Quitman County GaArchives Military Records.....World War I From "The Quitman Echo" ww1 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Eldridge DonnaEldrid@aol.com July 2, 2004, 3:26 pm World War I From "The Quitman Echo" WORLD WAR I Only one man from Quitman County failed to return. He was Jefferson Posie Tye, inducted June 15, 1918, died October 22, 1918. The men that served their country from the county were: Pvts. Eddie Avra, Clayton Barton, Newsome L. Beckworth, Benjamin R. Brooks, John H. Brown, John Choice, Grady Cole, Walter Flowers, Fred Gibbs, Ernest H. Graddy, Yancie Harrell, Ben McDaniel, William B. Moore, George M. Moulton, Robert L. Redding, William N. Roberts, Henry H. Shadrick, Ernest Thomas, Jefferson P. Tye, Leon A. Wood, Henry S. Worthy, and Howard G. Worthy. PFCS., William Graddy, William A. Hightower, John M. Lanier, Lucius E. Maddox, Samuel C. Maddox, Richard O. Ruthland, Sgts, Hiram E. Harrell, William T. Jackson, Ruby C. Pinkston, Edwin W. Worthy, 2nd Lt. Albert S. Crumbley. Those that served in the Navy were Legrand Guerry Brannon Jr., James Anderson Brooks, Henry Gordon Hathcock, Glynn Anthony Lokey, Albert Brown Ruthland, and George Leonard Worthy. The Wood family have several letters from Leon A. Wood. They are written on tablet paper with the American flag on the left side of the sheet and YMCA on the other. Army and Navy, Young Men's Christian Association, "With the Colors" is in the middle. Tues night Oct. 1, 1918 31 Division Co D 117 Mg. Bn. Camp Miller Long Island, N. Y. My Dear Papa and Momma - recd your dear sweet letter this p.m. Was sure glad to hear from you in all ways, indeed more than glad to hear from my dear sweet papa and mammma. I know I have the dearest & sweetest papa and momma on earth. Well how are you all tonight, all ok I do hope. I am all ok, feeling fine, only I want to see you all mighty bad. Probably the war will end pretty soon from the way the papers read. Then I can come to see you all and to stay. Oh wouldn't that be fine. Well I'm on kitchen duty this week. On for 4 days, it come my time at last. ha-ha. They take it alfibertically. Just got to the W. My time will be out Thur. I'm having a fat time you bet. I have to scour 2 little shelves 3 times a day, thats all. I eat steak, eggs, cheese, brains & eggs, cake, apples, bannas, hot cakes, coffee, so you see I'll get fat you bet. We moved over in North West corner of camp this a.m. My address is the same tho. I like it lots better than the other place. We are only a mile of town Hemstead now. I'm down here in town now at the Y writting you. You bet it don't take me long to step if off down here now. Oh I got my steel hemlet this p.m. You bet its a hun. Weighs only two pounds. I won't have to wear it tho only in the trenches. I believe we are going across in a few more days from the way things look now. If we don't go across from here we'll go some where for we're not going to be here but a few more days. I'm sending you a service flag over there. You can keep it till you hear from me in France, then hang it up. I wanted to send you one my self so I thought I would get it tonight while I am here and have a chance to get one and mail it to you myself. We may be quarnteened tomorrow night or I can't come to town any more probably. I don't know for sure we will be but that was the talk I heard today. We sure got lots of sickness in the camp influenzer or whatever they call it. We haven't any in my Co tho yet. Everyone well an hardy so far. You bet I going to take good care of myself and prevent all sickness I possibly can. I haven't been sick one minute yet. Only when I took the hook worm treatment. I'm sure proud of it too you bet. I'm having a easy time here yet. I haven't drilled a lick yet. I don't stand any formation al all now while I'm in the kitchen. 5 of us are on at a time. I wouldn't mind my job for all the time I'd get fat sure enough. The cook cooks me anything I want. We eat off the officers pile ha-ha. I'll have some good old fish for breakfast. Oh an Duck got him a fliver at last. I know he will shine now. I know he won't work none now. That ford will soon put him at it tho if he don't mind. Yes, dear momma, I spend my leisure time in writting you. You both are so dear & sweet to me I want to let you hear from me as often as I can. You have one little boy that will never forget his papa & mama, he loves you with all his heart. He won't never forget you all makes no difference where I go. They can send me so far away from you but