Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his mother - March 26, 1918
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March 26, 1918 Overseas Detachment of the 35th Division Provisional Company B. Camp Merritt, [New Jersey] Dear Mother, I want to thank you & Plant (for it was he that probably helped you; or perhaps I owe my thanks to Paul) for the prompt manner in which you replied to my request for the money. It came really quicker than I thought it would & let me tell you I was glad to get it. You see we were sent away from Doniphan so quick that I did not have time to write. I had gotten accustomed to waiting & sent the $8 00 home because
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[page 2] I thought we would surely get paid for this month before we left, but of course we left sooner than I expected. I did not want to keep any money besides a litter change on me there because I did not need it & it has a way of slipping away little by little. These are momentous times for me. I don't know where I will be the next minute. We are not allowed to leave camp & can not leave our barracks without writing on a list our raise & where we can be found. We are getting more equipment here & new stuff in place of any slightly injured stuff. We will not be here long but how long I am not prepared to say. We
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[page 3] are already under calling orders, but we may be here for a week more. Here is a little trick which is worked for the benefit of the soldiers. As you board the ship you drop a letter into the ship mail bag adressed to your folks & saying that you have arrived safely in a foreign post. This mail is held until the ship does arrive & a cable is recieved to that effect, then it is forwarded. This saves the time of having the letter cross back over the ocean. I am going to write a letter & mail it in this way when we sail. Well, there is not very much to write. It is cold here & it seems that the fuel has not been kept on hand - probably
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[page 4] this is just a yell & it has been warmer. Anyhow our barracks & the [Y.M.C.A.] & everyplace is very chilly. It is hard to write with cold hands. The [Y.M.C.A.] people are very good to us here. I am still hoping, as are all the bunch, that we will get a day in New York. Write to me here & it will be forwarded if I leave before it arrives. I was just weighed a few minutes ago & weigh 153 pounds. Fell fine. Well I will write again soon. Love to all. Send pictures when they are ready. Your loving son, Glen.
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Title | Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his mother - March 26, 1918 |
Creator | Tudor, Owen Glen |
Source | Tudor, Owen Glen. Letter to his mother. 26 March 1918. Westover, John G., Collection, 1910-1946. C3733. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
Description | In this March 26, 1918, letter to his mother, Owen "Glen" Tudor thanked his family for sending him money and discussed awaiting his orders to sail to Europe. Tudor, a Maplewood, Missouri, native, served in the 128th Field Artillery in the 35th Division during World War I. |
Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--War work--Y.M.C.A.; Camp Merritt (N.J.); United States. Army. Division, 35th |
Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
Site Accession Number | C3733 |
Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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Date Original | March 26, 1918 |
Language | English |