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March 21, 1945 – Wednesday
Nothing new. Went to a show tonight at the loop. We have shows here Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
March 20, 1945 – Tuesday
Not much today. Coon and I went out on pass. Went to a show.
March 19, 1945 – Monday
Supposed to take a blood test this morning, but they didn’t come to take our blood and they forgot to hold our breakfast so we went without. Had a show tonight. Played some cards.
Letter Home – March 18, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Here it is Sunday and nothing to do. This old hospital is getting me down. I have just come back from going to mass. It’s a nice day here. The sun is shining and it’s warm … Continue reading
March 18, 1945 – Sunday
Went to mass this morning at 9:30. Coon and I went to Nancy on pass. Went to the show, then down to the Red Cross to get some doughnuts and coffee. Played some cards.
March 17, 1945 – Saturday
Read, write, and play cards is all there is to do. Went for a walk in the park. Jr. and I went up to the Red Cross.
March 16, 1945 – Friday
Not much to do today. Played cards. Took a shower and went to the show tonight.
March 15, 1945 – Thursday
Asked the doc how much longer we would be in here. He said two more weeks any way. Wrote some letters. Still got to stay in. They think my cold is bad. Ha, ha, if they only knew.
March 14, 1945 – Wednesday
I have a cold so I snowed the nurse under to let me stay in. Wrote a few letters and played some cards. The division has went back into action again. They took some more blood tests. Went to a … Continue reading
March 13, 1945 – Tuesday
Well, they still think I should stay in so I missed out on another day.
