Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1919 — LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS [ARTICLE]

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

Vern Davisson to Be Home Very Soon Now. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Davisson received the following pleasing letter from their son Vern Wednesday, especially pleasing fn that it stated that he would be “back tome again in Indiana” ver/ soon if all went well, after nearly two years with the allied armies in France. His letter follows: Biest, France, Mrch 29, 1919. Dear Father «nd Mother —W« left Germany about two months ago; drove all the way down the Rhine, through Cologne, Coblens, Mianz, Bonn, etc. On our. way to Belfort crossed the Vosges to a Pttle town. There a new section of men that left the state* since the f.rmlstloe took our cars and everything. We received orders to come to Paris, which meant we were on our way to base camp at Tetrleres, and after going through the disinfecting process would be shipped to some point for embarkation home. We were some happy bunch. But after a few days at base camp I caught a terrible cold and was sent to the hospital there. Was In 14 days; lo*t my voice, couldn’t' talk for 10 days. And about four dnys after I entered the hospital my section got order* to go to Brest for embarkation. By heck! I did hate to see them going and me in the hospital. They are home now. They arrived in New York on March 18. I am at Brest now waiting for orders to get on a boat, but its hard to tell

when, there are so many here ahead of this unit I am now attached to I will sure be home within 30 or JO days, so aont write because it would never find me. Am feeling O. K. now, except for my -voice, as I have only found about half of it. Sam Duvall’ and wife were to land in New York on March 12; they left on the 4th. I hope to be home soon. I will be sent from New York to Camp Grant, HE, to be discharged when I reach the U. S. A. Hope ’ou are all feeling fine. Yrnr Pin’, V. C. DAVISSON.