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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Letter Home – April 5, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Just a line to let you know I’m Okea and still trying to get back to the company. This makes the 3rd repo depot that I have been too, but I guess it will be the … Continue reading
April 5, 1945 – Thursday
Pulled 2 hours of guard this morning. Jr. and I played cards. I wrote a letter home. Read a little. Sure hope I get out of here soon. Went to bed early.
April 4, 1945 – Wednesday
We crossed the Rhine River at Worms at about 1:30 am. It is surely a wide river. We passed through Darmstadt. Boy, but that city is wrecked. We got to our area at about 4:30 am. We had to pitch … Continue reading
April 3, 1945 – Tuesday
Was put on the alert to leave tonight after chow. We left at 8:00 for the 71st Repo Depot. We rode in an open truck without any top. It rained on us and our raincoats were in the bottom of … Continue reading
April 2, 1945 – Monday
Ate breakfast and wrote a couple of letters home. Not much to do but just have to wait until your called to go to another depot. Went to town for a while, came back and went to a show. Played … Continue reading
Letter Home – April 1, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Well I my my way back to the company, but these Repo depots are going to drive me crazy. I don’t know how long it’s going to take me to get back, as the front is … Continue reading
Easter, April 1, 1945 – Sunday
We left at 7:30 this morning for HQ near to the 3rd Repo Depot. We were processed again and then went to mass and communion. I surely thought I was going to miss it. Ate chow and walked around the … Continue reading
