Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - n.d.
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Dearest Folks: We are not settled yet but in a week we ought to be! Thanks! We are waiting outside some harbor to be landed in the morning. It was sure interesting to see some little ship come up and give us a man to pilot us on in. I don
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couple of hundred yards we passed a buoy in the water - a bell ringing from it and a dismal yellow light casting its glimmer on the water at intervals when the balance of the buoy made the light flicker.
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[page 3] lump came in my throat and I wondered - why? I
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Folks - n.d. |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Folks. n.d. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson wrote this letter addressed to his folks and informed them that he had arrived in England. 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; World War, 1914-1918--Transportation |
| 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 | n.d. |
| Language | English |