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Dec 5, 1942 – Saturday

Posted on December 5, 2012 by John

We only have a short kike of 8 miles today and will start at 9:30am. Here we are and it is in a race track where we are camped. We arrived here before chow and will spend the rest of … Continue reading →

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Dec 4, 1942 – Friday

Posted on December 4, 2012 by John

Well we only have 15 miles to do today but boy my feet are killing me. Last night I was so tired that I had a rock as big as my two fists right in the middle of my back … Continue reading →

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Dec 3, 1942 – Thursday

Posted on December 3, 2012 by John

Today is the start of the hike to Rabat. We will leave camp at 9:00am. We have our tents taken down and are just waiting for the time to start. It is now 6:30 PM and I am dead tired. … Continue reading →

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Combat engagements in North Africa

Posted on December 2, 2012 by John

During an interview, Chick discusses the combat engagements in North Africa and who the enemy was. This audio is from an interview conducted by Uni High students Natalie Dullerud, Claire Dickerson, Michael Anukwu and Joaquin Malik, as part of the … Continue reading →

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Dec 2, 1942 – Wednesday

Posted on December 2, 2012 by John

It was raining again this morning but soon quit. We spent the rest of the day getting things ready to go on our march to Rabat. It is to be a long hike of 55 miles as I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Letter Home – December 2, 1942

Posted on December 2, 2012 by John

Dear Mother & Dad & All, Well I haven’t wrote to you for some time now, but there’s just not a thing to write about. We have been given strict censor orders and there’s not a thing you can say. … Continue reading →

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Dec 1, 1942 – Tuesday

Posted on December 1, 2012 by John

Today is Mrs. Fleshner’s birthday. I didn’t send her a card and I thought of her anyway. The fellows went out on a warmup hike to get ready for the hike to Rabat. we had to sort out ammunition today … Continue reading →

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Nov 30, 1942 – Monday

Posted on November 30, 2012 by John

Well we had been here in Africa 3 weeks ago today. It was a beautiful day today. The sun has been shinning all day and it was war all day. We worked all day as usual, as one day is … Continue reading →

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Nov 29, 1942 – Sunday

Posted on November 29, 2012 by John

We got to sleep till about 8:30am this morning and after breakfast we went into Fedala to mass. The church we were in had the back end of it blown out and all that was left was the altar. It … Continue reading →

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Nov 28, 1942 – Saturday

Posted on November 28, 2012 by John

It is still raining a little now and then. We had a equipment inspection today to get us ready for the move to Rabat. If the rain still keeps up it will keep us in our tents today. Most of … Continue reading →

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