France
July 4, 1918
Dear Mother –
I received about fifteen letters when I got back to my company. I received some from you, Mayme, Aunt Bess, Mrs. Shortell and from the Woodside A. C., also one from J. D. Martinez. Mrs. Shortell sent me a dollar bill to celebrate the Fourth, but I’m sorry I couldn’t as I was on Kitchen Police. She said one of her sons was over here. Our company did fairly well in the lines. Only a few got gassed, but they will recover shortly, I guess. We expect to go in again shortly. The old Kaiser is getting his dessert with iron and brass rations. We are at present behind the lines in rest barracks. The letter I got from the club had in it about Gus Hermanson who was wounded. You wrote to me about him when I was at Camp Devens. His father and the doctor thought he would lose the use of his arm from a piece of shrapnel that got in the bone. He is in Georgia, I think. Aunt Bess wrote me and told me that Aunt Reta had a son. Hoping they are doing well.
Well this is all I have to say for now except that I am glad that you received the allotment. That letter from Rev. Colburn is a very good idea if I can get the time to answer.
I remain your son
