Long Letter/Photo/Paper Group: Sgt. Guy Replogle - 329th Infantry /83rd Division

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Long Letter/Photo/Paper Group: Sgt. Guy Replogle - 329th Infantry /83rd Division:
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Here is a paper/photo group from a Sgt. Guy A. Replogle of Co. E , 329th Infantry (83rd Div.). You get his draft notice, a small map of Paris, his troopship instructions, a stateside photo of Sgt. Replogle, and the best piece ...a very lengthy uncensored letter he wrote to his father that details everything that happened from the time they left the US. The 83rd was turned into a training division in France and he describes how the troops sent over to them before going to the lines were hopelessly untrained and their job was to make them ready for the front. His description of going over and landing in Europe is as detailed as any I have ever read. Some rough transcribed excerpts:Dear Dad , this is thefirst letter I have ever written since I have been in the army.. Of course whenI write, I mean for both but tomorrow being Father’s Day which I suppose youhave heard of before this, I will write my letter to you today (a slightmistake in the way this paragraph is written). For it isn’t likely that I willhave time to write tomorrow. We get to send one letter to Dad which is not tobe censored so you can look out for quite a little news that we wouldn’t beallowed to write if they were to be censored. I will start from our first day onboard ship. And give you a little idea of how things have went since then upuntil now. Well, we crawled or ratherscrambled on board ship by going up a gang plank which was just wide enough forone to walk on. From there they led us by the kitchen or rather as we called itthe slum can for that is all it was thence to the hold under the kitchen whichmeant the third deck of the bow of the ship. If I make a mistake in spellingsome of the words about the ship, well just look over them for I don’t know aH--- of a lot about a ship and don’t care to learn. I cant just remember howmany soldiers there were on board the ship but there was enough on board mostof them had to sleep like rats of course I was one of the lucky ones. I hadbeen made Sgt. In the States and we finally got a better place to stay – that isafter we were out about 3 or 4 days. It was on the Port Promenade right midship and of course we didn’t get bounced around so much. Of course our feed wasthe same as the rest – composed mostly of hardtack Australian rabbits and Iguess mule meat. Never talk mule to me when I get back for that is one of themost unpleasant things a soldier can think of that is outside of canned beef. Iforgot to tell you we were on an English ship and had plenty of tea and eversince have had no love for the English as there was an English crew manning theship. There was a good many of the boys got seasick after the first day out butI felt just fine all the way over and hope it is the same when I go back. And Iguess all the boys would like to meet all of those Englishmen when we go backand as they term it – we would choke their bloody heads off. ....and this letter goes on and on!Careful packing/shipping is a flat $2.95 anywhere in the US.Payment is expected from winning buyer within five days of invoice. Questions welcome. Note: If you enjoy reading authentic AEF firsthand accounts and/or rarely-seen WW1 photography, please look at my current sales for the new book \"Hell\'s Observer\" ...it just might be the most detailed real-time account of war from a common American doughboy\'s viewpoint ever recorded. Please wait for invoice if multiple purchases were made so I can combine shipping to your advantage. Thanks for looking and good luck!

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