Oliver Vie letter to Grace concerning his company - n.d.
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Armstrong Texas Dear sister i drop you the few lines to let you know i am well and hope this finds you all the same as it does me at the present time. We have been having some chilly weather one day and fairly warm the next we have been looking to leave King
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[page 2] as the general gets back he is down here now he from Missouri he took Funston
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[page 3] This coming fall the men is going out at the four year bill now but i hear they call them back after about a month about I don
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[page 4] Well dear sister i will close now as i have no news i hope this finds you all well i remain your loving brother Ollie
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| Title | Oliver Vie letter to Grace concerning his company - n.d. |
| Creator | Vie, Oliver |
| Source | Vie, Oliver. Letter to Grace concerning his company. 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, Vie wrote his sister Grace in regards to possible plans of his company. |
| Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Infantry regiment, 26th; Punitive Expedition by the United States Army into Mexico, 1916 |
| 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 |