Saturday, March 7, 2009


Syren Luxemburg

Feb. 27, 1919

 

Dear Mabel:

 

            Received your letter of Feb 5th and Anna’s of Feb 3rd yesterday and they certainly made good time.  The company moved last Sunday and I arrived here on Monday as I had to stay behind at the guard house and watch the prisoners until Monday when we turned them over to another company.   The platoon I am in is guarding a railroad tunnel at this place.  The tunnel is about 5/8 of a mile long and was built by the Germans.  It goes through a large hill and it [is] used only by freight trains.  We are living in barracks and have real beds to sleep in.  The rest of the company is in the town of Oitengen (Olingen?) about three miles from here.  Everything is fine except the weather.  It rains nearly all of the time which makes it pretty miserable.  I received a letter from John Dahl in which he enclosed a five dollar bill.  He was afraid I had not been paid yet.  That makes seven dollars I owe him.  He thinks he will be leaving for the states pretty soon and chances are you will see him before I do so you can pay him for me.  The razor blades and leads that you and Anna sent arrived in good shape.

 

            We have some pretty definite dope as to when we are going to leave.  We are slated to leave in the early part of May or sooner.  Of course that is, if they have enough transports.  I am glad to hear that you are all feeling so well.  I am feeling fine considering the kind of weather we are having.  Well this is all the news for this time.

 

                                                                        Love to all

                                                                                    Theo

 

 

(Received 3/22/18)


Note:  The photo above shows Theo's platoon in front of the tunnel they aare guarding.  Theo is in the second to last row in the center of the railroad tracks.  TLT

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