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ON ACTIVE SERVICE
with the
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

AMERICAN RED CROSS

NAME Francis McCabe
Co. K. 4th U.S. Inf.
American E.F.

Oct. 15 1918

Dear Mother & Father and all,
I will now take the pleasure to write yous [sic] a few lines hoping that it will find everyone in good Health 
as I am at this writing. I have mooved [sic] to another Hospital I had a long ride on one of our American Red Cross 
Hospital trains for a few days. I enjoyed my ride very well as the wound I have is just a small gash on the 
side of my thigh and doesnt [sic]  give me any pain it is raining here today but I am not in it the ward I am 
in is a large Building with nice white beds and sheets and many orderlies to serve us Boy's [sic] in anything they 
can do

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Our wounds are given the best of care there is of [sic] Doctors and Nurses to take care of us and give us 
every pleasure that is possible there is plenty of good story books and I am busy from morn till [sic] night 
reading I hope you's [sic] don't think I am sufering [sic] when I am passing the days in pleasure.

it is nice and warm here it was a little cold in the part of France I was at when I got wounded. I 
am very many miles from the Front and it is nice and warm here. We get plenty of good eats here and 
believe me I certainly have got a great appitite [sic] sea breeze is the cause of it. I got a letter from 
You and one from Father Germaine just before I got wounded I am going to write to him today. I wrote 
to Charley

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ON ACTIVE SERVICE
with the
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

AMERICAN RED CROSS

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the other day. I want to also write a few lines to Myrtle tell everyone I said Hellow [sic] and for Johnny 
and the rest to write to me and tell me all the news. I guess you's [sic] are busy in the coal Business now. 
the last letter I got from Charley He said he was thinking that he might buy the store when it went up for 
sale in Sept. I am just wondering if He hasn't bought it and is down there runing [sic] it now. I know him 
when He has a notion of buying it I'll bet he gets it. ha. ha. Well I believe he would make good money 
in the store well I hope yous [sic] all have a happy Thanksgiving day as I expect to have

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Well I guess I will close for this time as I want to write to Myrtle and I can't think of Much More 
to write this time but I will write once every week.
Well I will close for this time good bye

[illegible] soon
From Your Loving Son
Francis Bye Bye XXXX

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Pvt. F. McCabe
Co. K. 4th U.S. Inf.
A.E.F.

Mrs. Mary McCabe
R.F.D.W.I.
Novinger, Mo.
U.S.A.

SOLDIERS MAIL

AMERICAN Y.M.C.A.

A.E.F. PASSED AS CENSORED A. 984

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