they can't make me forget you. I think of you both all the time and pray to the good Lord to return me safe and sound back to you all. I believe he will do it for I'm being a man all the way through. I haven't been in no meaness yet, no extra dutys of no kind. I am just praying an trusting in the Lord now. He will ans my prayers to. I recd a letter from you yesterday. One from Bud allso. One from Jack, yessum, Irene has wrote me several letters. I got one from her the other day. Old Carrie Tye writes me once in a while. Well I guess I had better close as I have to be at camp by 11. Take good care of your sweet self, I will do the same. I will write you every chance I get. Tell all the rest hello-give them my love and best wishes. Lots of hugs and kisses. Your loving little soldier, L. A. Wood. To Leon Wood from his mother: Saturday Morn. Oct. 12th 1918 My darling boy - I guess you are somewhere on the deep blue sea, this beautiful morning - the same great sun shines on us both, and the same good Lord guides and protects us all, well my dear old boy. The letter & $25.00 you asked for was returned to us, a letter I had wrote to you also. papa got them yesterday P.M. I also sent you a long letter last Monday. Am so sorry you did not get the money for I know you needed it if you had not had a pay day. Papa brought your letter out Tuesday night asking for the money and Papa sent it Wednesday morning. It does seem like you ought to have gotten it Saturday morning. Papa said he was afraid you might think he did not send it but you ought to know we would divide the last dollar we had with you with pleasure. If you need any more money and we can possibly get it to you, we will certainly send it. I have not got the pictures yet but will sure do as you said with them, with pleasure. I got the stamps all O.K. Gave Jack & Dovie a book a piece for a keepsake and I kept the others. Bill is in England working in a hospital and is all O.K. Edd Avra goes to the Atlanta Ga. Tech next Tuesday. I haven't heard what course he intends to take. Posey left for France last Thursday night so he wrote Leola. He is with the field artillery. Cliff, Mrs. Jim Avra, Dovie & Edd has all gone to Shellman, Ga. to the association this morning. Will stay till tomorrow eve. Edd has gone to see his girl, before leaving I guess. Well Buddie is getting along fine with the peanut picker, has picked Jerrys, Ducks, Warrens, and Jacksons, 8 or 9 hundred bushels, has about learned how to operate it all O.K. Next week if it don't rain he can go right ahead. Jack & Bradford went to his papas yesterday eve. so he could go squirrel hunting this morning. Duck & his "Ford" is just fine, Johnnie is to come home today, he is in Class I.B. I do hope this cruel war will soon end. The papers still give good news of the allies still driving and captureing them by the thousands, not knowing how many is killed. When it closes, I want you to come back to us as quick as you possibly can for it seems like we just can't give you up. Am Praying to the precious Lord to return you safely to us when you all have whipped the "Germans" till they can't stand any more whipping or that there is no more "Germans" to be whipped, would be best I guess. Take good care of your dear good self as you possible can. We are all well as we are for common. Mary C. Hayes and Joe are here with me, they are picking up peach seed for the Red Cross to burn into charcoal to use in the gas masks you all wear to purify the air before you breathe it, it is said to make the best coal for the purpose of anything. Papa brought a $200.00 Liberty Bond. Tons & tons of hugs & kisses to you from Papa & Mama. Contributed by Mr. Hutchen Tye Wood, Plaquemine, La. An American Legion was organized in Quitman County and it was named the Posie Tye Post for the county's only son lost in World War I. In World War II Byron J. Ming, Richard Moore and Ernest Thomas lost their lives. In the Korean War Julian Floyd Griffin was killed. All of the wars have caused the people in Quitman County to grieve. It seems that this small county has contributed its share of their young men to the defence of the country. "The Quitman Echo - Quitman County, Georgia" - Jacquelyn Shepard (pages 26-28) Additional Comments: Published by Jacquelyn Shephard, Transcribed and submitted by Donna Eldridge with permission from Jacquelyn Shephard File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/military/ww1/other/nmt16worldwar.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 9.5 Kb