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Oct 23, 1943 – Saturday
One year ago today we loaded on boats to go over sea’s. The two fellows came in this morning. They had been shot at, Hand grenades thrown at them and stayed in the bushes behind enemy lines all night. When … Continue reading
Oct 22, 1943 – Friday
Packed up and moved today. We moved about 2 miles and stopped for awhile. They are shelling our area that we are to move into so we had to wait until they stopped. We moved down into a large valley … Continue reading
Oct 21, 1943 – Thursday
We had a good nights sleep last night but you went to bed with the fear of being shelled. Well they didn’t shell us anymore so they must have knocked out the guns. We went and got some clothes from … Continue reading
Oct 20, 1943 – Wednesday
Wow! Oh my god! 4:30 AM we came tearing out of the tent as we were being shelled. The first shell hit and Wellman who was on guard at the time came in and woke us up. I asked him … Continue reading
Oct 19, 1943 – Tuesday
We are bivouac in the middle of the artillery and when their guns cut loose, the concussion practically roll you out of bed. All night it was bang, bang, bang. Little sleep you get. We worked all day. We are … Continue reading
Oct 18, 1943 – Monday
I was on guard from 4 o’clock until the company got up. sat around and wrote letters. The company is supposed to rest today as they have been working night and day. We moved in the afternoon about four miles. … Continue reading
Letter Home – October 17, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad, Well I have been trying to write to you all week but no success. I guess you will just have to wait a little on my letters I know you will understand. You should have seen … Continue reading
Oct 17, 1943 – Sunday
We are moving today. They have the Jerries on the run again. I like to move every day, that way I know I am getting close to home. We are waiting to move now. We moved and got on the … Continue reading
Oct 16, 1943 – Saturday
Things were very quit here today. They are still fighting up in the hills. Only a few shells came over and landed a long way off. I got out a few requisitions and that was about all. The British and … Continue reading
Oct 15, 1943 – Friday
Boy what a night we spent, all night long the Jerries shelled us. We were about a mile and a half from the foot of the hills that the infantry were fighting in. we watched the tracer bullets fly all … Continue reading