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June 28, 1943 – Monday
Had another raid last night, but the ack, ack was light, so there must not have been many planes. We went over to the Bn Supply & picked up a few clothes to issue out. I spent the afternoon just … Continue reading
June 27, 1943 – Sunday
Had a small raid this morning and only a few bombs were dropped. I went to 9:00AM mass. After mass I wrote a few letters and in the afternoon we played cards. It sure doesn’t seem like there is a … Continue reading
June 26, 1943 – Saturday
No raid last night but reconnaissance planes were over so look out tonight. Went on another hike. This afternoon we had to send out a few clothes the company is starting to come back from the maneuver. I went to … Continue reading
June 25, 1943 – Friday
Wow! Last night we got up in a hurry and dove for our foxholes. Bombers were right over our head and you could hear the bombs whistle through the air above you. They hit down the way about 300 yds. … Continue reading
Letter home – June 24, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad; I have a little free time now so I will answer all of your letters that I have saved to-date. March 2, 1943 you have started to number your letters, but I don’t think I will … Continue reading
June 24, 1943 – Thursday
Had just a small bombing last night. Not many bombs were dropped. We went on a hike, and when I got back I wrote a few letters. We went swimming in the afternoon. We played cards for a while and … Continue reading
June 23, 1943 – Wednesday
Went on another small hike. Went out and watched the artillery fire. They were firing 155mm. Came home sewed some Chevrons on and then played cards. In the afternoon we went swimming up at Bizerte. On the way back we … Continue reading
June 22, 1943 – Tuesday
We went on a small hike this morning. Laid around the rest of the morning and then and then went up to Bizerte swimming. We went through the town so I took a few pictures. Came home & played cards … Continue reading
Conditions in North Africa and keeping in touch
During an interview, Chick discusses the heat, their uniforms and keeping in touch by mail with family back in the United States. This audio is from an interview conducted by Uni High students Natalie Dullerud, Claire Dickerson, Michael Anukwu and … Continue reading
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June 21, 1943 – Monday
We had a large air raid last night. Boy those Stuka dive bombers would dive and when they dove they turned on a siren to scare you all the more. The anti aircraft fire was plenty heavy. Most of the … Continue reading
