Category Archives: Diary

I went to Hq to pick up some lumber this morning. We are going to move after dinner. We moved to the other side of Munich and into a nice big house. Here we thought we were going to stay … Continue reading →

We left this morning at six and was on the road all day. We stopped at Furstenfeldbruck and ate chow. Then decided to stay all night. We were strafed once today but no one was hurt. We followed the infantry … Continue reading →

We were in an airfield so I spent most of the morning looking over the airplanes. We moved right after dinner into Augsburg. Boy, did they catch a lot of prisoners. They were little young kids or old men. Some … Continue reading →

Today is my birthday. I am 26, but I feel like a million. I have really changed since I left home. We are going to celebrate it tonight. Two of my chickens got away so I turned the 3rd one … Continue reading →

We were up at 3 am and back out on the road again. We crossed the Danube. They really had the ack ack covering the bridge. We pulled into a little town as it was as far as we could … Continue reading →

I had to get out some requisitions, so I worked on them all morning. After dinner they told us that the 12th Armored had caught a bridge intact across the Danube so we got ready to go back into combat … Continue reading →

The kitchen moved to a new area so we pulled in where the kitchen was. I had to change my tire. We set up the supply, and I took a run over to B Company and to the Battalion. Did … Continue reading →

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 →