Letter to Gertrude Porter Ashley

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Tom Ashley had been with the Marines in France for about a month when this letter was written. He has not yet been in battle, but notes that the whole company is “fired up fine.” He assures his mother that he has plenty to eat in the village where they are staying with French families, but notes that indoor plumbing is nonexistent and that all the washing is done in the river. American newspapers are their source of information about the war and the scores of baseball games. Thomas Williams Ashley was killed in June of 1918.

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Item typeLetter
AuthorAshley, Thomas Williams
Date1918-05-06
PlaceFrance
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
EventWorld War I. 1914–1918
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Width: 5.25 in Height: 8.25 in
Catalog #L01.043
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Ashley, Thomas Williams. Letter to Gertrude Porter Ashley. May 6, 1918. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l01-043/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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