Friday, November 30, 1917

Day after Thanksgiving. Cooked a goose and we had a fine dinner. Two of the boys brought the bird and stayed for dinner. Their names are Mesers Wilson and Milton of Co. B. 1st Ammunition Train. They enjoyed the dinner and so did Maj. Anderson, Ens. Purviance, and Ens. Sheldon. More Information The following section … Continue reading Friday, November 30, 1917

Monday, November 26, 1917

A fine snow, but it turned into rain. A very bad day. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France 📍 View this location on Google Maps By November 1917, the AEF training zone was fully established. American soldiers were learning … Continue reading Monday, November 26, 1917

Sunday, November 18, 1917

First we had breakfast. It is a cold and dreary day, but God is good to us. I have been thinking of the soldiers. Some are so young, only boys. Looking into their faces one sees homesickness. Every time you talk to them it is of Mother and home. Some say, “I wish I could … Continue reading Sunday, November 18, 1917

Tuesday, November 13, 1917

A bright, cold, and sunny day. Made donuts and 15 pies and they were all gone in one hour. Adj. and Lynton came and stayed all night. They helped in the evening and we were glad of the help. Got a lot of tobacco and will give it away. Major Ruggles came and … Continue reading Tuesday, November 13, 1917

Saturday, November 10, 1917

Made 26 pies and about 250 cookies. Served coffee all afternoon and evening and was too busy to think. Payday. Col. came and brought supplies and stayed all night. It rained and was a terrible night. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. … Continue reading Saturday, November 10, 1917

Wednesday, November 7, 1917

Raining. Baked 150 doughnuts and 22 pies. Col. came and brought supplies and stayed for dinner. Had a busy afternoon, and at night the hut was crowded and the men were glad for the coffee .Went to bed tired and happy. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the … Continue reading Wednesday, November 7, 1917

Saturday, November 3, 1917

Cooking, made pies and donuts. Watched the French troops go by. It is interesting the way they hitch their horses, in tandem, one after the other, and the stoves on wheels. The poor men looked tired but cheerful. It was a long line of wagons, horses, and men on foot. Then the town crier came … Continue reading Saturday, November 3, 1917

Tuesday, October 30, 1917

Heard that the French had lost 3 million men and that in the winter of 1915 sixty men were found frozen to death in one line of trenches; and at present they haven’t enough men to guard the front and keep a few men at different posts and change them at night to fool the … Continue reading Tuesday, October 30, 1917

Sunday, October 28, 1917

Bread got into the coffee urn. When I tried to strain the coffee it would not run, so I looked and found that bread had been put in the urn to save. Scouring soap is scarce, and so we found a good substitute in a soft stone we found, and it worked fine. … Continue reading Sunday, October 28, 1917

Saturday, October 27, 1917

Raining. A great day. Made fudge and donuts, one hundred and sixty cooking seven at a time. They went in about one hour with about 12 gallons of coffee. Had a very pleasant visit from a Y.M.C.A. man called Mr. Porter, from California. He had lunch with us. His hut is in … Continue reading Saturday, October 27, 1917