Charles Morse Luther, the son of William A. and Ada C. (Rogers) Luther, was born in Johnston, R.I.
on January 19, 1891. He served as a corporal in Co 470 of Motor Supply Train 418. He returned
to the United States on the USS Mount Vernon which left Brest on June 28, 1919, arriving in
Hoboken N.J, on July 5, 1919.
In 1920 he was employed as a jitney chauffeur and resided with his brother Frank and sister-in-
law Mabel in Providence, R.I. Sometime between 1920 and 1925 he married Maude Mary
Sainsbury. In 1940 Charles and Maude resided in Cranston, R.I. and Charles was employed as a
superintendent with the Department of the Interior. He died August 12, 1945 and was interred in
Pocasset Cemetery. Maude passed away on November 9, 1959 and was buried next to Charles.
The following letter was written to his sister Carrie Platt.
Dec 18, 1918
France
My Dear Sister
Received your welcome letter to day and more than pleased to hear from you.
Well Carrie we shure have seen som action and hope to be home soon to tell you all about it
you can not imagine what it has ben but it is all over now so do not worry about me I am well
and having a good time still driving the staff car for the Major and seeing the country each day
there is some nice towns here most of them are in the valley and it shure is some sight to look
down upon them from the hills Carrie shure wood like to have you see some of this Country
and I am glad I am here and to no you are all right at home
I am having a good time here and hope to see more of the country so do not worry about me
coming home for you if I get a chance I am going to see it call for this will be my last chance and
I’m going to take it and you will all be there when I get home
Carrie I have a good car it is all closed in and you car it is all closed in and you no me when I get
in a cab and cream cakes that is what you mean in your letter me when I get in a cab and cream
cakes that is what you mean in your letter
Well Carrie I have not received the box but the mail will come so do not worry about it
You spoke about the 11 well then shure must have ben some noise but we have noise enough
on the shells were going and coming over
Well Carrie tell Papa the key out of Edd’s machine and that he must get in early knights or he
will be getting into bad company and that will never do
You out to no better and let him go that way I wish I had I am here he would sure like it I wood
take him hunting with the French man I am living with and his dogs and he would shure wood
have some fun I wood like to take him to Chaumont it is some town and there is some illegible
there I will send you some cards of them and they are some nice
Carrie do not think I am losing my head about them for you no I like a good time but I no when
to stop for I have seen them all in the illegible
Well Carrie I will write soon do not worry I am all right and have plenty of money tell Chester
this is the life driving over here and seeing the sights hope to go to Paris soon
Your brother Corp Charles M Luther
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Carrie I sure am having a good time and you no I no my Place XXXXX