Floyd Boyce Phillips was one of millions of boys from the United States who were sent across the Atlantic to the Old Country to fight in the Great War. In this series of posts, we follow the 101st anniversary of Floyd’s journey and get glimpses of what was going on at home while he was over there.
Many thanks to Coralee for providing me with artifacts throughout the years and especially for the stack of WWI-era letters that were delivered to me on 31 May 2019. They have provided countless hours of family history entertainment.
– Denise
Like in 2019, August 4th in 1918 was a Sunday. It was a day of rest at sea for Floyd.
Sunday Aug 4.
Up at usual time.
Washed & shaved by mess.
Had oatmeal, hardtack & coffee.
Insp. at 9:30 (on acct. Church at 10:30)
Church at 10;30 – “Keep Thyself Pure.”
I read all A.M.
Mess at noon. Menu – pork, beans, coffee, “hardtack” & jam.
1000 loaves of bread were thrown overboard on acct. of being poor this is the cause for our having “hardtack.”
Sub drill at usual 2:30 PM.
Supper at 4:30 meat, bread, jam & tea.
Burr & I fixt a place back of a life-boat crane and stayed there until about 12:00 P.M. when the rain drove us down to our bunks.
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Sources:
Floyd Boyce Phillips, “Journal” (Army, 1918-1919).” privately held by Denise Krueger, Rochester, MN, 2019.
The Phillips Family
- Publication date: September 2015
- Pages: 432
- Formats:
- This book traces our Phillips ancestry. It follows the Phillips family from 18th century ancestors in New York to more recent asparagus farmers of Illinois. Five generations of descendants of Wilhelmus Philip are covered. The families of Jacob W Phillips, his son Albert Aveldo Phillips, his son Guy Allison Phillips, and his son Floyd Boyce Phillips are followed in detail.
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