4 WWI AEF letters Mjr 146th MG Bn, hospital, broken arm, back safe from front. n

Description: 4 WWI AEF letters sent by Major Harry T Lewis, 146th Machine Gun Battalion, to wife in Payette, Idaho. Feb 28 1918 . . . Muddier . . I have a pair of rubber boots of my own and a pair I drew from the quartermaster . . . They issue rubber boots to officers . . . First exam tomorrow . . Have a hard time starting the fire . . . 3 majors on their knees around a little stove trying to get a fire started . . . 15th May 1918 . . . I sent the cable to Chief Censor my address “Hatale” and he forwards it collect for the telegram part . . . The money you get is straight from my pay . . .cant send you any envelopes from here . . . I was so pleased to get the pictures . . Above my fire place is a mirror six feet high and four feet wide . It has a heavy gilt frame six inches wide and I have the edge of this lined with pictures . . , I go to court again tomorrow night . . . After telling you I was going to the trenches I wanted to let you know I was back safely . . , Feb 5 1919 (Coblenz, Germany) . . , my arm annoys me . . Working at making my arm get well . . The Red Cross woman brings us books now so that will be all we need . . Nearly 100 cases of fractured bones in this hospital . . .Europe does not know what good cream and butter are . . March 6 1919 . . . I am not sure of a job in the army as I am a Major and they make it hard for officers of that rank to stay in . . They have fixed a room downstairs where patients can sit down to their meals . . . .i can’t use my arm yet but i can get along at the table very well with one hand . . .

Price: 25 USD

Location: Malvern, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-12-13T13:39:19.000Z

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