Army Stationery Mac and later Raymond usually wrote their letters on stationery from the Y.M.C.A. It seems there was a choice between paper with a Y.M.C.A. or Knights of Columbus letterhead. McKinley Austin to Jenny Austin August 12, 1917 Dear … Continue reading
McKinley Austin, Chattanooga, to Aida Austin, Eldred Dear Aunt, I am here and like it better than at Fort Slocum. We get better food and the officers seem better, though we had a fine sergeant there. It took over 34 … Continue reading
McKinley Austin to His Family July 7, 1917: I have arrived safely. I have been accepted and am at Ft. Slocum. Your son, McKinley Irwin Briggs, Ft. Logan On July 7, 1917, Irwin Briggs enlisted in the army at Ft. … Continue reading
Left: A brother of Mr. Quick; Mr. and Mrs. Quick from Barryville; Mr. Deats, Lottie Dewey, Uncle Lon Austin, Frank Dewey. In front from left: Mildred, Laura and Mary Briggs; unknown lady; Chester Middaugh is behind the watermelon that Irwin … Continue reading
Note: Alfred and Bessie Hill were good friends of the Austins. Art boarded with them when he came home after the War. The photos of Alfred and Bessie and their daughter Joan shown here are from the summer of 1949. … Continue reading
