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	Le Jan 24 ~~1919~~		Le <u>Jan 24</u> 19<u>19</u>

	Dear Don:		Dear Don:

	So you finally came to and wrote your old regular correspondent. Good for you! The latter ~~partr~~ of November and the first half of December I did not ~~hae~~ a letter then for two weeks I received all kinds of mail. Then it stopped coming and I did not get any for three ~~wekes~~. Then last week I got 16 letters. Now I guess I will have to go without any for a month.		So you finally came to and wrote your old regular correspondent. Good for you! The latter part of November and the first half of December I did not have a letter then for two weeks I received all kinds of mail. Then it stopped coming and I did not get any for three weeks. Then last week I got 16 letters. Now I guess I will have to go without any for a month.

	Well Don I was glad to hear from you and am going to answer now if I do have to write with a pencil as I have just lost my ~~foutina~~ pen. Cannot remember when I last ~~hearf rom~~ you or wrote you.		Well Don I was glad to hear from you and am going to answer now if I do have to write with a pencil as I have just lost my foutain pen. Cannot remember when I last heard from you or wrote you.

	After Armistice I ~~spend~~ two ~~week sin~~ Verdun and I saw all there was to be seen there or near there. I visited St. Michel and Bas Le Duc and saw ~~th surround~~ battlefields which are famous.		After Armistice I spent two weeks in Verdun and I saw all there was to be seen there or near there. I visited St. Michel and Bas Le Duc and saw the surrounding battlefields which are famous.

	Then we ~~mooved~~ south ~~in to~~ a training are near Dijon. We have been here for 2 ~~montsh~~. I went on leave the 5th of December and ~~sepnd~~ 5 days vising a French family and 2 days in ~~Djon whihc~~ is quite a city.		Then we moved south into a training are near Dijon. We have been here for 2 months. I went on leave the 5th of December and spent 5 days vising a French family and 2 days in Dijon which is quite a city.

	~~OUr~~ company is ~~locatedin~~ a small ~~villiage tha~~ has no ~~attraions~~ at all. All I did was loaf from morning till night. The only thing that kept me from going ~~madd~~ was the Lieut. in our ~~compnay~~ who is a good scout.		Our company is located in a small village that has no attractions at all. All I did was loaf from morning till night. The only thing that kept me from going mad was the Lieut. in our company who is a good scout.

	Then I got orders placing me on ~~detachedm~~ service with the Motor Transport Officer of the Division and I am now chasing around the ~~countyr~~ after supplies for the Autos Motorcyles and trucks of the Division. I have a Dodge Sedan and driver and go someplace most every day. I go to Lungre regularly. Was there four times last week and am going there tomorrow ~~fo rht~~ 4th time this week. Last Saturday I went to Froges [sic] and staid over night and came back Sunday after noon. Have been to Var sur Aube [sic] twice. ~~WEdnesday~~ I went to Longes, Neuf Chateau, Joiuville, Chaumont & Joiuville. Staid over night in Jouiville and went ot St. Dizier and then home 150 kilometers.		Then I got orders placing me on detached service with the Motor Transport Officer of the Division and I am now chasing around the country after supplies for the Autos Motorcyles and trucks of the Division. I have a Dodge Sedan and driver and go someplace most every day. I go to Lungre regularly. Was there four times last week and am going there tomorrow for the 4th time this week. Last Saturday I went to Froges [sic] and staid over night and came back Sunday after noon. Have been to Var sur Aube [sic] twice. Wednesday I went to Longes, Neuf Chateau, Joiuville, Chaumont & Joiuville. Staid over night in Jouiville and went to St. Dizier [sic] and then home 150 kilometers.

	Before I came on this job I went down to Is sur Fille for provisions for my company in a ~~ford~~. I had ~~jsut~~ heard that Doc Brady's Division was North if Is-sur-Jille so I went there to look for him, found his company but Doc was away at school. Then after I came on this job I went to Longres and ~~downto~~ find Doc and he had just gone on back to visit his father who is a Medical Major over here.		Before I came on this job I went down to Is sur Fille for provisions for my company in a Ford. I had just heard that Doc Brady's Division was North if Is-sur-Jille so I went there to look for him, found his company but Doc was away at school. Then after I came on this job I went to Longres and down to find Doc and he had just gone on back to visit his father who is a Medical Major over here.

	I am going to Longres in the ~~mornign~~ and I am going down to see Doc and think I can find him there.		I am going to Longres in the morning and I am going down to see Doc and think I can find him there.

