807 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d5954ca8a26264a9ebd79a4b7cfd11dd.jpg 80763e49f046d03d49cfa2d5d7dac90a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Oakes collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80_Oakes-Vietnam-Scan-090618-0016 Title A name given to the resource Oakes and LCPL Lamphere with the platoon radios just before Oakes began working with the company Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States--History, Military Marine Corps Military life Soldiers Photographs Description An account of the resource Oakes and LCPL Lamphere with the platoon radios just before Oakes began working with the company. Lamphere was the man Oakes chose to replace him as platoon radioman. The day after this picture, Lamphere tripped a bobby-trapped hand grenade that took him out, Kirkpatrick and O'Rourke as well. Oakes was part of the relief party the arrived on the scene to take care of the wounded. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80_Oakes-Vietnam-Scan-090618-0001 Title A name given to the resource Corpsman Kirkpatrick and Lt. O'Rourke of 3rd Platoon, B Company 1/27 May 1968 before Operation Allen Brook Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States--History, Military Marine Corps Military life Soldiers Photographs Description An account of the resource Corpsman Kirkpatrick and Lt. O'Rourke of 3rd Platoon, B Company 1/27 May 1968 before Operation Allen Brook. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Relation A related resource 1968-05 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-05 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1c339a5325a7e0af80dbe22cfe91cf8d.jpg 9e4207f1d3ee1de3d9e73313e78c147e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Oakes collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. 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F-4 Phantom releasing ordanace on an enemy position firing upon Oakes' unit Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80_Oakes-Vietnam-Scan-080808-0094 Title A name given to the resource Rice paddies around the Quang Tri area Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States--History, Military Marine Corps Military life Soldiers Photographs Description An account of the resource Rice paddies around the Quang Tri area Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/fe29bd5bb339579d4cce2f3fb5ff5be4.jpg 689ea10c5d129f07dbe9f30eb6b50dc4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Oakes collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Relation A related resource 1969-04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Relation A related resource 1969-04 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-04 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/eed21023d84b2f368ca84fb199d92ec6.jpg 59279b851c4d2a2588f9c98f9ae18708 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Oakes collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80) Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vietnam War Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9127ff570453a2d361eb7b48241aab4f.jpg 38c06db9656bf03363cb863c46b6a80a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Oakes collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80_Oakes-Vietnam-Scan-080729-0004 Title A name given to the resource Oakes spent the last 30 days in county as the NCOIC in charge of the transit tent of B Co 1/4 Marines Dong Ha (rear area) Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States--History, Military Marine Corps Military life Soldiers Photographs Description An account of the resource Oakes spent the last 30 days in county as the NCOIC in charge of the transit tent of B Co 1/4 Marines Dong Ha (rear area). 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/310bdcd762a1c92b77ecdbcdd519b62f.jpg 38c06db9656bf03363cb863c46b6a80a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Oakes collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80_Oakes-Vietnam-Scan-080729-0004 Title A name given to the resource Two U.S. Army dusters, 40mm tracked AA vehicles, south of Hue on Route 1 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States--History, Military Marine Corps Military life Soldiers Photographs Description An account of the resource Two U.S. Army dusters, 40mm tracked AA vehicles, south of Hue on Route 1. 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/29403cf618e6c0e989f1ccdb63fa874f.jpg adf4a9bff3698976b447a61388930945 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ronald Oakes collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oakes, Ronald Description An account of the resource Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968/2005 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/628">Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq war photographs (RHC-80)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Iraq War, 2003-2011 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Photographs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Relation A related resource Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-80 Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/7099f06bf3c907857377b07ef649d826.pdf a27ea3d6371ee8b97427ae51bfeb5202 PDF Text Text Cpl. Earl Dennis Diary Highlights April 9th, 1942: Inducted into the Army at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan April 18th : Arrived at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 1st : Arrived at Groton, Connecticut June 2nd : Started to cook July 15th : Boarded Louis Pasteur July 16th : Left New York Harbor for Freetown, Sierra Leone July 24th : Arrived in Freetown, July 25th : Left Freetown for Durban, South Africa August 3rd : Arrived in Durban, South Africa August 6th : Left Durban, South Africa for