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Oct 19, 1943 – Tuesday

Posted on October 19, 2013 by John

We are bivouac in the middle of the artillery and when their guns cut loose, the concussion practically roll you out of bed.  All night it was bang, bang, bang.  Little sleep you get.  We worked all day.  We are … Continue reading →

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Oct 18, 1943 – Monday

Posted on October 18, 2013 by John

I was on guard from 4 o’clock until the company got up.  sat around and wrote letters.  The company is supposed to rest today as they have been working night and day.  We moved in the afternoon about four miles.  … Continue reading →

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Letter Home – October 17, 1943

Posted on October 17, 2013 by John

Dear Mother & Dad, Well I have been trying to write to you all week but no success. I guess you will just have to wait a little on my letters I know you will understand. You should have seen … Continue reading →

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Oct 17, 1943 – Sunday

Posted on October 17, 2013 by John

We are moving today. They have the Jerries on the run again. I like to move every day, that way I know I am getting close to home. We are waiting to move now. We moved and got on the … Continue reading →

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Oct 16, 1943 – Saturday

Posted on October 16, 2013 by John

Things were very quit here today. They are still fighting up in the hills. Only a few shells came over and landed a long way off. I got out a few requisitions and that was about all. The British and … Continue reading →

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Oct 15, 1943 – Friday

Posted on October 15, 2013 by John

Boy what a night we spent, all night long the Jerries shelled us. We were about a mile and a half from the foot of the hills that the infantry were fighting in. we watched the tracer bullets fly all … Continue reading →

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Oct 14, 1943 – Thursday

Posted on October 14, 2013 by John

We moved the first thing this morning. We are crossing the Volturno river. It was some battle last night. “B” company put up the pontoon bridge we crossed and they lost 15 men in the engagement. We lost one and … Continue reading →

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Oct 13, 1943 – Wednesday

Posted on October 13, 2013 by John

Well it started last night. I have never in my life heard anything like it. It was just one continuous roar that lasted from 7:30 PM until 1:30 AM. For about the first hour the Germans were throwing shells back … Continue reading →

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Oct 12, 1943 – Tuesday

Posted on October 12, 2013 by John

I slept pretty good all night until about 4 AM this morning. Then the enemy artillery shells started landing in our area and going over the top of us. I just laid there, and sweated them out. Some fellows went … Continue reading →

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Oct 11, 1943 – Monday

Posted on October 11, 2013 by John

Well they shelled until about 12 o’clock and then quit. Lt. Makepeace was listed as missing in action today. He had been out with an infantry patrol 5 days ago and never came back. He was either killed or captured. … Continue reading →

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