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Monthly Archives: August 2013
August 10, 1943 – Tuesday
Boy these planes. Six of them were over this morning at chow time. You should have seen the guy’s scatter. Worked around the supply for a while and then read some paper. Might move on this afternoon. We didn’t move … Continue reading
August 9, 1943 – Monday
Well we were strafed again this morning. This is getting to be an everyday occurrence now. Their was 3-P51 planes right on his tale too. We laid around the rest of the day waiting to move up to our new … Continue reading
August 8, 1943 – Sunday
Here it is Sunday and you won’t tell the difference then any other day. We were going to move up to day but laid around and didn’t do much. They made a landing behind the enemy last night and have … Continue reading
Letter home – August 7, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad; Conditions on writing letters now are so good between sweating out artillery fire and airplanes you just can’t concentrate on what you are doing. (believe it or not a ME-109 just came over and you should … Continue reading
August 7, 1943 – Saturday
Everything is quiet this morning so not much is happening two of our men are missing from last night operation upon the battle line. We were strafed and bombed today and I’m telling you I made a line underneath the … Continue reading
10th Engineers embedded with the infantry
Chick talks more about Sicily and how the 10th Engineers were embedded with the Infantry. Filmed 2007 at the studios of WILL, University of Illinois as part of the “WWII Central Illinois Stories” series
Posted in 1943, In his words
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August 6, 1943 – Friday
We were awakened this morning by the battle has started and we are pushing forward steadily. We didn’t get very far only a couple or three miles. Not much artillery fire is going on. We were shelled a little last … Continue reading
Letter home – August 5, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad; I had better take time out and get a letter home because I know you have been worrying about me. We are getting along pretty good now. We have it pretty badly, we are bivouac near … Continue reading
August 5, 1943 – Thursday
We moved up again this morning. They shelled one area just as we pulled out so it was a good thing we left. There is going to be a big drive tonight so look out. I listened to the radio … Continue reading
August 4, 1943 – Wednesday
We woke up this morning hearing enemy shells just a whining, but as long as they are whining you are safe. The Company is going to move up. We straightened up the supply truck and went swimming. The Company didn’t … Continue reading
