Monthly Archives: November 2014

November 6, 1944 – Monday

We issued out some boot packs today. Kept us busy all day long. We played some cards tonight. I won a little bit of dough.

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November 5, 1944 – Sunday

I wish I could get to a church some place, but there is no towns and no trucks around to take me. Wrote a few letters and went to bed.

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November 4, 1944 – Saturday

It snowed again last night, and the trees really looked beautiful. We moved to a new area today. It has been raining all day. We set up our tent and dried it out. Not much else to do.

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November 3, 1944 – Friday

Today was about the same as yesterday. Received some Christmas packages from home. Got some popcorn so we popped it. Wrote a few letters and went to bed.

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Letter Home – November 2, 1944

Dear Mother & Dad, Just a line to let you know I received another Christmas package. This one was full of peanut brittle and cookies. Boy were those cookies good. They were just as fresh as could be. Received a … Continue reading

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November 2, 1944 – Thursday

Not much to do today. Did a few odd jobs. It started snowing last night and the ground was covered with snow this morning. Played a little cards tonight.

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November 1, 1944 – Wednesday

Here it is a new month and we’re still at it, but there are rumors out that there are new divisions moving in to take over. Boy, that will be a break. Most of the company is up with the … Continue reading

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