Postal Cards & Documents

Post cards and documents relating to Company “L”
The post cards and documents in this section were in the collection of the clerk of Company “L” and are available for viewing at the Illinois Military Museum, Springfield, Illinois.

The cards and documents give us a glimse into the daily life of the soldiers in Company “L” during their time training in Texas, while in Europe, and after the war ended.

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The horrors of war awaited Company “L”
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Comment from daughter of Cpl Lee Reuter, Company L

On Sundays the infantry guys got to exercise the horses if they wanted to.  On the few times my dad went along for this “treat”, he always chose to exercise one of the mules.  He thought they were more fun to ride.
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Thanksgiving meal during 1917 during Texas training. Photo below shows Company “L” soldiers and some parents.
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The card reads in part: Just a picture of our mess hall Thanksgiving. Leaves and vines nailed on the ceiling.
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“Down in this valley is a cemetery where we buried a couple of our regiment who died Saturday.  In this quiet ancient cemetery lay 3 corporals, 1 PFC, and 2 ‘Buck’ Privates. Surely an impressive ceremony.  The funeral today.

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Vals Les Bains, France
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