Show CHESTER LYMAN MADE CHIEF MECHANIC OF A WHOLE BATTALION brance ia ranee sept 1 1918 dearest mother I 1 guess you will think I 1 have gone west long before you receive this letter for it has been an awful long time since r wrote since writing you before tio however wever I 1 have been beau made chief mechanic of the whole battalion and dent don t seem to have time for much else I 1 am getting along nicely and am enjoying the best of health I 1 trust all of 0 you at home are well and happy I 1 had the honor of being made acting mechanical officer tor for the whole regiment on one of the biggest convoys we ever took pretty good I 1 think for a kid that came into an old organization el A perfect stranger the major of the battalion came around and complimented me on the way I 1 brought everything through it sure does docs one a great deal of good to know you ou are wortle worth something to your regiment I 1 haven t heard from home tor for oer mer a month but have been moving fast so 1 I suppose the wail mail cant keep up with us from your loving son CHESTER LI MAN chief mechanic 11 II Q co F A A E 11 france |