Soldiers' Mail

December, 1917: Neufchateau Training Area In December, 1917 the 26th “Yankee” Division continued its training for the Western Front in the area of Neufchateau in the Vosges region of northeas...

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November, 1917: Neufchateau Training Area The 26th “Yankee” Division had arrived in France during the month of October, 1917 as the first complete American division and also the first Nationa...

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July, 1916: South on the Border In July, 1916 Sgt. Sam Avery and the rest of the Massachusetts Brigade were stationed at Camp Cotton (the “City of Tents”) outside of El Paso, Texas. In additi...

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The collection of Soldier’s Mail written by Sgt. Sam Avery has now been published in its entirety on this site. While a book by the same title is in progress, this post begins a new series of E...

https://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/2017/06/01/soldiers-mail-for-june-1916-and-1918/

May, 1918: Toul (Boucq) Sector The La Reine (Boucq) Sector (also known as the Toul Sector) was the southeastern aspect of the St. Mihiel salient which was a bulge in the Allied lines remaining fr...

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April, 1918: Toul (Boucq) Sector The La Reine (Boucq) Sector (also known as the Toul Sector) was the southeastern aspect of the St. Mihiel salient which was a bulge in the Allied lines remaining ...

https://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/soldiers-mail-for-april-1918-1919/

March, 1918: Chemin des Dames Sector and Marching to Reynel The 26th “Yankee” Division remained on the Aisne front in the Chemin des Dames sector until mid-March, 1918. Following its relief, ...

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February, 1918: Chemin des Dames Sector By early February, 1918 the 26th “Yankee” Division had taken up front line positions reinforcing the depleted XI Corps of the French 6th Army on the C...

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January, 1918: Neufchateau Training Area In January, 1918 the 26th “Yankee” Division concluded its preliminary training for the Western Front in the area of Neufchateau in the Vosges region...

https://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/2017/01/01/soldiers-mail-for-january-1918-1919/

Dear Em I started this letter and found that this fountain pen was very dry. On looking to see if I could fill it, found that all the black ink was either all gone or packed. It looks like real b...

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