Letter from Gary Roberts to his grandmother in Alabama.
During World War I, Roberts served in Company B of the 167th U.S. Infantry Regiment. In the letter, written "somewhere in France," he discusses the weather and camp activities, and he asks for more letters from the people at home: "Oh! Why don't you all write sometimes or is it t...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2090 |
| Summary: | During World War I, Roberts served in Company B of the 167th U.S. Infantry Regiment. In the letter, written "somewhere in France," he discusses the weather and camp activities, and he asks for more letters from the people at home: "Oh! Why don't you all write sometimes or is it that you think we hear from you often enough. Probably you don't know the value of a letter to us . . . no one knows except the fellow who has been thousands of miles from his mother and loved ones." |
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