Letter by Carl Ross to Ruby Ross
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Title
Letter by Carl Ross to Ruby Ross
Creator
Ross, Carl
Subject- LOC
Veterans -- Illinois ; World War , 1914-1918 -- Correspondence ; United States . Army . American Expeditionary Forces -- Biography
Subject [IDA]
Military Veterans World War I
Description
Handwritten letter from Carl Ross , who was serving in the United States Army in Luxemburg , to his sister Ruby Ross , in Clinton , Illinois . The letter was given to the Clinton Morning Journal for publication and contains editor's marks .
Contributing Institution
Vespasian Warner Public Library District
Date
26 Nov 1918
Type
text
Format
4 handwritten pages + 1 handwritten envelope
Identifier
5-1_WWI-5-le-2010-097
Language
English
Transcript
Gonderauge Duchy of Luxemburg Nov . 26 , 1918 Dear Sister , Received your letter yesterday , dated Oct 24 and marked no . 1 . I suppose you know by now that the war is over . Nearly all of the censorly restrictions have been removed and we can now tell where we are. I am in a neutral country now , about the size of a county at home . We are with the third American army or the army of invasion and are on our way to Germany . This army is comprised of the [Page 2] veteran fighting troops of the A.E.F . who were in practically all of the key engagements the Americans fought . My outfit missed the drive at St . Michiel but we were in the Chateau Therry and Verdun offences . We were on the Verdun front when the end came in a little town called Hunsur [?]-Meuse . I am in good health and getting along fine and I don’t suppose it will be a great while before [Page 3] we return home . We are not far from the German border and I guess we will soon cross into Germany . I don’t suppose we will stay there long though . A lot of the fellows expect to be home by January . I am so sorry you and mother were sick and I am glad you are all right now . I had a tough of the “flu” last spring in Bourges but I was only sick a few days . The whole company was sick but I was in Paris at the [Page 4] Time and when I returned it was just in time to get a touch of it . I guess Welby missed going to war after all . Well , I have several more letters to write , so I will close for this time . Your loving brother Corp . Carl L . Ross Co . D . 52 Tel Bn S.c . American E.F . [Envelope] Corp . Carl L . Ross M.S.A . Co . D . 52 Tel . Bn . S.c . American E.F . A.P.O . 754 Miss Ruby Ross 520 N . Jackson Ave . Clinton Illinois U.S.A .
Coverage- Geographical
United States -- Illinois -- DeWitt County -- Clinton ; Luxemburg
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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