Your Son, ‘Chick’
Category Archives: 1943
Jan 13, 1943 – Wednesday
Not much happened today. We did have an accident though and put 10 fellows in the hospital. I don’t know how badly they are yet. A trailer turned over on them. I spent most of the day cleaning up the … Continue reading
Letter Home – January 13, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad; Well I herd from you to-day so I will try and answer it right away. I am well and fine and I am sorry to here that Dad & Gee were sick. You still don’t know … Continue reading
Jan 12, 1943 – Tuesday
Its a bad day today. It has been raining and it’s cold. I’ll be glad when the weather was good. I sure wish we would get some mail from home. We got a few more supplies in today and I … Continue reading
Jan 11, 1943 – Monday
Some more of our equipment came in today but not much of it. We straighten up our ammunition and kept busy all day. The company is out on the combat range, So its pretty quite around camp today. We are … Continue reading
Jan 10, 1943 – Sunday
Two of the platoons have to work today so I don’t know whether we have to work or not. I am going to 9:30am mass. I surely don’t have to walk far. Only about 50 steps. Well we are going … Continue reading
Jan 9, 1943 – Saturday
The sun is shinning today and it really looks like its going to be a fine day. I had to take my laundry in last night so I had to hang it out again today. The General was around today … Continue reading
Jan 8, 1943 – Friday
Today was laundry day so I sent a few pieces. It doesn’t cost us anything so its pretty good. We received our file cabinet and records this morning. The sun is shinning for a change so I’m going to try … Continue reading
Letter Home – January 8, 1943 | Dad’s Birthday Card
Hello Dad; I have carried this with me for a long time knowing that your birthday would come around. I would sure love to be home with you so we could go hunting together. Take care of Mom and don’t … Continue reading
Jan 7, 1943 – Thursday
Last night they bombed Casablanca so that was the reason for the Black out. Not much damage was done. It just killed a few Arabs. It has been raining all day now so not much was going on. In the … Continue reading
Jan 6, 1943 – Wednesday
Not much happened today so we cleaned up the place a little. In the evening, Wellman and I played a little ball and then wrote some letters. It’s a black out now for what I don’t know.
