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Letter home – May 26, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad; Being as I have little to write about I will try and answer some of your letters that I have kept with me before I burn them up. I had a a letter from Rita for … Continue reading
May 26, 1943 – Wednesday
Well this morning to make out the certificates and requisitions for the clothes. It kept me busy until about 2 PM. Then I wrote a few letters and went to bed about 8 PM as I am on guard.
May 25, 1943 – Tuesday
Today I took in salvage and we really had a lot of it so it kept us busy all day. In the evening I wrote a few letters and then went to the show. I didn’t get home until 12:00 … Continue reading
May 24, 1943 – Monday
Pretty quite today. We had to get the serial numbers on everything that had serial numbers. It kept us busy most of the day. I wrote a few letters tonight and then went up to listen to the radio before … Continue reading
Letter home – May 23, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad; Well maybe I can get back to writing you two letters a week again. I have just came home from a swim in the sea. We have went swimming just about every afternoon this week. Yesterday … Continue reading
May 23, 1943 – Sunday
We laid around until 11 AM this morning and then I went to mass and communion. In the afternoon we went down to the beach and went swimming we had a lot of fun. I came home wrote a few … Continue reading
May 22, 1943 – Saturday
Well today was just the same as yesterday except for the swim and I like it the best of all the waves were coming in; in big breakers and it just wore you out being bashed by them. I listened … Continue reading
May 21, 1943 – Friday
The days are pretty dull now with nothing much to do. We went swimming again today and the water was fine. Listened to the radio for a while last night and then went to bed.
Letter home – May 20, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad; We have had about two or three male calls this week and I am still way behind on my letter writing. I received the books to day and as for the films keep them until … Continue reading
May 20, 1943 – Thursday
We received a few clothes so I issued them out this morning also made out a couple of salvage certificates and requisitions. This afternoon we all went swimming down in the sea. Boy was it ever swell. The water was … Continue reading
