Today as I was working on my mother’s house (which is still chock-full of genealogy, her writing, and many assorted heirloom-type items) I found this story ...
Soldering Iron | Original Writings by Catherine Shumaker Brinson vol. 2
Honorable Discharge August 9, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES ON AUGUST 9, 1919.
Damaged from age, his Honorable Discharge is now virtually impossible to read – I can make ...
WWI Letter April 15, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
In David’s WWI Letter April 15, 1919 he writes, “I am sure glad that Willie is such a fine young man.” His Dad must have been bragging on David’s younger brother, William!
But ...
WWI Letter March 22, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
David doesn’t have much to say in his WWI letter of March 22, 1919.
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WWI Letter March 13, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
David says that he has nothing to write about in his WWI letter of March 13, 1919.
But he has been transferred to the Police Corps! We know these as “Military Police”.
Here is what Wikipedia ...
WWI Letter March 8, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
In David’s WWI letter of March 8, 1919, he says that he picked up a “Bosch” cartridge case.
First, I had to research to see what he meant by “cartridge case”, and this ...
WWI Letter March 3, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
Did you know that David Jesse Shumaker wrote poetry? Read the poem that he wrote to his family in this WWI Letter of March 3, 1919!
In the photo of the four Doughboys at the top of the page, David Jesse ...
WWI Letter February 18, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
IN DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER’S WWI LETTER OF FEBRUARY 18 1919, HE WRITES, “I HAVE REC’D JUST ONE LETTER FROM YOU SINCE I’VE BEEN HERE AT RUILLE ...
WWI Letter February 14, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
IN DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER’S WWI LETTER OF FEBRUARY 14 1919, IT’S COLD AND SNOWY IN FRANCE FOR THEIR RECENT THREE-DAY MARCH! BUT THE WEATHER IS WARMING ...
WWI Letter February 5, 1919 | LETTERS FROM A DOUGHBOY, David Jesse Shumaker
HERE’S DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER’S WWI LETTER OF FEBRUARY 5, 1919, THAT DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER WROTE HOME TO HIS BROTHER LEE AND SISTER AZEL.
He congratulates Lee on the quality of his artistic ...