Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - June 2, 1918
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Camp Mills [Long Island, New York] [June 2, 1918] Sunday Dear Folks: Still here! There is no telling when we leave, so I write as often as possible! This is the first Sunday I have not had to work and I am sure taking it easy. No passes have been issued to New York City yet, but I am expecting to go there about Tuesday to get my glasses fixed. I am going to a couple of shows and ride around the town.
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Enclosed are my last letters from Maurice. They arrived the day we left Camp Funston. I wrote him today. I
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - June 2, 1918 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. 02 June 1918. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson wrote to his folks about his time at Camp Mills, New York. 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; Camp Albert L. Mills (N.Y.); Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948. |
| 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 | June 2, 1918 |
| Language | English |