Oliver Vie letter - n.d.
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[page 5] agan and the other four go the next night we take turn [ms illegible: 1 wd] I do guard in this town [ms illegible: 1 wd] night trenches not on the trains we would like very mutch to meet up with some of them and not be surprised but the brush with [ms illegible: 2 wds] is settled they get on the soldiers before they can pick up their rifles it is danger for people to go around in this country at night Say did you receive that dollar I send in my last letter if you did let me know send my mail to Kingsville [Texas] for I don
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[page 6] gone tomorrow well I will close hoping to hear from you soon I remain your loving borther Ollie This place is called Sanita [Texas] but send mail to Kingsville[Texas] for this place is about 20 miles from there or near as I can gues
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| Title | Oliver Vie letter - n.d. |
| Creator | Vie, Oliver |
| Source | Vie, Oliver. Letter. n.d. 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 fragment Vie described protecting property from the Mexican bandits. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry regiment, 26th; Punitive Expedition by the United States Army into Mexico, 1916; Railroads; Bandits; Guard Duty; Mexicans |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A2285 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | c.a. 1913-1916 |
| Language | English |