We landed in New Foundland at Harmon Field. We ate breakfast there and then took off for the States. We landed at Presq Isle, Maine. We drew clean sheets and ate dinner. I took a shower. Went down to the PX and called mom. Then went to the show. We are to leave tomorrow. Went down to the non com’s club and drank a few glasses of beer. Then went home to bed.
Slept all morning. Went to the show in the afternoon. When we got home from the show we found our names on the board to be ready to leave at 7 o’clock. Turned in our blankets and ate chow. We went down to the terminal at 7 o’clock. We sat around till 9 o’clock and then boarded the C 54. We had to wait for a clearance so it was 9:30 before we took off. I went to the back of the plane and laid down to go to sleep.
Today is Gee’s birthday and I am not home as she wanted me to be. There’s not much doing this morning. Just lay around on your bunk and sweat out leaving. I hope we go soon. Went to the PX and then home to bed.
They got us up at 4:30 am this morning and said we were a half hour late already for the plane. We checked out and took off for the airport. The plane was waiting and we went right aboard. Took off at 7 am headed for the the Azones. We landed at the Island of Santa Maria. We were on C 54 plane this time. They told us we would be here about 2 days. We ate chow and fixed up our cots. Went down to the P.X. and then went to a V.O.S. show. They have everything they want on this Island. The meals are wonderful. The bread was just like cake. I am used to scraping the mold off of the bread before I eat it. Walked around in the evening. Went to the beer garden and came home to bed.
We were up at 2:30 and it was raining a little. Went over and got a cup of coffee. Turned in our cots and blankets. Drew our barracks bag and went out to wait for the trucks to come pick us up and take us to the airport. Boy, did it ever pour down rain. I just got soaking wet. Thr trucks came about 4:30 and we loaded on. It rained on us most of the way to the airport. We got to the airport at about 6:30. The air crew helped us put on our MaeWest and parachute harness. The first plane took off at 7 o’clock and as we were in plane 16, we didn’t leave till 7:50 am. We loaded in the plane at 7:30 and taxied out to the runway. We are in a new Fortress of which had only been on about 35 combat missions. We traveled at 6 and 8 thousand feet and it was smooth as could be. We passed over the Rock of Gibralter and also over the beach of Fedela where we landed 34 months ago today. We landed in -Casablanca at 1:30 pm. They took us to our area where we drew our blankets, ate and got a little sleep. We went up to the P.X. in the evening and then to a show. Men are leaving all the time here.
We had to go through our processing this morning. First a Physical, then checking and the weighing of our luggage. Then a speech. Next we got our money back and then I went over to take a shower. I didn’t go to the show in the evening. I went to bed as we had to be up at 2:30 am.
Went over this morning and turned in our money to be exchanged to American money. Played cards the rest of the day and went to a U.S.O. show in the evening.
Went to mass at 8 o’clock this morning. Came back played some cards till dinner. Went over and got a couple of cokes in the afternoon. Played some more cards. Went to a movie in the evening.
Slept all morning. Shaved and went out to take a sun bath. Took a shower, ate chow. Went to the Red Cross. Got a beer and went to the show.
Slept all morning and after chow we sweated out the coke line. Played cards, ate chow and sweated out the beer line. Went to a USO show that was real good. It was an all girls orchestra. The show after wards was good too so it helped make up for last nights deal.
