Soldiers Write Home From Scotland Front
Wartime letters describe Grand Fleet in the North Sea off Scotland, six giant battleships and submarines, stress of war, and longing to return home. Grover Morgan and Daniel Tillman share experiences, charges, and gratitude to French hosts, noting burial rituals, mail delays, and plans to settle debts after peace.
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Grand Fleet
England
Army
Scotland
North Sea
United States
States
Yorks
Chalmers Clayton
Metz
O'Neals
Hal
Daniel Tillman
Daniel Tillman Letters From France Describe Wartime Life
Daniel Tillman writes from France dated November 26 describing ongoing service, longing for home, receiving papers from Fred, and plans to return to the States. He recalls trenches, country scenery in England and France, crops, and simple comforts like jam and eggs shared among NCOs, noting the loneliness and reading they do between duties.
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Fred
Burg
France
England
States
Camp Dodge
N.C.0
Work Yet to Be Done Halbert Martin Letter From Romorantin
In a November 28 letter from Romorantin France Halbert Martin writes that much work remains for the Allied effort. He describes building an airplane assembling plant covering thirty acres for 20,000 men, a vast flying field, and a top line machine shop with ready access to Liberty planes. He notes about two thousand airplanes delivered to the front since July, and explains the assembly process from shipping crates to fuselage and gear installation. He stresses the need to prepare for peace and to continue pressing the enemy until victory.
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Halbert Martin
E.B. Richards
Romorantin
France
Doc
Hardy
States
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Nature
Stoner Drug Company
Ifield
U. 5
Carey G.’ Williams
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Hamburg
Town
California
Iowa
Hampshire
Oliver
Osborne
Dane
John Deere
Bensom
E. G. Tiller & Son Bank of
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