Grace Ashton letter to Oliver - July 29, 1918
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St. Louis [Missouri] July 29
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P.S. tell me would you like on American paper and if I could send one. could and would do it, so keep up the good work, I wonder if you have seen anything of our Brother yet, Archie is in the third division, I am helping the Italian red cross out now they have started a surgical dressing shop and until they get enough of them out on Monday evening otherwise we work at the Y.W.C.A. there was a soldier came in and we could tell him better what he carried as first
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aid that he knew himself. Corrine has a friend in the engineers he is expecting to go over maybe he is on his way by now she got a letter yesterday stating he was ready and he is in Washington when he wrote so maybe on his way now, we entertained some from the barracks 3 days last week, one is a guard and another is a corporal both very young 18 and 19, but they are all good sturdy Americans will make good soldiers, Well Ollie I wish you would tell me what you can about what you are doing. I am sure you have been a credit to your country and you people, I have fresh in
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my memory the last words you said before you left. I often wonder if you remembered they were, Grace I will never do any thing to be ashamed of you to know. I never had any idea you would, and I know you have done plenty to be proud of and I surely am proud of you and I know you will get your reward sometime in the future, so I pray for the time we will all be together again. Dave said I should tell you hello for him and every one sends you their love I hope to hear from you soon as you have the opportunity to write, I know you are busy know well love from all and myself Remain your Loving Sister Grace
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| Title | Grace Ashton letter to Oliver - July 29, 1918 |
| Creator | Ashton, Grace |
| Source | Vie, Oliver. Letter to Grace. 29 July 1918. Oliver Vie Papers, 1913-1919. A2285. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Oliver Vie was born January 28, 1887, in St. Louis, Missouri. After working for several years in a shoe factory, he enlisted in the army in October 1913, Company K, 26th Infantry. He served along the Mexican border before going with the first contingent to France in June 1917. He fought in the battles of Cantigny and Soissons and was wounded in action and died July 20, 1918. In this letter to her brother, Grace let Vie know that everyone back home was proud of him and updated him on family news. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 26th; United States. Army. Transportation; World War I, 1914-1918--France; World War I, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross; World War I, 1914-1918--War work--Y.M.C.A. |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2285 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | July 29, 1918 |
| Language | English |