	It sure is a shame about Joe Eldridge. I saw in ~~teh~~ papers over here where H.O. Graham of Cedar Rapids died over ~~ehre~~. Have ben wondering if it was Red. Bence [sic] is over ~~her~~ at an Ordnance Base. Byron Knapp is ~~int eh~~ Iowa Div in the Signal Corps over here. I saw Brewer the 17 Ag Sigma Mu. I saw him at Verdun. There is a 2nd LIeut I.M. (?) in my Division while in the Vosges sector. Brandt went to Great Lakes, ~~sturdy~~ I think got his ~~Commision~~ as an aviator pilot as did Shorty Near [sic].		It sure is a shame about Joe Eldridge. I saw in the papers over here where H.O. Graham of Cedar Rapids died over here. Have ben wondering if it was Red. Bence [sic] is over here at an Ordnance Base. Byron Knapp is in the Iowa Div in the Signal Corps over here. I saw Brewer the 17 Ag Sigma Mu. I saw him at Verdun. There is a 2nd LIeut I.M. (?) in my Division while in the Vosges sector. Brandt went to Great Lakes, Sturdy I think got his Commission as an aviator pilot as did Shorty Near [sic].

	I am sending this to your home address which I do not know.		I am sending this to your home address which I do not know. [Addressed envelope to "State St." not properly to "718 East State St."

	Yours, Jim. [J.M. Chipman, Kappa Sigma brother per The Bomb]		Yours, Jim. <br>
			[J.M. Chipman, Kappa Sigma brother per The Bomb]

	6th MORS<br>		6th MORS<br>
	American E.F.		American E.F.

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Grand Hotel Terminus, Troyes<br>
Telephone 5-37

Le Jan 24 1919

Dear Don:

So you finally came to and wrote your old regular correspondent. Good for you! The latter partr of November and the first half of December I did not hae a letter then for two weeks I received all kinds of mail. Then it stopped coming and I did not get any for three wekes. Then last week I got 16 letters. Now I guess I will have to go without any for a month.

Well Don I was glad to hear from you and am going to answer now if I do have to write with a pencil as I have just lost my foutina pen. Cannot remember when I last hearf rom you or wrote you.

After Armistice I spend two week sin Verdun and I saw all there was to be seen there or near there. I visited St. Michel and Bas Le Duc and saw th surround battlefields which are famous.

Then we mooved south in to a training are near Dijon. We have been here for 2 montsh. I went on leave the 5th of December and sepnd 5 days vising a French family and 2 days in Djon whihc is quite a city.

OUr company is locatedin a small villiage tha has no attraions at all. All I did was loaf from morning till night. The only thing that kept me from going madd was the Lieut. in our compnay who is a good scout.

Then I got orders placing me on detachedm service with the Motor Transport Officer of the Division and I am now chasing around the countyr after supplies for the Autos Motorcyles and trucks of the Division. I have a Dodge Sedan and driver and go someplace most every day. I go to Lungre regularly. Was there four times last week and am going there tomorrow fo rht 4th time this week. Last Saturday I went to Froges [sic] and staid over night and came back Sunday after noon. Have been to Var sur Aube [sic] twice. WEdnesday I went to Longes, Neuf Chateau, Joiuville, Chaumont & Joiuville. Staid over night in Jouiville and went ot St. Dizier and then home 150 kilometers.

Before I came on this job I went down to Is sur Fille for provisions for my company in a ford. I had jsut heard that Doc Brady's Division was North if Is-sur-Jille so I went there to look for him, found his company but Doc was away at school. Then after I came on this job I went to Longres and downto find Doc and he had just gone on back to visit his father who is a Medical Major over here.

I am going to Longres in the mornign and I am going down to see Doc and think I can find him there.

It sure is a shame about Joe Eldridge. I saw in teh papers over here where H.O. Graham of Cedar Rapids died over ehre. Have ben wondering if it was Red. Bence [sic] is over her at an Ordnance Base. Byron Knapp is int eh Iowa Div in the Signal Corps over here. I saw Brewer the 17 Ag Sigma Mu. I saw him at Verdun. There is a 2nd LIeut I.M. (?) in my Division while in the Vosges sector. Brandt went to Great Lakes, sturdy I think got his Commision as an aviator pilot as did Shorty Near [sic].

I am sending this to your home address which I do not know.

Yours, Jim. [J.M. Chipman, Kappa Sigma brother per The Bomb]

6th MORS<br>
American E.F.

24 January 1919 France - Revision history

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Telephone 5-37 Le Jan 24 1919 Dear Don: So you finally came to and wrote your old regular correspondent. Good for you! The latter partr of..."