A Chambersburg soldier and his family write letters through World War I

By M.L. "Mike" Marotte
via the Chambersburg, PA PublicOpinion web site

Postcard sent home by Lawrence Funk showing American soldiers training with a field telephone at Camp Johnston in 1918 at Jacksonville,Florida (Photo: Mike Marotte)The one hundredth anniversary marking the end of World War One was observed on November 11th, 2018. My Great Uncle Lawrence E. Funk during World War One was assigned to the Remount Squadron #302. The First World War originated in Europe and lasted from July 28th, 1914 to November 11th, 1918.

  This war has also been referred to as the war to end all wars. The United States entered World War One in 1917 sending troops to help the allies defeat the German Army. The Remount Squadron's primary responsibility was supplying horses and mules for military operations.

These men were also responsible for the shoeing and taking care of the sick and wounded horses. On one occasion the men handled eleven thousand head of horses in seven days and seventeen thousand horses in twelve days, what an accomplishment.

Lawrence's family owned and operated A.M. Funk's Grocery Store on North Second Street at the North Point. If you read my story about Lawrence E. Funk's “Over There” during World War One you'll now have the opportunity to read some of the letters that his family sent him stateside while he was training and the communications on postcards that he sent home.

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