Monthly Archives: May 2014

Well, I’ll be darn, old Jerry threw in a few shells last night. Haven’t heard those screaming shells for quite some time here in this bivouac area. Worked on Vince’s knife most of the day. Played cards and went to … Continue reading →

Awful quiet today, nothing to do. We got paid this afternoon and of course the games all started. We played ball this evening with the 36th Field Artillery and won 4 to 2. There was close to $200.00 bet on … Continue reading →

Went to mass this morning and communion. Came home, wrote a few letters and went to chow. We had a formation today and received our good conduct medals. Wrote some more letters and after chow went out and played a … Continue reading →

Nothing new happened today. It’s getting monotonous doing nothing all of the time. Wish the landing would soon come off so we might be able to move. We went to the show tonight but it wasn’t very good. Had a … Continue reading →

Had to make a few trips over to the Battalion today. Outside of that there was little to do. We played a ball game with the 36 Field Artillery tonight and won 8 to 3 – not a bad game. … Continue reading →

Didn’t do much this morning, but in the afternoon Paul Bowen and I built us a shower. It is really swell and it saves us a walk over to Hg Co. all of the time. Wrote a few letters and … Continue reading →

Had another air raid last night. You can count on Jerry being over every other night. He used to come every night for a while but he doesn’t come over like he used to. I was in bed but one … Continue reading →

We worked pretty hard all day today, loading the tractors with wood, issuing out clothes etc, etc. We played Hg. Co. a ball game and it was a slugging fest. We finally won 7 to 6. I got 3 hits … Continue reading →