France Oct 27 – 1918

 

Dear Anna:

 

            I am enclosing a Xmas Package coupon although you may not receive in time to send a package to me.  I do not know of a thing I need that you could send except Gillette Safety razor blades.  If you do not get the coupon in time you could send a blade in each letter you send.

 

            I received a package of candy from London yesterday and there [was] quite a scramble for some among the fellows as we have not been able to buy any for some time.

 

            My face is pretty near well by this time but I can not open my mouth much more than I did before the operation.

 

            I think Ed will like his new job as he will do a lot of travelling and be able to see quite a bit of the country.  The only drawback will be that the cold weather is coming on. 

 

            The weather has been rotten here for the last week as it has rained every day.   About all I do is read and play solitaire all day long.  We have a lot of magazines to read thanks to the Red Cross.  I do more reading in a day here than I did in a month when we were in and out of the trenches.

 

            One of the fellows from our company came here a few days ago and said we would not know anybody when we got back as there was nothing but new men in it now.  I suppose all of the rest are in the hospital either sick or wounded.  We did not have half of our company when we went over the top as it was.

 

            Well news is pretty scarce here so I will close with

                                                           

Love to all

             Theo

Pvt T.F. Thourson

Co A 132^nd Inf

American EF

1390312

 

O.K.

J.C. Johns

2^nd Lt. Inf.