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Knights of Columbus
OVERSEAS SERVICE

ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
A.P.O. 761
DATE 10/23_18

Dear sis and all
Will scratch you a few lines tonight leves [sic] me fine and dandy hope it will find you all well. 
how is every body in and around KV. Pretty dead I suppose scence [sic] all the young fellows have left. 
But we will pay up for lost time when we get back and here is hoping it wont be very long altho [sic] 
France isn't so bad. I like better than I did when I first came over. have learnt quite a bit of French. 
but think I can under stand united states much better. Ha Ha

I have bin [sic] transferd out of the 116 supply train where I was in to the 314 supply. I like it 
much better where I am up back of the front lines

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only a short distance I can here [sic] the large guns real plain - and see lots of air battles there 
has bin [sic] two or three german air plains over tonight. but haven't dropped any bombs very close 
it makes a fellow a little bit shakey for a while but he soon gets [illegible text] to it it sounds 
just like a [illegible text] concert.

I have never received a letter from you yet don't know what can be the matter. I have received several 
from [illegible text] and Irene. maby [sic] you haven't rec. any of my letters. I have wrote several 
but you will get them some time I guess. I will probly get some from you when my mail is transferd [sic]
from the 116 to where I am now. how is grove and the girls tell them hello and that I send my love and 
that I may eat new years dinner with all of you yet. Ha Ha

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Knights of Columbus
OVERSEAS SERVICE

ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
A.P.O.
DATE

I have never heard from alpha yet but it a great wonder I have got any mail at all. For I have bin [sic] 
moving around so much but am settled down now so will get it pretty regular now I think. I wrote to 
Pappa and Blanch last night. how is grandma and the rest I wrote Jessie a letter but dont know weather 
she got it or not. tell them I send my best regards.

I am writing in a KC Hut. they are sure good to us. they gave us gum, candy and cigarettes tobacco and 
writing material. also the salvation army is doing great work at the front. so if you ever pass them on 
a street corner just drop a coin on the drum

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Knights of Columbus
OVERSEAS SERVICE

ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
A.P.O.
DATE

for [illegible text]. it will sure be used in the right way. have you ever heard from Glenn [illegible 
text]. he came across support. Lee is over here some wheres by. this time sure would love to run across 
him. some of the boys that was from Iowa in the July draft and was in camp [illegible text] was put in 
the 116th before I left there, one boy from Fort dodge that worked in the shoe factory in KV his Father 
ran the white swan restaurant. [illegible text] they called him Grove. hows him I guess.

there is a fellow in the same co that I am in by the name of Loyd Daves from [illegible text] that goes 
with Dr. Quins daughter. I guess you know her she is a school teacher

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if you here [sic] from Glenn send me his address.

I guess I wrote and told you about seeing Billie Winn over here. Only got to talk to him a short while 
but he is the same old bill. Well sis as I think I have wrote about all that I can think of that I can 
write. I will ring off and tell you all about it when I return. Kiss the girls for me and tell all my 
friend [sic] I send my best regards. I send my love to all. hoping to get a long letter soon. by by [sic]

PVT. James M Archer.
Co. E. 314 Supply Train
AP.O. 761
American EF

Sensord By
Capt [illegible text]

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AM. EX. F.
Knights of Columbus
OVERSEAS SERVICE
FROM PVT James M Archer
US. ARMY

RECD. FROM ARMY 
BORDEAUX
OCT 30 6 PM
1918

Mrs. Grover Lawrance
309 East Illinois St
Kirksville
Mo
U.S.A.

Sensored By
Capt. [illegible text]
A.E.F. PASSED AS CENSORED A. 1977

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