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June 12, 1943 – Saturday

We drilled all morning and then had inspection. I wrote few letters and took a little nap in the afternoon. Some of the fellows went to town on pass I think I will go next week. We went on a … Continue reading

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June 11, 1943 – Friday

Well the hours we work are from 6:15am to 10:00am and from 5:30 to 9:00 PM. That way we get out of the heat of the day. He trained all morning and I slept until chow time. We then had … Continue reading

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Letter home – June 10, 1943

Dear Mother & Dad; It has been some time since I have written to you, but you’ll have to expect it from now one. You don’t know one day from the next, of what you are going to do. I … Continue reading

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June 10, 1943 – Thursday

We unloaded the supply room this morning and just laid around the rest of the day doing nothing. It is plenty hot and they are going to change the working hours. Took a bath and went to bed.

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June 9, 1943 – Wednesday

We left at 7:15 AM this morning and really had a rugged ride. It was very hot and dusty. We came back to Bizerte a different route than we left it and I didn’t enjoy it much for the dust. … Continue reading

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June 8, 1943 – Tuesday

We started loading everything up this morning and now we have everything ready to leave in the morning. We spent the rest of the day playing cards. I did a little washing and everything I have is clean now. We … Continue reading

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June 7, 1943 – Monday

We are going to move Wednesday morning early so there is not much to do today. I did my laundry this morning and went down to the Bn. Supply after a few things. Melgard and I played some cribbage and … Continue reading

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June 6, 1943 – Sunday

Just laid around until church time and then went to mass. Played cards until we went swimming. Had a lot of fun and the waves were coming in well. Played a little more cards and then went to bed.

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June 5, 1943 – Saturday

Well here we go again. We are getting ready to move back to Bizerte again. We worked most of the morning and in the afternoon, we just messed around believe it or not the supply room and the kitchen had … Continue reading

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June 4, 1943 – Friday

Not much to do so we tried to learn how to signal with flags. We had a lot of fun and stayed at it all day. We are to play HQ Co. a ball game tonight. Well we played the … Continue reading

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