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Thomas W. Messenger correspondence, January-May 1918

1918-03-14 Thomas Messenger to Mr. & Mrs. N.H. Messenger Page 3

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was drafted but had a hunch that Barry was yellow. Guess he thought more of his job as a salesman that of his 30 bucks per month in the army serving his country. When us fellows first came home from Lone Tree he made fun of our suits. So we sent him a copy of "Why didn't I wait to be drafted" and all signed our names to it. That is all of us fellows from home. Don't know whether you ever read it or not but it hits the conscript and hits him hard.
 
World War I Diaries and Letters