Tuesday Afternoon
Dear Mom + Dad,
As I told you last night on the phone we are being shipped. We are going to Camp Barkley in Texas. We left Upton about nine this morning and are on the train now. We will arrive in camp on Thursday at 4:45PM a total of two and one half days ride. We are being entered in the Medical Corp. which is what Jimmy is in. They have no combat duty and do not even carry a gun. Our job is first aid hospital duty etc. on the field. I’m now in Baltimore and will mail this the next time the sergeant comes around. It will probably leave from Washington or whatever our next stop is.
I had kind of hoped that I could get somewhere near home but I guess I can’t. However we are only supposed to be here for 8 weeks, and probably be shipped out again. I hope then to get shipped back to the East again so I can come home if only for a short while. I don’t mind being out here as at least I’ll see some of (the) our country. If you want to write to me, write to Camp Barkley and I’ll take the chance of getting it. As soon as I’ll pull in I’ll send you my permanent address.
All my love
Bob
Bob
P.S. I borrowed this paper + envelop.
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