Your Son, ‘Chick’
Author Archives: John
April 27, 1944 – Thursday
Today is my birthday. Not much of a birthday though. Just another day. Drove over to the Battalion a few times. Read a little and played ball after chow. Wrote a few letters and went to bed.
April 26, 1944 – Wednesday
Same as yesterday. Nothing doing. They had an air raid last night, but it was on a small scale. We played the 3rd pl. and got beat 8 to 7 in extra innings. Too many errors lost the ball game. … Continue reading
Chick Bruns No. 1 Pitcher in Anzio Base Ball League
BY PAT HARMON News Gazette Sports Editor While Bucky Walters is setting the pace in major leagues and Joe Veltre is off to a flying start in the Eastern Illinois, a Champaign boy is the leading pitcher in a baseball … Continue reading
April 25, 1944 – Tuesday
Nothing to do today. Read most of the day and played the 81st Recon tonight. We lost 6 to 3. I just couldn’t pitch at all. Tough we had to lose, but you can’t win them all. Went to the … Continue reading
Letter Home – April 24, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad; If you only knew how hard it is to write a letter from here. There’s just nothing to write about. You just keep busy all day long and in the evening after supper we have a … Continue reading
April 24, 1944 – Monday
Not much to do today. Read most of the day. Had to go over to the Bn. a few times. Played the 1st Pl. ball tonight and won 8 to 5. Played cards and wrote letters. Went to bed at … Continue reading
April 23, 1944 – Sunday
They really had a big air raid last night. Wow. You could hear planes diving all around over the beach head and the bombs would practically rock you to sleep from the jar. Wynegarde and I went down to Anzio … Continue reading
April 22, 1944 – Saturday
We received a few clothes in today so I issued them out. That took up most of the day. We played the 1st Platoon tonight and I pitched again. We won 4 to 1. I felt pretty good tonight for … Continue reading
April 21, 1944 – Friday
Nothing to do today but look around for odd jobs to do. Wrote a couple of letters. After chow we played “B” Co. a ball game. I pitched again and won 4 to 2. Not a bad game, and we … Continue reading
Letter Home – April 20, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad; Very little to write about, but I will write you a few lines to let you know that I am fine. I had a letter from Billy and he said that dad was out digging up … Continue reading
