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    "title": "Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace",
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        "Noland, Mary Ethel, 1883-1971",
        "World War, 1914-1918",
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    "ocrText": "Dear Bess:-\nmay 5 1918\nThis is the end of the most\nstremous neek Incle spent in\nmy life. Day Lefore yesterday was a\nfanner day too for the neck because I\ngot three letters from you dated mac\n26, 27,28 also got two from home, one\nfrom Mary Colyon one from Myra and\none from Ethel. Delaim that was a day.\nProbably mont get any more for an-\nother six meeks They the all sent\non from the part of imbarkation and\nin all prohability came ash an the feat\nnight along with us all the time.\nwith us and hase been towing France I\nhear from me at comp merritt\ncant under staad why you didn't\nbecause I wrote really every day\nThe last letter I sent from the pier\nprobably by a boy didn't who was nos passing and he\nI had a groud dream night hefore\nlast (the night after your letters came\nThoght Insas in KC at a show\nRate it when the conformed church\nof some kind with you Isene did\nhell next door make the at 5:30 a In\nwhen I wished Inas. when Icome\nand I found Insas 4000 miles from\nhome I'll he a sunneys a matherna\ntitian a me chanical diaftsemen a\nhouse doctor a each shot and a tough\nhave periods of le tunes and exams\ncitigen if they keep me here long. We\nThe day begins at 7 a M and ends\nand every thing just like West Point\nat 9:30 PM. with an have anda half\nfrom one class to an a the and they\nof study. There is hardly time to get\nsine give us then dec if use are late.\nFriday. Idon't Know if I passed as not\nHad a stem winding examination on\nbut hope I did.\nthis creek and Iam beginding to\nWe have had serval sunny days\nthink that there is a really sunny\nFrance. This place is an idealone\nto study, nothing to fother but clocks\nand church and moching birds\nNe line in a chateau that would\nI suppose will get used to their\nmake some american millionare\ngreen with to own if he could\nget it Ne have our private pack\nall pnelosed with a high stone wall\nday from 11:30 to 12. exercises\nwhen me have gradyess exercise every\nalmost kill some of us old men The\nmuscles of one of my arms and one of\nmy by are so sore I ean haidly more\nthem. They make us sime races. have\ntrugs of mai early a man on our backs\nand run races and do all sants of ruthy\nthings. We'll he able to whip a funch of\nmild eats when use are through\nwhat a grand glosions kehng it put\nIf sould suprise you to see\ninto a man are here to getta letter.\nSome of am dignified Kajors of Captain\nsimply good mld n't when they get one. Every\nhome and it swedoes But the\none who has a wife has a girl fack\npep into a man when those better\nme standing and in when the P.O. I come to get home a letter I off Ushan to\ncome. I en tain by appreciate your\nyou han much I appreciate it.\nPart must he a Rand. I am\ngoing to try to send you a catle to day\nunderstand me can send them from\na nearty town if I can get per mis-\nme send one when I landed.\nsion to go one there They would that\nand when this man for Democracy is\nRemember that I think of you always\nmarches down I the streets of Washington Iam\nover and the great american any\nhaping will, he then to see the per-\nthat when me are ready germans\nEvery american the felieves\nwill he shipped in short alder.\nPlease write as often as you can le.\nletters make me feel and hair much\ncause you're idea how good you\nlitter Ican mark.\n129Fa 129 Fa.\nyours always Harry.\nvian.y. A.E.F. France.\nFrom\n100 F.a.\nama. E.F.\nOfficus Than\n195\nMiss Bess Wallace Pas\nGOMES 3011 is $ ADW Stel $25 YOUR\n219 Deleirare St\nPASSED AS\nNEXF. CENSOR\nIndependence Mo.\nQK\nUS. a.\n100 2/12-98"
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