Category Archives: Diary

Well they shelled until about 12 o’clock and then quit. Lt. Makepeace was listed as missing in action today. He had been out with an infantry patrol 5 days ago and never came back. He was either killed or captured. … Continue reading →

We still haven’t crossed the river. The artillery has been firing all day. We still are eating “C” rations so we cook our own meals. Peppers and onions. Things begin to happen at about 7 PM. Our artillery opened up … Continue reading →

It rained all night. The artillery shelled the hell out of the enemy all night but we made no advances. We got in a few clothes and issued them out till it started raining. We cooked us up some chow. … Continue reading →

Well here we are out ahead of everything again. The infantry is fighting in the hills just ahead of us. We can hear machine guns and motor fire plain. Just so they don’t lob any over this way. Thank God … Continue reading →

It rained again last night and we can’t move this morning at the Germans are still shelling the hill ahead of us. Today is the first day we can write letters since we have been in Italy. They are bombing … Continue reading →

Our infantry really pushed the Gerries last night. They closed in on all sides and they retreated about twenty miles. We passed Mount Vesuvius this morning you could see the smoke rolling out of the top of it. It is … Continue reading →

We moved again this morning. As the Germans move back we move forward. We went about 5 more miles and the Germans aren’t more than 3 miles from us. We were working on a by pass and the people were … Continue reading →

Boy did it rain last night; we were running around in mud up to our knees. The trucks are all stuck and have to be winched out. Finally we got all of the trucks out and took off for our … Continue reading →

You never get to go to church so Sundays are just the same as any other day. It rained all night again. We were up at 5:00 AM and left at about 7 AM. We moved way on the other … Continue reading →

Boy did it rain last night. We kept pretty dry though. We have one tent pitched over the other. We had to order our Winter clothing today so I was kept busy all day. It rained off and on all … Continue reading →