Monthly Archives: June 2014

Letter Home – June 30, 1944

Dear Mother & Dad Little to write about but maybe this letter will help cheer you up a little. Had a letter from Snook the other day and he is Okea. I haven’t the slightest idea where he is now … Continue reading

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June 30, 1944 – Friday

Nothing has changed. Kept myself pretty busy working on my books. Joe Watters and I went for water in the evening. Read a little and went to bed.

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June 29, 1944 – Thursday

Nothing new today, just about the same as yesterday. Worked on my books all day and then they changed some of the sets and I will have to make them all over. Went to a show tonight. “Four Girls and … Continue reading

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June 28, 1944 – Wednesday

Worked hard until noon. Then went swimming. Had a nice time. We got beer tonight. Wrote letters and went to bed early.

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Letter Home – June 27, 1944

Dear Mother & Dad Well here I am again, a little late but there is little to write about here. I would like to go see Paul, but so far I haven’t had time. Man I have never been so … Continue reading

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June 27, 1944 – Tuesday

About the same as yesterday, work on my property book. Got in a lot more clothes and issued part of them out. Wrote a couple of letters and went to bed.

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June 26, 1944 – Monday

Worked like a sun-of-a-gun all day today. Wrote a couple of letters and went to bed.

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June 25, 1944 – Sunday

Little work to do. Went to 11 am mass. Wrote a few letters and laid around. Read a while and went to bed. Good night.

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June 24, 1944 – Saturday

Move, move, move, that’s all we do. I’ll be glad when we make this invasion and get this war over with. Set up the supply and then went to take a bath. They had a show for us tonight.

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June 23, 1944 – Friday

About the same as yesterday. Went to see Vince in the hospital. He is going home. God he is in bad shape. Back broke & jaw broke. Glad he is going home and I would like to be going too, … Continue reading

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