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April 22, 1945 – Sunday

Posted on April 22, 2015 by John

Part of the 3rd is going to garrison Nuremberg. We moved back the other side of Bamberg for a rest. It was about a 75 mile trip. When we got there we went right to bed as it was late. … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1945 – Saturday

Posted on April 21, 2015 by John

The city is all ours now. We may move in tomorrow. I loaded up the truck and have things pretty well ready to pull out. Wrote some letters.

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April 20, 1945 – Friday

Posted on April 20, 2015 by John

They practically have all of Nuremberg now. I worked around the truck a little. Wrote a letter and listened to the radio. There are rumors of the 3rd Div. Garrisoning Nuremberg. Hope so.

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Letter Home – April 19, 1945

Posted on April 19, 2015 by John

Dear Mother & Dad; Well I’ll try an answer your questions the best I can. Hope I get caught up one of these days. The letters I am answering are dated Feb 18,Card,22,23,25,26,28 March 3,4,6,8,card,9,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,26,29. Some of the questions have … Continue reading →

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April 19, 1945 – Thursday

Posted on April 19, 2015 by John

The fighting is pretty heavy in Nuremberg as there are plenty of snipers. They want to take the city by tomorrow as it’s Hitler’s birthday. Wrote a letter and went to bed.

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April 18, 1945 – Wednesday

Posted on April 18, 2015 by John

We moved again after dinner into the suburbs of Nuremberg. We have a pretty good place in an old factory. I got the loads straightened around on the trucks and went to bed.

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Letter Home – April 17, 1945

Posted on April 17, 2015 by John

Dear Mother & Dad; A guess that takes care of you all for the present. I know you have all been worrying about me, as the mail has not been coming your way. All I can say is I’m sorry. … Continue reading →

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April 17, 1945 – Tuesday

Posted on April 17, 2015 by John

Went back after the other load this morning with the extra truck that had come back from the QM. Now things should go better. We were back only to find out that we were leaving after dinner. We moved out … Continue reading →

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April 16, 1945 – Monday

Posted on April 16, 2015 by John

We were up at about 5 am and as the lady of the house didn’t have enough eggs we took some sugar and went trading for eggs. We got enough so that eight of us had 4 eggs a piece. … Continue reading →

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April 15, 1945 – Sunday

Posted on April 15, 2015 by John

Went back to pick up the other load. By the time I got back we were ready to move again. So away we went. We moved about 25 miles this time so by the time I got back after the … Continue reading →

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