Letter by Ed Pollock to his parents
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Title
Letter by Ed Pollock to his parents
Creator
Pollock, Ed
Subject- LOC
World War , 1914-1918 -- Correspondence ; Veterans -- Illinois ; United States . Army . Air Service -- Biography
Subject [IDA]
Military Veterans World War I
Description
Handwritten letter from Ed Pollock , who was serving in the United States Army Air Service Photographic Section in Hempstead , New York , to his parents in Clinton , Illinois . Addressed to Mr . A [Amaziah] Pollock . NOTE : Mr . Pollack's first name was supplied from the 1920 Clinton city directory . The letter was given to the Clinton Morning Journal for publication and contains editor's marks .
Contributing Institution
Vespasian Warner Public Library District
Date
14 Nov 1918
Type
text
Format
2 handwritten pages + 1 handwritten envelope
Identifier
5-1_WWI-5-le-2010-091
Language
English
Transcript
Army and Navy Young Men’s Christian Association “With the Colors” [American flag in upper left-hand corner and YMCA logo in upper right hand corner] Hempstead , NY 11-14-18 Dear Folks : I will write a few lines this evening . When a fellow starts to move around he don’t know where he will be the next day . They say we are going to be transferred over to field one . I will send a copy of that song in this letter . Let Mr . Peltz have it to put in the paper . It will be at least 2 or 3 months before I get out of the army . All of the fellows that were in the last draft are going home from the camp . Some of them arrived here Monday and they started for home this morning . I don’t like it at all because I did not get to go [At bottom of page] To the writer : Save by writing on BOTH sides of this paper . To the folks at home : save food , buy liberty binds and war savings stamps . [Page 2] over sea’s . All that I can talk about will be what has happened in the camp where I have been. Well I did get where I could send letters with out postage . That is a little better than some of them any way . But they can’t say that was my fault because I did not get to go ! We have the reputation of being the best photo section that ever left this field . And the embarkation officer said that the three Photo sections on the boat were the best looking bunch of soldiers that ever started over on that transport – I mean soldiers not personal looks . The captain of the boat said to our Lts that we were the only fellows who tried to shave and keep clean white on the boat . So that is a little honor any way . Well I must close for this time . I will save a little for next time . Yours Ed [Envelope] [YMCA Logo] “With the colors” Mr . A. Pollock Clinton Ill LB 24
Coverage- Geographical
United States -- Illinois -- DeWitt County -- Clinton ; New York
Coverage-- Temporal
1910s (1910-1919)
Rights
The Vespasian Warner Public Library Distrcit (VWPL) holds the copyright for this image. It may be downloaded for personal use, but may not be published or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from VWPL. You may contact VWPL at 310 N. Quincy St, Clinton, Illinois or at 217-935-5174.
Collection Name
DeWitt County World War I Collection
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