, a job I do not want. The captain knows this and most graciously is letting me look around for a capable first sergeant. The job is all right, but it requires too much indoor work and not enough of the good old outdorors which I am certainly glad to get. The climate over here has not yet gotten cold. We haven
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - January 16, 1919 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. 16 January 1919. 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. Engineer Combat Battalion, 314th; Distinguished Service Cross (U.S.); United States. War Department |
| 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 | January 16, 1919 |
| Language | English |