World War I (56th Engineers) and Great Depression Letters of Ralph W. Green

By John Stibravy

In 1918, Ralph, a 24-year-old auto mechanic raised on a farm at Modesto, Illinois, went off to World War I in the Engineer Corp. His wife, Myrtle, saved his letters home in an old, red cardboard box with a green top.

That box of letters remained with Myrtle's descendants. In 2021, the WWI letters of 1918 and 1919 were transcribed into this volume. They present a unique view of life during the War from a Master Engineer who left the farm and his auto repair garage to see a wider world.

Upon his return, he never spoke of The War nor attended a veterans reunion. He did speak of The Depression. Speaking of it didn't make any difference.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09TFF75V8
• ISBN13: 9798423389048
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"