Excerpt from Memories of My Son Sergeant Joyce Kilmer Have written these Memories with no other I object than to solace a sorely wounded heart. That they may be of interest to those who knew and loved Joyce, I cannot doubt, and to those who did not know him intimately, save only through his Books, these personal details of his boyhood and his life before he became a famous writer, may be of value. A portion of these Memories has been published in the Queen's Work of St. Louis, and I wish to thank the Editor for permission to re-publish the same. Acknowledgment is also to be made to George H. Doran Company, for permission to use certain material supplied by me to them for use in their volumes - Joyce Kilmer - Poems, Essays and Letters. Although this is essentially a mother's book, I would not feel that full justice had been done if mention was not made of my husband, Joyce's father. It is with his assistance that this book has been gotten together, and through his aid it has been arranged that the entire proceeds from the sale of these Memories Of Sergeant Joyce Kilmer will be used for the benefit of Joyce's children. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.