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Lewis J Ashby Letters

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Twenty-seven letters written by Private Lewis J. Ashby to his girlfriend Mildred A. Neher while serving in France, and occupied Germany. Lewis J. Ashby (sometimes spelled Louis in military documents) served with the 2nd Battalion of the 117th Engineers during World War I. This battalion was recruited at the outbreak of the war for immediate active service as combat engineers who performed the dangerous work of building roads, bridges, and putting up barb wire, often while under enemy fire. The 2nd Battalion was the first complete unit from California to see active service in France and the only one to serve through all of the campaigns on all of the important fronts.

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I am feeling fine and hope you are enjoying the same. I will close now but will write again in a few days.

From your lover, with loads of love and kisses

I remain,

Pvt. Lewis. J. Ashby Co. F 117 Reg. Engrs. Mayschoss, Germany

1st Lt GS Mckee.

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envelope AMERICAN Y.M.C.A. logo

Postmark: U.S. Army Post Of[ 715

Pvt. L.J. Ashby Co. F 117 Reg. Engrs A.P.O. 715 Mayschoss, Germany

Miss Mildred Neher 316 Ave 64 Los Angeles, Calif.

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Letterhead: AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. ARMY OF OCCUPATION

Feb, 22, 1919 Mayschoss, Germany

Dearest "Dude,"

Just received your letter of Jan. 20. the first in four months and am glad to know you liked my small gift.

I am sure having a fine time up here. Last Tuesday I went over to the famous health resort called Nuenahr, It is now being used as an amusement center by the Y.M.C.A. In the morning I had a sulphur bath in a marble lined room,

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(2) After the bath we were served hot chocolate and doughnuts. Then till noon we strolled around Kaiser Park, a very pretty place. We were served a fine meal with real china and napkins. During the meal a 48 piece band played and several singers sang. In the after -noon we were shown eleven reels of movies. One six reeler entitled the Scarlet Pimpernel and Douglas Fairbanks in the Americano, taken at the San Diego Fair Grounds. This took up all afternoon. We were served another fine meal and in the evening we witnessed a vaudaville show entitled the Rambillers. After the

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show more chocolate and doughnuts. Some time eh? But yesterday I had still a more wonderful time. I took a trip down the Rhine. The govern-ment has requisitioned several excursion steamers and runs them from Remagen to Cologne. We passed many old roman castles. The banks of the Rhine must be the resort or holiday center of Germany as the banks are lined with a continous row of beer gardens, and hotels. Cologne is a very wonderful place, being the cathedral city of Germany. It was an all

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