France Aug 14 – 1918

 

Dear Anna

 

I received your letters #18 & 19 day before yesterday and was very glad to hear that you are all well.  I did not receive Mabel’s letter so I suppose that it was delayed some place on its journey.  I received quite a bunch of letters and a bundle of papers from Eva.

 

We have moved our camp again.  The Germans have been driven back quite a way and we have moved forward several miles.  I have not heard anything this morning but I suppose they are still driving him back.  When the company left several days ago I was left behind because my feet were full of blisters and there were a bunch of others left behind to act as a guard of honor for some of the men who were going to get medals for what they did in the fight on the 4^th of July.  One of the men took sick or got hurt and I was put in his place.  It was quite an affair as King George, Gen Pershing and some French and British Generals were there.  King George pinned the medals on the fellows.

 

Cousin Sigrid must have traveled around Chicago some during her stay.

 

We are having some warm weather right now.  I think it is about the warmest we have had it since we arrived here.  It is time we are having some dry weather as it rained pretty near every day for a month or more.

 

John Dahl had better get all the sleep he can while he is in the states as he will not get very much here if he ever get[s] near the firing line.

 

I do not blame Arthur Knudsen for playing as much tennis as he can as he will not get much chance if he ever get[s] on board ship.

 

I have not seen a movie or a ball game in months.  I see the English soldiers playing soccer football every once in a while but it does not compare with baseball.

 

Now that you can get all the fresh vegetables you want it helps to cut out meat on meatless days.

 

I received another letter from Edna and she said she put up a lot of vegetables while Irene was out at the lake.  She must be getting to be quite a housekeeper.

 

Well if we can only keep the Germans on the run the War might end sooner than some expect.

 

I saw a couple of tanks going toward the front yesterday.  It was the first time I have ever had a close view of them.  They certainly get the German’s goat.

 

Well this will be all for this time.

 

                                                            Love to all

                                                                        Theo

 

Pvt. T.F. Thourson   1,390,312

Co. A.  132^nd Inf

American E.F.

 

 

 

Note:  The Division is still on the British front.