Charles Stevenson letter to Grandma Saturday - n.d.
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[Camp Funston] Saturday Dear Grandma: I busted my ankle last night - basketball - and may not be able to play for a couple of weeks. Just my luck. We have some dandy trips in front of us. That transfer of mine about which I was telling you fell thru. I was to go to the 12th Engineers, now in France, as first sergeant. I did not get it!? Luck or not?
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Twenty men left for France this morning! Also this morning we were put under quarantine - spinal meningitis again. Fourteen men were taken from the company. I should worry. I can
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Miss Hulse to sell it for what she can get! I
Details
| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Grandma Saturday - n.d. |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Grandma. n.d. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson wrote to his grandma about an ankle injury and that his unit was under quarantine again. 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; Quarantine; Meningitis, Spinal |
| 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 |