"Somewhere in France. Brother Colbert, I received letter Christmas and the box today; also Walter Crowley and I wish to thank you and the other members, for it certainly was a treat and we enjoyed it especially the cigars, American cigars can hardly be got except the very cheap kind. I'm billeted in a house and am in a little French village...."

"Somewhere in France. Friend Syl, Just a few lines to let you know that I have not forgotten you. I was reading in the Globe about the [dane] in Cresent Gardens and have been watching since to see how you came out, was it successful...." Written on American YMCA letterhead.

"Somewhere in France. Hello Syl old boy. I hope this letter finds you well as I am myself. (They can't kill me.) This was certainly a real Christmas even tho we were a few thousand miles from home...." Written on American YMCA letterhead.

Identification is based on Sylvester Colbert and Charles Ford being Knights of Columbus members in Cambridge, Massachusetts along with Henry P. Walsh, and the enclosed note.