Category Archives: 1944

Ate breakfast, then listened to the guitar playing until dinner time. We are now leaving the harbor of Naples, for where we don’t know, it’s either above or below Rome. Miner, Ross, Joe and I all played pinochle all afternoon. … Continue reading →

Up at 8 am this morning. Ate breakfast and then went down below to hear some colored boys play a guitar. They could really swing it. Played cards and shot craps all afternoon. Joe and I have a Bruns Watters … Continue reading →

We were all up at 7 am this morning and was it ever cold last night. I just about froze. We ate breakfast and sat around and talked till dinner time. Played cards in the afternoon and in the evening. … Continue reading →

Up at 7 am. We are to leave at 9 am to load on to the LST. We have been here all day now and still haven’t left. We played cards and read. We loaded on the LST 224 at … Continue reading →

Up at six this morning. Loaded our sleeping bags and got ready to leave at 8:15 am. We went down to the Staging area and stayed there all day. Joe Watters, Miner and I went up town for a while. … Continue reading →

We worked all day getting things packed up, ready to leave. Tonight Jim Nachtigal and I went up town. We dodged MP’s all the time we were in town. When we got home the company was packing the tents. We … Continue reading →

We have to go on a hike this morning that turned out to be a parade. General Clark, Truscott, and Lucas were all there. They gave a speech on the coming landing. Its seem as it is going to be … Continue reading →

They are still waterproofing the trucks to day. I issued out the clothes we got in last night. Kept me pretty busy all day. Played a little pinochle for a while and then I wrote a few letters.

Worked all day. Got out a few requisitions. Went down to the Battalion and got some clothes. Wrote a few letters and then went to bed. I have about 30 letters to answer but just can’t get into the mood … Continue reading →