November 24, 1918
Dearest Muver:
Will please excuse my seeming neglect to write, but we have
been on the road for some time, and when on the move you are busy preparing to
leave, then comes the trip, and then the bustle of getting settled again. As
that all takes time, we have been pretty busy for some time lately, and hence
my not writing. In the future, Muver, please don’t worry if you don’t receive a
letter for a week or so, for from now on we will be more or less mobile at all
times, and writing is hardly possible. Excuse this scrawl, as my hands are cold
as blue blazes and it’s work pushing the pencil.
U. S. Field Artillery in Chateau-Thierry. U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph. |
We received mail when we arrived here and I got a huge
group, which pleased me more than a real meal. That is saying quite a lot. If I
get permission, I am going to send bill a German helmet, as they are quite
plentiful, some graves having as many as five or six at a time.
We have a great time, yelling at prisoners, telling them the
war is soon going to be over—all over Germany. They only stare, for I guess
they are past emotions. Poor suckers, they were shoved into it, and most of
them are done fighting for the rest of their lives.
I surely enjoyed all of your letters, and Muver, I surely am
proud to know you are doing your bit so finely. We passed thru towns and were
treated fine, so I am happy in the knowledge that Cincy is doing her part, as
always. Altho, Muver, if you print any more letters and distribute them in
church, I fear my correspondence will be in the future ----------.
I am well and happy. Bon jour, Mon Cherie. The castle I
spoke about in that letter was in Lamur, where the big officer’s school is
here.
Well, Muver, the time for mess is nigh, so heaps of love to
all and tell them to keep on writing, for that surely makes one happy boy.
Ebby
Corp. Edward H. Shields
Battery E, 136th F.A.
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