A few weeks ago, we shared a few lines of letters from Pvt. George Bostrom to his sister. Bostrom, originally from Elk River, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War One. Here is a second portion of a letter in 1918 sharing conditions in France in the last days of the war:
Well Sister, I’m in the lines again and
have been for some time. I think we will
move soon, possibly little further to the front because we are kind of in
reserve here although we aren’t so very far from the front. Suits me alright
tho because back here we would be an excellent target for the (Germans) if they
had a mind to open up their big guns on us.
There has been some of their medium sized shells come our way at
different times. The other night they
sent ove3r a few that made us wonder if they really had come with our names
marked on them but I guess they must have misspelled them. I shouldn’t joke that way. It hurts me when I hear others talk that way
but here I am writing it.
Well I will close for this time.
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