Category Archives: Diary

I went to mass in Barcellona today and they had a beautiful church. Its hard to explain how beautiful it really was. They had six alters in it. In the afternoon we went down to the rocks in Milazno. We … Continue reading →

We laid around all morning and in the afternoon we went down to the beach swimming. Made me feel pretty good.  Glad to get a little exercise. Played checkers, cards, listened to the radio and went to bed.

There are rumors of a move.  Went looking for a tent today but didn’t find any.  Worked around the supply room.  877 of the division has Malaria including yours truly.  I have been feeling terrible for a week.  Listened to … Continue reading →

Same as yesterday nothing new happening.

Not much today just laid around and rested.  Listened to the radio and went to bed.

The infantry is in the outskirts of Messina so we will probably move up today.  The city of Messina fell at 1:00 P.M. today.  The 3rd Div. beat the English in by 3 hours.  I went in at about 4 … Continue reading →

Well we had a rest today.  The whole company was in.  All we did was lay around, play cards, read, write letters, and sleep.  The first platoon had to go out and work.  Went to bed early.  They have been … Continue reading →

I laid around all morning and so I wrote letters after dinner.  We are moving again.  Boy that bridge sure slowed us up.  The front is about 25 miles from us.  The people along the way seem a lot different … Continue reading →

  I went out to work with the Company today.  The Jerries did a beautiful job of demolition at the end of the tunnel.  We had to put in a trestle bridge and it was sure a job as you … Continue reading →

We moved up to a new area this morning as we have the Jerries on the run.  We camped in a cane forest and then just waited.  We cooked our own meal.  We will be more like bums when we … Continue reading →