Monthly Archives: March 2013

March 24, 1943 – Wednesday

Posted on March 24, 2013 by John

Boy it rained loud all night last night and so far is still raining. I thought my tent was going to blow away. I stayed in most of the day and took care of the salvage. Tonight I wrote a … Continue reading →

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Rank, Division and some Famous People

Posted on March 23, 2013 by John

Chick talks about his rank, the division and some famous people who he served with. Filmed 2007 at the studios of WILL, University of Illinois as part of the “WWII Central Illinois Stories” series

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March 23, 1943 – Tuesday

Posted on March 23, 2013 by John

I wasn’t very busy this morning. I just straightened up a little and got a few things packed. We should leave any day now. We have 3 men and an officer leaving for Tunisia and Tripoli tomorrow morning. We are … Continue reading →

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March 22, 1943 – Monday

Posted on March 22, 2013 by John

I slept all morning, took a shower, ate dinner and then went on guard. I walked from 1 to 5. Ate supper then played the 2nd platoon a ball game. My arm was sore but we won 2 to 1 … Continue reading →

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Letter to Isaac Kuhn – March 21, 1943

Posted on March 21, 2013 by John

Hello Mr. Kuhn; I want to tell you that I was quite surprised to hear from you the other day. I often think of you and the rest of the help back at the store. I always thought that you … Continue reading →

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Letter Home – March 21, 1943

Posted on March 21, 2013 by John

Dear Mother and Dad: Well, I guess I have been pitching too much lately. The other night it was a little cold and the muscle of my arm tightened up on me. So I have quit playing for a while … Continue reading →

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March 21, 1943 – Sunday

Posted on March 21, 2013 by John

I got up about 9 am this morning ate and then got ready to go to mass. We have to walk down the road about a mile or so. I went to communion today also. I wrote letters all afternoon … Continue reading →

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March 20, 1943 – Saturday

Posted on March 20, 2013 by John

It was a dull day all day today and we had the afternoon off. I read papers all after noon and then had my arm rubbed down. I went to bed a 8 o’clock but read until about 11pm. We … Continue reading →

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March 19, 1943 – Friday

Posted on March 19, 2013 by John

I had to make out my requisitions today so I was busy all morning. In the afternoon I wrote letters. In the evening we played the 3rd platoon and lost 8 to 2. For 4 innings they didn’t have a … Continue reading →

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Letter Home – March 18, 1943

Posted on March 18, 2013 by John

Dear Mother & Dad; Being as its hard to get V-mail here I will have to write this way. We had mail call yesterday and I hit the jackpot. I had letters from 11 different people. So now I’m the … Continue reading →

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