Your Son, ‘Chick’
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Letter Home – December 12, 1942
Dear Mother & Dad & All, Here I am allowed only one letter for Christmas so you tell everyone Merry Christmas for me. You and Gee take my money I have at home and buy every one a present that … Continue reading
Dec 12, 1942 – Saturday
It rained a little last night but not much. Wellman (Kleon Wellman) has gone to town so Badali and I each have a job to do. He is going to the Ordnance and I have an all morning job of … Continue reading
Dec 11, 1942 – Friday
Well so far it hasn’t rained but it sure looks as if it’s going to. I don’t know if we are going to get our clothes dry or not. We have left them out for a while and then took … Continue reading
Dec 10, 1942 Thursday
Here we have been here about a week now and I have forgot to mention that we are bivouac in a cork Forrest. It takes so many years for it to be time to cut the cork loose again. They … Continue reading
News Paper Clipping
Chick Bruns, who batted .300 consistently while he played in the Eastern Illinois Corn Belt baseball leagues here, is now hitting .300 or better for Uncle Sam. Private First Class Bruns was in his first battle November 8, in French … Continue reading
Taking Pictures
Chick shares about his WWII photos, camera and taking pictures during 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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Dec 9, 1942 – Wednesday
Well I went to town today and I had a sell time. Its a nice town but not quite as big as Casablanca. Its a much prettier town though. I had some stuff to drink but I don’t know what … Continue reading
Dec 8, 1942 – Tuesday
Not much happened today. It was just about the same as yesterday. They have all of the brush cleaned away around camp now and it looks pretty nice. There is a rumor going around that we are to stay here … Continue reading
Dec 7, 1942 – Monday
One year ago today the war started. Let’s hope that in another year the war will be all over. We have been busy around the camp getting things all fixed up. I would sure like to know how long we … Continue reading
Dec 6, 1942 Sunday
It rained part of the night last night and the fellow I slept with went to town and got plastered. When he came home he fell over the tent and pulled some of the pins out. He fixed them once … Continue reading
