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March 21, 1944 – Tuesday
We arrived at the rest camp at 6:30pm. We pitched our tent and then went to the show. We saw Bill Powell and Hedy Lamar. We ate breakfast at 8:00am and then went to the show. This time we saw … Continue reading
March 20, 1944 – Monday
Well today is our 59th day here. It tops our last record. Badali and I picked up a few odd mines that were strung all over and cleaned up the scrap laying around. I was told I was going to … Continue reading
March 19, 1944 – Sunday
One of the trucks hit a mine last night. One fellow had his legs blown off and Tolliver was only slightly hurt. We unloaded the supply truck today. They started throwing shells in again so we spent the rest of … Continue reading
Letter Home – March 18, 1944
My Dear Mother & Dad, Just got through having a mail call. Wasn’t much, I received a flock of papers and a package of comic books and pop corn from Es and Harry. So we popped us up a pan … Continue reading
March 18, 1944 – Saturday
The kitchen had been shot up last night. They only have one can that will hold water. We or the SS troops had to dig the kitchen in. We worked all day on it. They layed in a few shells … Continue reading
March 17, 1944 – Friday
Had a big air raid the first thing this morning. Didn’t see any planes shot down at all. Vince and I cleaned up the empty mine boxes around the area. The SS troops had to sand bag the Co’s tent … Continue reading
Letter Home – March 16, 1944
My Dear Mother & Dad, Guess I have been a little slow in writing lately but I get tired of saying the same thing over and over. You said in your last letter that Joe had wrote home Feb 3rd. … Continue reading
March 16, 1944 – Thursday
It rained all night last night and it was dark as could be. We got all of the mines put away and were soon in bed. We worked cleaning rifles and other odd jobs around the supply room. Jerry shelled … Continue reading
March 15, 1944 – Wednesday
Stayed in today. Worked around the supply all day. The whole valley is full of smoke so Jerry doesn’t have very good observation. Lucky for us. We heard that the Cassino front was broke. I surely hope so as it … Continue reading
Chick honored by French WWII Reenactment Association
The French Association, Rock of the Marne, has named Charles “Chick” Bruns an honorary member at their annual meeting held in Holtzwihr, France. Organized in 1991, the Rock of the Marne Association aims to bring together collectors of uniforms, equipment, … Continue reading →