Judson W. Dennis
Sergeant, Company L, 119th Infantry
American Expeditionary Forces
March 18, 1892 ~ October 17, 1918
“Well, the time has come for us to bid our friends and loved ones goodbye for a while…” Judson Dennis, South Carolina 28 Apr. 1918
Sunday, April 28, 1918 Camp Sevier Greenville, S.C.
Dear Bro.-
I received your letter a few days past. Was indeed glad to hear from you and to hear Minnie was improving. I do hope she will get in good health. Well, the time has come for us to bid our friends and loved ones goodbye for a while. We will sail in a few days for that country unknown to us soldier boys. We went in quarantine last night at 12:00 so you know what that means. We are ready for the fray. Waiting and longing for the time to come for us to see sunny France. We want to see the front and go over the top and take those barbarious Huns the most cruelest in this world. Oh my God, how can a man stand back and know how those cruel things are treating the poor women and little children.
The girls and good ladies of Greenville gave the soldier boys a reception at all the dancing halls in Greenville last night for the farewell goodbyes. They certainly have been nice and good to us during our stay here in camp and we shall never, never forget them.
Well, Tom in regard to my things. I don’t know yet what to say about my mare. I would like to keep her if I could but I will tell you later what to do with her. And about you borrowing my money, you can get it. You just give me your note and put it on deposit at the bank. I would not ask you to give me your note but just to show you would owe me in case either of us should die. So I will send in this a check for $100 you said you could use now, though if you don’t need it now and can wait until I get my money from the company, I will let you have it all. But if you need it just go ahead and get it. I think we will get our pay about next Wednesday. Someone was telling me today my bonds will be due in July. I can get face value on them just as soon as we get them. I have been thinking I will take two more bonds. We will not need any money when we get over there. Well, I will have to close. I will write you again soon. Tell Hazel and Helen I will write to them. Give my best regards to all.
Your Brother,
Corp. Judson W. Dennis
Address Unknown (so don’t write until you hear from me again)
Pride Won, Patriot Lost – Biography of Judson Dennis
Sept. 1917 Letter from Judson in Greenville S.C. to his brother Thomas Milton Dennis in Tip Top Tennessee,
28 Apr. 1918 Letter from Judson to his mother Minnie Dunkap Murphey in Granite City IL
28 Apr. 1918 Letter from Judson to his brother Thomas Milton Dennis in Tip Top Tennessee 28 Apr. 1918
6 May 1918 Letter from Judson to his mother
ca 1918 from Judson in Camp Merrit NJ to his brother
2 June 1918 Letter from Judson in France to his mother
21 June 1918 Letter from Judson in France to his mother
14 Aug. 1918 Letter from Judson in France to his brother
17 Aug. 1918 Letter from Judson in France to his mother
6 Sept. 1918 Letter from Judson in France to his mother
4 Oct. 1918 Letter from Judson in France to his brother
19 Nov.1918 Telegram from Army re Judson’s death
19 Jan. 1919 Letter from Sgt. P. Andrews in France to Thomas Milton Dennis re the death of Judson