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Writes ot TripThe following was taken from a letter written to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. .Shellbammer by their nephew, Leslie Hopkins, who left last week for Clairborne, La., with Co. H, 136th Medical Regiment: “We arrived at Camp Claiborne at 7:00 a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 25. I enjoyed the trip very much, the different ways the peoplo live down this way. The poor live in small buildings about the size of a car garage along the river. One seldom sees a two-story house, mostly small bungalows. The poor pick cotton, work in coal mines and lumber camps. There are many large pine trees. It has been raining for some time and, of course, the camp grounds are muddy. The camp covers 3,000 acres of land. There are many new buildings, and many more to be built. They are building and grading for new buildings and roads later on. We were one of the first companies to arrive, and many are coming in every day. Company H has 20 tents for enlisted men, a mess hall and kitchen of the latest in modem equipment. The food has been very good. Camp Claiborne will be our base camp for eight weeks. Cannot tell how long we will be here after that. The soil is a reddish clay and sticky. We can get in camp what we want in the way of movies, boxing, stage shows, etc., all free. Outside of the mud, the boys seems to like it. The tents arc heated with small natural gas stoves/'
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Marion Sentinel
Marion, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 06, 1941
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