DIY History | Transcribe | World War I Diaries and Letters | Francis McDermott correspondence, July-December 1917

Transcribe
Translate

Francis McDermott correspondence, July-December 1917

1917-08-30 Page 3

be able to get down stairs for the next one, and then I would starve to death. God knows they dident over feed us. Feed or no Feed you will never see a happyer bunch then we were the night a number of little torpedo boat destroyers came over the horrizing flashing a light to signal us they were coming to help us through. Then one morning several days later we woke up and found our selfes in a harber and the town looked like a toy town there is only one place in the world more buttefull, and that is Mo. Valley. ha. ha. They unloaded us at this toy town, but us into what they call cars, 16 to a car. isent that a toy (Ky.) Then took us, well Ill tell you in 1930 right after the war ha. ha. I mean in 1918 when I come home. Well mother I hope they let fritzie rest tonight so Mac. can get some sleep, they keep me awake nearly all night from the sound of it fritzie was awake all night to. And from the bunch they marched into night they wasent fooling eather. Iam getting shy on paper so will tell you about the show I was to yesterday. The show was for wounded, and American solders. Now that was quite a complement to start with. It was a very fine show but we couldent understand a word they said, one of the actors stood up for 1 hr. and cracked jokes, they sure was good, because all the Frenchman laughed

Saving...

be able to get down stairs for the next one, and then I would starve to death. God knows they dident over feed us. Feed or no Feed you will never see a happyer bunch then we were the night a number of little torpedo boat destroyers came over the horrizing flashing a light to signal us they were coming to help us through. Then one morning several days later we woke up and found our selfes in a harber and the town looked like a toy town there is only one place in the world more buttefull, and that is Mo. Valley. ha. ha. They unloaded us at this toy town, but us into what they call cars, 16 to a car. isent that a toy (Ky.) Then took us, well Ill tell you in 1930 right after the war ha. ha. I mean in 1918 when I come home. Well mother I hope they let fritzie rest tonight so Mac. can get some sleep, they keep me awake nearly all night from the sound of it fritzie was awake all night to. And from the bunch they marched into night they wasent fooling eather. Iam getting shy on paper so will tell you about the show I was to yesterday. The show was for wounded, and American solders. Now that was quite a complement to start with. It was a very fine show but we couldent understand a word they said, one of the actors stood up for 1 hr. and cracked jokes, they sure was good, because all the Frenchman laughed