WWI letter from France
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- WWI letter from France
- Description
- Four page letter from a soldier named "Victor" written during World War I to his parents and "Olga." Letter writer is in France near the front, and discusses being constantly on the move. He also talks about the food, and seeing vineyards while travelling through the countryside. Letter is written on "YMCA, Le Foyer du Soldat, Union Franco-Americaine" stationery. A circular stamp with "Capt. William R. Maris" is on the last page.
- Date
- September 24, 1918
- Original Format
- letters
- Extent
- 10cm x 10cm
- Local Identifier
- 1201-b1-ff
- Subject(s)
- United States. Army--Military life
- Soldiers--France--Correspondence
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American
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- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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- Victor C. Faure Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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The letter is written by Pvt. Victor C. Faure to his parents, Henry E. Faure and Inge Peterson Faure, who live in San Francisco, California, describing his experiences during World War I.From his letter above he describes Army life on Tuesday September 24, 1918, as continually on the move… near the front in France…never know where we will be next…we can hear the guns…don’t want to see corned beef again for about a year…You will notice pages one and two have parts cut off, they probably were censored.Other letters describe his participation with the First Army as part of the American Expeditionary Force