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George B. Hawley Collection, MS011
Abstract
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The collection contains the World War I letters, photographs and miscellanea of George Hawley, a Danbury native who was in Company B of the 307th Infantry of the American Expeditionary Force. Hawley died of disease just before the end of the War in October of 1918.
Date
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1917-1925
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Aug. 1, 1918
Dear Mother -
I haven’t received any papers that you said you were sending me, but I hope to receive them soon. An old maid by the name of Maria Savin that lives next to Mrs. Shortell sent me about a dozen of the Ansonia Sentinels newspapers. She is a very kind old lady. I used to have a lot of fun with her when I was in Ansonia and she got my address from Mrs. Shortell and sent them to me. In one of the papers it had the list of men that were in the service of Uncle Sam that were entitled to vote in Ansonia. Dis you receive the pictures I sent you and how did you like them? It don’t look as though I am starving, does it? I never felt better in my life. I hope you and Father are feeling the same. I received a letter from Aunt Mary and Aunt Jane the other day but owing to the shortage of time I haven’t answered. I am sending you a clipping of a New York paper about our division. I don’t know whether you saw it or not. We have just come out of the lines after a very successful trip. It certainly is wonderful to be in the lines and hear our cannons put a barrage into Fritzie’s troops. It is just like a thunderbolt which lasts maybe for hours or so, just one continuous roar. It makes a fellow rather shaky at first, but we get used to it after a while. The last three days we were in the line it either rained or it was so cold that we had to be very tired to get to sleep but generally we are tired enough when we get a chance to sleep. I won’t know how to get in bed when I get home. I’ll probably forget myself and go up and sleep in the barn or the woodshed or else think that the brook is a trench and go along looking for a dugout. We get used to sleeping anyplace we happen to stop, for instance lay down on an ant hill, or a stone pile in woods, in bushes, but it all goes to make a strong healthy soldier. Yesterday, I had a very good bath, the first one in almost two weeks and also had my clothes deloused and I feel about ten pounds lighter. Our cook is cooking doughnuts for us doughboys and they taste pretty good especially with the appetite we have in the army. Well, I have got to get on the job, will write soon. Hoping to hear from you soon. I remain,
Your Son
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Letter to Mary. A. Hawley
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World War I--United States--Personal Narratives.
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Infantry Regiment, 307th.
France.
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2 pgs. 6" x 8"
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Hawley writes: that he still has not received any newspapers from him mother; he has received copies of newspapers from an Ansonia resident named Maria Savin and recalls boyhood memories of her; asking whether or not she received the pictures he sent her; of receiving letters from other family members; of how cold it has been recently; and the sleeping conditions in the lines.
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Hawley, George B., 1895-1918
Date
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1918-08-01
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a70886e5-cac0-40fb-9eae-4fe457bb237e
Correspondence
George Hawley
World War I
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Letters from George B. Hawley
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Camp Upton
March 28, 1918
Dear Mother –
Received your letter, and about the five dollars, you can fix it up any way you want to and send me $10 dollars more by money order because we are going to move from here the first of next week, so send it right away, and I don’t know when they will pay me so I will go prepared. By the way, send it registered mail so if I go before it gets here so if I go before it gets here they will forward it to me. We have got everything ready to go even a tent to sleep in. That is what we have been doing this afternoon, pitching tents. I think we are going Monday, but they won’t give any of us any time off on account of so many of them stay over their time. Our whole regiment had their picture taken last Tuesday and that is a very good sign of going. There are a lot of visitors here today getting a last look at the boys before they go. We spent three days on the range, and we made pretty good scores, but it is pretty tiresome work. We had a new Gillette safety razor issued to us today and they don’t give them to us until we are ready to go. I’ll try and have my picture taken in uniform before I go if I can find time in daylight. We have had to drill or do something until almost dark, and then give us lectures after supper, so you see we don’t have much time to do anything. Well, you can expect to not hear from me anytime for almost a month, but don’t worry. The Catholic boys are all going to confession tonight. Father Walsh spoke in our mess hall while we were eating and told them to come up to the Knights of Columbus auditorium to confession before they go. Well, it is nearly time to retire, so will say “Goodbye” for this time
Your Son
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Title
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Letter to Mary. A. Hawley
Subject
The topic of the resource
World War I--United States--Personal Narratives.
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Infantry Regiment, 307th
Camp Upton (N.Y.)
Description
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2 pgs. 6" x 8"
Abstract
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Writes that though he won't make it home but he'd still like a $10 money order because he feels they will be leaving soon and would like to have some money when he gets to France; also informs Mother that the regiment had a group picture taken, how much rifle training they have been doing, wants to get a personal photograph in uniform if he can find the time, and cautions that they may not hear from him for a month.
Date
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1918-03-28
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Hawley, George B., 1895-1918
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Correspondence
George Hawley
World War I