Aidlagh Boy Serves Plenty to Soldiers at Camp Lee
In a letter to his parents from Camp Lee Virginia Robert Bruce Tomb of Armagh describes his job as company cook. He is head cook overseeing meals for about 500 men using large wash boilers and mess kits. He details weekly meal plans and the scale of provisions including calf, roast pork, gravy, butter, and large quantities of vegetables and fruit. His brother Harry serves with U S troops overseas.
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Sam
J. W. Tomb
Armagh
Robert Bruce | Tomb
Camp Lee
Ile
Harry
United Statea
Big Sunday Camp Lee feast amid ration limits
A camp letter describes a rare over the top meal of 100 roast chickens 200 pounds mashed potatoes 110 cans creamed peas and 90 cans peaches costing about 200 dollars. The writer notes daily government food allowance of 48 cents per man and details church at the YMC A and long stay prospects at Camp Lee.
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Y.M. CG. A
Camp Lee
Blacklick Township Boy In Training In Texas
Sergeant John A. Ackergon of Blacklick township, in Squadron 4 at Call Field Wichita Falls Texas, writes home from military training praising the YMCA and Knights of Columbus support. He recalls meeting a Juniata College classmate Galen Horner and mentions 23 Pennsylvania men in his squadron, weather in tents, and the Red Cross and local Indiana Normal School in good standing with alumni home.
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M. C
John A. Ackergon
Blacklick Township
Call Field
Wichita Falls
Tex
Indiana Normal School
Ackerson
Juniata College
Galen Horner
Don Patterson
Indiana County
Juniata
Old
Indiana Normal
Pennsylvania
Warren County
Tenta
K. of C
The
Red Cross
A Soldier’s Letter On War News And Liberty Loan Pride
A camp letter notes flu losses among troops with six deaths, praises medical staff and tent living, and celebrates a fourth Liberty Loan victory by home supporters. It shares a morale poem about sacrifice, and lists multiple local public sale notices with dates, locations, and lots of farm equipment and livestock from various auctioneers.
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Aidlagh Boy
Irvin S. Glasser
Philadelphia St
N. 6Th St
Indiana
Farmers Bank OF Indiana
Indiana, Pa
Blacklick
Texas
Troutman's
Mechanicsburg
J. V. Buterbaugh
I. C. Mydrs
W. H. Lower
Harry W. Cramer
H. CG. Cameron
Idaho
Surrey
Frank Manshower
R. W. George
J. K. Miller
Jacksonville
Jennie
John H. Miller
Kramer
W. M. Harrison
R. W. Ghorgeh
H. M. Beatty
M. Kauffman
H. C. Cameron
Clark
Spring Church
Armstrong County
Troutman’s
Toyland
Glover
Sanhae
Luxenberg
Indiana Co
Adiana
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