Category Archives: Diary

Had a swell time last night. I danced until I was so tired I could hardly move. Their dancing is all together different from our dancing. You twirl more here. I met a nice girl that could speak English and … Continue reading →

Had to turn a few things in to the Battalion today. We are going to a dance tonight put on by the F.F.I.

Did our usual work and in the evening we went over to the peoples house again. We all talked and laughed. Went to bed early.

We had to move again this morning out of the room we are in to a new room. It took us most of the day to move. At night I went with Giese and Bill over to some peoples house. … Continue reading →

We worked all day straightening things around. I was pretty tired. We played cards and went to bed early.

There was little to do today so Breunig, Zirkel and I went into town. We walked down to the Strasbourg Cathedral and it was simply beautiful. There are quite a few Snipers in town so we didn’t stay long. By … Continue reading →

The 7th Infantry went all the way to Strasbourg last night so we are moving in today. Strasbourg is a very beautiful city. On the way our supply truck rammed into the back of another trailer and busted the front … Continue reading →

We moved today to a town called Schirmeck. It was a German concentration camp. It was surely filthy. We cleaned it up a little. We found some beer in kegs so now every truck has a keg of beer on … Continue reading →

Did quite a bit of work this morning. Zirkel and I went down to the butcher shop and bought some beef. We made a roast out of it and had it for supper. Played cards and went to bed.

We moved the first thing this morning to a town by the name of Saales. We are now in Alsace Lorraine. The town is mostly German. We are in buildings again. Played some cards and I finally won a little … Continue reading →