Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
| Description: |
A man holds up a letter he has written to his son, who is stationed in France. The man talks about the fact that he was stationed in the same area during World War I. He is including a map showing where he fought for 6 weeks. A woman washing dishes comments that, at the rate the Allied soldiers are moving, their son will be in Germany by the time the letter reaches him. Image Access WideTEK 25 At the clip theyre going theyll be way past your old battle ground and way into Germany when your letter reaches Joe. Listen! This is what I wrote. Bet you fellows down at Legion are having big talkfests. Maps well I recall. Evansville September first, 1944. Dear Joe--You old son-of-a-gun--youre right were I was in 1918. I know every inch: Soissons, Asine, Reims, Marne, Argonne, Verdun, Chateau, Thierry--I follow you every day on the maps. You took Verdun in hours while they fought there 3 years, 1914-18. When you get to Soulily near Verdun be sure to look up the Pierre Fillettee family and tell them you are my boy. Im drawing a map of the old Argonne forest so when you drop back there see if you can find our location marked X We battled there 6 weeks. Golly, what well have to talk about when you all come home. France. Belgium. Luxembourg. |
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| Origin: | 2014 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2512 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. |
| Subjects: |
World War II WWII World War I WWI Home Front Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1914-1918 |
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