Category Archives: 1943

Boy it really rained last night and our shelter fell down and part of us got wet. We are going to stay here all day and tonight so we pitched pup tents. We put up a camouflage net and then … Continue reading →

It rained on us most of the day as it was miserable riding. We have passed allot of hospitals, British & American alike. The British holler “Hi Yank” at us. It was about 9:30pm when we pulled into our camp. … Continue reading →

We got in about 11:00pm last night. It had rained all the day and was still raining when I went to sleep. We were in a big pool of mud and water so we just crawled under the tarp and … Continue reading →

Well we laid around on the truck until 1:30pm until we left. We rode all day until 1:30am the next morning . Boy I have seen plenty of pretty surroundings and scenery. We are beginning to see plenty of English … Continue reading →

We had to run a mile this morning as part of our training. We spent the morning cleaning our equipment. We received a six hour alert then right after that they told us to pack up we are going to … Continue reading →

Today is my mothers birthday. We spent the morning cleaning my equipment and straightening things around the camp. In the afternoon we all went swimming in the sea. It was a good thing as most of us were plenty dirty. … Continue reading →

We packed up mostly everything except barracks bags and waited to pull out. We left about 12:00 o’clock for the new Bivouac area. I had to watch and guide the extra trucks over and load up the rest of the … Continue reading →

Today is my birthday and I still don’t feel any older. We worked on the camouflage nets all day until 3:00PM then went swimming. The sea is a lot calmer than the ocean and the water was kind a warm. … Continue reading →