George Wilde letter to John Wilde - June 2, 1918
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Camp Mills, New York June 2, 1918 Dear Brother: We sure are having some fine weather and hope things dont look quite so gloomy now as they did the first day we arrived here. Were having a heavy fog then. I don
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Funston today. The last letter you wrote me reached me at Camp Funston just as I was about to leave. I wrote Artie a letter yesterday also Chas Peters and a letter to Loeblichs today. Also a letter to Anna Meese. Anna wrote me sometime ago that Peter is still at Camp Taylor, [Kentucky] and is still a cook. I guess he will stay on this side for a while yet. I don
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plenty of air in. Today is Sunday and the sky if full of aeroplanes. Some of the drivers sure are bold looping the loops and doing all kinds of stunts. I just ran out of ink & and had to borrow a pen full in order to finish this letter. Sure is poor ink. The fountain pen sure is handy to a soldier. I bought this one at Funston and sure is a dandy. Well, I can
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| Title | George Wilde letter to John Wilde - June 2, 1918 |
| Creator | Wilde, George |
| Source | Wilde, George. Letter to John Wilde. 02 June 1918. George Wilde Collection. Arnold Historical Society, Arnold, Missouri. |
| Description | George Wilde sent this letter to his brother John F. Wilde. He wrote from Camp Mills in New York and informed his brother about his job as a bugler for the Army and how they expected to leave for France soon. Wilde served as a bugler in the 354th Infantry of the 89th Division. |
| Subject LCSH | Camp Albert L. Mills (N.Y.); Camp Funston (Kan.); Buglers |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Arnold Historical Society |
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| Date Original | June 2, 1918 |
| Language | English |