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Feb 26, 1943 – Friday

Posted on February 26, 2013 by John

Boy the days are going by fast now and I hope they get the Germans bottled up soon. Most of our division has went up to Tunisia but I guess there is no need for us Engineers right now. We … Continue reading →

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Training at Kaserine Pass

Posted on February 25, 2013 by John

During an interview, Chick discusses the little combat they faced in North Africa and his witness of the Battle at Kasserine Pass This audio is from an interview conducted by Uni High students Natalie Dullerud, Claire Dickerson, Michael Anukwu and … Continue reading →

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Feb 25, 1943 – Thursday

Posted on February 25, 2013 by John

I had to turn in my salvage today so that kept me busy most of the morning and part of the afternoon. I had a little spare time so I did my laundry and then wrote a letter home. After … Continue reading →

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Feb 24, 1943 – Wednesday

Posted on February 24, 2013 by John

Today is salvage day so that’s about all I had to do was take in salvage. We had another mail call and I received some more mail and a package from my mother. I had all of the stationary that … Continue reading →

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Keeping a diary during WWII

Posted on February 23, 2013 by John

Chick talks about his diary, what he wrote and how he was able to keep it.throughout the war. Filmed 2007 at the studios of WILL, University of Illinois as part of the “WWII Central Illinois Stories” series

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Feb 23, 1943 – Tuesday

Posted on February 23, 2013 by John

We had a mail call this morning and I got all kinds of mail. Now it will take me all month to answer them. I had a little typing to do and then I tried to answer a few letters. … Continue reading →

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Letter Home – February 22 1943

Posted on February 22, 2013 by John

Dear Mother and Dad; We’ll another convoy came in today and I received a bunch of mail. I had letters from Gee, Bernard, Billy, Esther, Hixon, and Rita. I was sure surprised to hear from Rita. It was the first … Continue reading →

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Feb 22, 1943 – Monday

Posted on February 22, 2013 by John

Well I went to town today but there wasn’t any use going as there was nothing there. I walked around for a while and then caught the truck home so I could see the boxing match. The fights were pretty … Continue reading →

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Feb 21, 1943 – Sunday

Posted on February 21, 2013 by John

We had mail call this morning and then by the time I had finished reading my mail, it was time for mass. We have mass at 11:30 here. We had a grudge game with “C” company in the afternoon and … Continue reading →

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Feb 20, 1943 – Saturday

Posted on February 20, 2013 by John

I had just come off of guard and I felt a little sleepy. I had some excitement last night. I saw two figures in the moonlight sneaking across a field and came in to the bivouac area. I was about … Continue reading →

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