I did not get up until noon and went to dinner and read all afternoon. Then had supper and wrote some letters. It was a very cold and rainy day. We had a good meeting at night, and there were some of the soldiers from the hospital there. It was a farewell for some of … Continue reading Sunday, January 5, 1919
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Sunday, May 12, 1918, Mother’s Day
Many letters were written and there was much talking. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Picardy / Aisne sector, France 📍 View this location on Google Maps By May 1918, the crisis on the Western Front was deepening. The German offensives had … Continue reading Sunday, May 12, 1918, Mother’s Day
Sunday, April 7, 1918
A very blue day. It was cold and rainy. Capt. went to Ligny. Capt. Marryple and Lt. Russel went to Harve. We had supper and wrote some letters and got to bed early. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Lorraine sector, France … Continue reading Sunday, April 7, 1918
Wednesday, January 2, 1918
All but fifty of the boys left for practice to be gone for five days. So we got busy and cleaned up. We scrubbed the tables and benches and cleaned up generally. In the afternoon Carles came and with him was Ens. Perrince, but best of all he had seven boxes from the U.S.A. for … Continue reading Wednesday, January 2, 1918
Tuesday, October 9, 1917
Still raining and cold as ever so Staff told us to have our breakfast at home, so we did. At dinner it was safer as the men were a little better. They have a very nice dog and he has made friends with us. This morning a man was found dead in the … Continue reading Tuesday, October 9, 1917
Monday, October 8, 1917
It snowed all day and was very cold. We had breakfast at the ladies. Coffee and bread, the regular French meal. Another bad day. The tent blew down so we stayed in our room and wrote letters. Hemmed some tablecloths and napkins. Went to lunch and supper. Wrote some more by the light of … Continue reading Monday, October 8, 1917
Sunday, September 30, 1917
Well, breakfast at six thirty in the state dining room. For breakfast we had hash and coffee, and as usual it tasted good; seasoned well with dirt and flies. After breakfast, off to the tent, tidied up, and then some boys came, and they were very glad to see us. We both had a very … Continue reading Sunday, September 30, 1917
Diary of a World War I Donut Girl 