Category Archives: Diary

Four fellows caught six more Germans this morning about a 100 yards from us. I walked into town this morning and got four loaves of bread. We are moving tonight. We moved about 10 miles and no further as the … Continue reading →

We layed around all day doing odd jobs. Dags and I went into town to get some bread, but didn’t have any luck. We are moving tonight. We moved about 10 miles and moved just a little too far. As … Continue reading →

There was a lot of heavy shelling going on last night and the infantry was going to make a push. We moved up about six miles this morning and the infantry was still going so we may move again tonight. … Continue reading →

Not much to do. Did a few odd jobs. Joe gave me a hair cut and I took a bath. Cooked us a good meal and wrote a letter home. Went to bed early.

We got ready to move today. We moved about 8 miles. We are about 25 miles from Belfort. Set up the tent and took off for town. Nothing there but infantry “doggies” so we came back home.

We stayed in the same area all day. Played a little cards and that was about all for today.

We moved the first thing this morning to the other side of Besancon. We stayed all day. Cleaned up the truck, cooked ourselves some meals and went to bed.

We spent the whole night in town. We were on one side of the river and the Germans on the other. There was quite a few snipers in town and you had to be pretty careful. Shots were ringing out … Continue reading →

We spent the night okea and the Germans have been pushed out behind us, so I feel better. It rained a little last night so I slept under the truck. The sun is out today and we may move but … Continue reading →

We left again this morning to a new area. I’m afraid we got a little too far ahead this time as we have Germans behind us. The Germans are shelling us but the shells aren’t coming close. For the second … Continue reading →