Your Son, ‘Chick’
Category Archives: 1943
Letter Home – November 2, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad, I have a few clippings to send you and also I haven’t answered your questions in your letters for about three months so I will catch up now. The letters date Aug. 14, 17, 25, 27, … Continue reading
Nov 2, 1943 – Tuesday
What a night, shells coming and shells going all night long. You couldn’t get any sleep at all. Also a German patrol came up so close that you could hear them talking. One of the fellows took a pot shot … Continue reading
Nov 1, 1943 – Monday
We took our clothes over to get them washed. Boy we had a pile of them. Got them all washed for six cans of “C” ration. We moved right after dinner, and what an area. We are completely surrounded by … Continue reading
Oct 31, 1943 – Sunday
We are moving today right after dinner. I tried to write some letters but no success. We moved about three miles and that was all. Towslee and I played chess. The Jerries are shelling up in the mountains. Things are … Continue reading
Oct 30, 1943 – Saturday
Not much happened today. Jerry planes were over but didn’t come within shooting distance of us. Our planes played hell with them though all day. Dive bombing ans Strafing. Did our usual jobs and that was about all. Towslee and … Continue reading
Oct 29, 1943 – Friday
Well I suppose we will move for sure today. We moved about 6 miles today. I found out today that during yesterday’s raid a bullet went through our tent, through my sleeping bag, my gun holster, my bunk on through … Continue reading
Letter Home – October 28, 1943
Dear Mother & Dad, I know you have been sweating out a letter from me but mail all from here is very slow, so you will have to except it. I am fine but the damned old rains have set … Continue reading
October 28, 1943 – Thursday
It started raining yesterday afternoon and it has rained all day today. Mud is knee deep and everyone seems to have a cold. Boy but this kind of living is miserable. I mailed my package home today and also wrote … Continue reading
Oct 27, 1943 – Wednesday
We may move today. We got our truck back from the ordnance. We loaded it up and the sat around. We lost two men today, Hitchcock and Peacock. Both hit by the same 88 mm. Peacock had his arm blown … Continue reading
Oct 26, 1943 – Tuesday
We are bivouac just outside of Dragoni. Didn’t get shelled last night and our artillery is really laying down a barrage. The air corp is sending six planes over every 5 minutes to bomb and strafed everything that moves. What … Continue reading
