The following transcription has been
contributed to this site by Joyce Schumacher Heide.
TRANSCRIPTION
This is a letter from Private Fred W. Mohler dated January 11, 1918
Jefferson Barracks, MO. Postmarked St. Louis, MO Jan 12, 1918 to
Mrs. J. B. Mohler
Dear Folks,
Well my pal and I were on shipment yesterday and today and
got called off so will be here for a week more any way and
maybe longer. The Sargent told three of us he would do his
best to get us on the next shipment but that it will not be
called before the middle of next week. We have sure been
having a blizzard today snow wind and about five below zero.
Four of us are taking the first shift for tonight it sure
gets cold in these shacks. The shacks
are about one hundred foot long; twenty foot wide and
ceiling about ten foot high and they have three little
heating stoves in them. We each will fire for two hours.
Well if you want to write any thing to me do it right away
and I may get it before I am called again for shipment. You
will get this about Monday and if you write then I will get
it about Weds or Thursday so I will look for a letter about
then.
Yours as ever,
Add. Fred. W. Mohler
Jefferson Barracks 15th Co. Missouri.
P.S. Telephone a J. Salmen and tell him to write to that
address right away Monday.
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His sister Grace wrote a letter to Private Fred W. Mohler, Co. D,
24th Engineers, Amer. Exp. Force in New York on May 19, 1919.
Died of a coronary thrombosis 6 Oct 1928. B 2-123 Carroll Court
House, Carroll, IA. Buried at Carroll Cemetery.
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