Category Archives: Diary

Boy, we surely have the work to do. Made a couple of trips to the Battalion, and kept busy all day. We had coffee again tonight and stayed up till about 12 o’clock. They are getting more friendly. They were … Continue reading →

Kept busy all day long. At night we went into the kitchen and had coffee and sat around and talked . The people treat us really swell.

Worked hard all day long. Went to the battalion, to the 3rd Signal, and also went over to the 7th Infantry to see Walter Hansen. Cleaned up and wrote a letter home.

We moved this morning to the other side of the river. I got me a nice house to set up in. Got straightened out. Worked hard all day. Listened to the radio and went to bed . The war will … Continue reading →

We left about 9:30 this morning for Salzburg. We didn’t get there until about 1:30 in the afternoon. I got partly set up. Listened to the radio and went to bed.

Was up early and took a few pictures around the town. In the afternoon I got a jeep and Riley and Schlad and I went up to Hitler’s home. The outside was completely demolished. I went down into his tunnel … Continue reading →

I had to change a flat this morning. Gas up and change the load on my trailer so I could get at some of the stuff. We are to move out this afternoon. We are headed for Saltzburg, Austria. The … Continue reading →

Well, we spent all day and until 11 o’clock on the road. We traveled 85 miles and most of it was on the super highway. Prisoners, prisoners, prisoners that’s all you can see. They are coming in from everywhere. You … Continue reading →

Not much to do this morning as we are going to move after dinner and you can’t unload any thing if you are always moving. After dinner we moved to a new area. We set up the radio and played … Continue reading →