Written from a military hospital in Vichy, France, in the days before the November 11, 1918 Armistice, this letter from Private Willis W. Wagener describes his anxious wait for word of Germany's response to Allied peace terms, his recovery duties in a hospital ward, and a chance reunion with a fellow soldier from his hometown of Ceres, California. Letters like this capture the uncertainty and hope felt by American servicemen in the final days of World War I. Project: 218249