Port Suez, Egypt August 18th : Left for and arrived in Haifa, Palestine (Israel) August 21st : Haifa bombed. Watched the flashes as German planes flew over all night September 9th : Left for El Alamein, Egypt. October 1st : Promoted to Private First Class October 23-27 : Account of Second Battle of El Alamein October 24th : Made 1st Cook November 16th : Passed through Tobruk, Libya. Described the devastation of the town and the carnage on the road from Alexandria, Egypt to Tobruk December 2nd : Spent the day in Derna, Libya December 7th : Left Derna, Libya for Ajdabiya (Agedabia], Libya December 10th : Arrived in Ajdabiya, Libya December 11th : Attacked by a German bomber. Anti-aircraft shot the bomber down. Two of the crew were killed, but a third survived December 13th : Third German bomber crewman died the night before �December 18th : Became 1st Cook again after sergeant was transferred to another squadron December 24th : American rations come in. Sprains back. December 25th : Went to Doc for sleeping pills and aspirins. Had another sandstorm. Good Christmas dinner December 31st : Left Ajdabiya, Libya for the front. Stopped at night to rest. Watched the bombing of Marble Arch, Libya. Rode in cab of truck with bad back. January 1st, 1943 : Passed through Marble Arch. Roads and bridges shredded from bombs January 4th : Arrived at new airfield. 16 German ME-109’s strafed and bombed the convoy as soon as they arrived. 7 men killed and twenty were wounded. 10 more died the next day January 6-16th : Continued German bombing. 3 Pilots and 5 Enlisted men were detailed as being killed. January 19th : Left the airfield for Dufan, Libya January 20th : Arrived in Dufan, Libya with “A” echelon. Fighters keep harassing the German retreat to Tripoli January 23rd : Tripoli falls in the morning. This was the main task February 4th : Received pay. Recounted baking till 2AM then going back on duty at noon. Made pumpkin pies and bread. February 9th : Passes to Cairo, Egypt cancelled. Move to Castle Banda canceled as well. One stove working. Pancakes for breakfast February 14th : Packages from home came. One from parents, Gertie (his wife), Shirley, and Mary Lou Byrges. Sandstorm let up. February 28th : No missions. Had a fever of 101 degrees and a bad back. Went to see Captain Cook in the 66th squadron. Stayed in bed. Cold wind all night. Went to the slit trench once. Bombs fell all night and almost took out the heater March 1st : Airfield ahead was attacked. Enemy has broken the lines and a group in the squadron is moving up to stop them, followed by more later. Raid to be expected March 7th : Received a new tent. The old one was shredded. Poole helped put the new one up away from the fort. The fort has become the new Non-Commissioned Officer’s club. 2 German planes flew over the kitchen and everyone ran for cover. �March 15th : Big mission. 5 planes and pilots lost. Flares and bombs dropped. American bombers flew over as well. Kitchen and chow line for the 79th strafed killing 20 men. March 21st : Moved up 28 miles. Could see the Mareth Line from the position. 2 German planes flew over at 5:30PM. At night flares were dropped, and heavy anti-aircraft was seen March 24th : Got shots for typhoid. Pilots went on one mission. General Strickland and Gen. Guard (sp) inspected and had dinner. April 4th : Pulled out at 2PM and went to a field 1 mile south of Medenine. Pitched tent in a wadi (valley) under an olive tree. Just west are the mountains of the Mareth Line April 7th : Sfax, Tunisia fell April 9th : Inducted into the service a year ago. One mile south of Medenine and within sight of the Mareth Line. April 12th : Pulled out. Went through Medinine and Gabes and joined “B” party about 50 miles south of Sfax. Headquarters’ stove blew up, fed part of their personnel as well : Pulled out again. Went through Sfax going to a field near El Djem, Tunisia April 14th about 50 miles from Sousse. April 18th : Details Roman colosseum near field. Ju-88 bomber circled the field, but antiaircraft guns drove him away. At 5PM 80 to 100 German transports flew over from Sicily. The group, along with others, went to meet them. 77 German planes were shot down, 18 being credited to the 65th. (This was the “Palm Sunday Massacre”) May 1st : Paid in francs. Rainy. Pilots had 2 missions May 7th : “The Yacht Club Boys” performed for the troops. 3 replacements came in. Tunis and Bizerte fell. May 12th : Artillery still firing all night to the west. Signed payroll. END OF WAR IN AFRICA. Celebrated by shooting flares and guns May 22nd : Went to Sousse and went swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Souse is 35 miles from Kairouan, Tunisia. Ships sunk in harbor and town is wrecked from battle May 24th : Pulled out and arrived on a beach about 50 miles from Zarzis, Tunisia. Half of the group stayed behind in Kairouan to train new pilots. June 8th were killed : The 33rd Fighter Group was bombed and strafed. 25 men from the ground crew �June 15th : Part of the 65th caught up. 60 men left at Cape Bon. Clothing check and bags have to be packed by 6PM June 16th. No one knows where they are going June 30th : Hot day. Received orders to leave for Tripoli on July 2nd and leave on a ship July 2nd : Left for Tripoli. Arrived at 4:30PM. 136 degrees in the shade July 3rd : Boarded a barge to Malta July 4th : Arrived in Valletta, Malta. Drove about 10 kilometers and set up July 10th : Invasion of Sicily. July 13th : Pulled out to a field on Malta. Received 15 letters from home. Planes from the th 65 Fighter Squadron came in as well July 15th : Moved out to a field near Hamrun, Malta. Kitchens are in old wrecked concrete buildings with the cooks sleeping on the roof July 18th : Left Malta on invasion barges. Lived on K rations for the day. July 19th : Arrived in Pozzallo, Sicily. July 26th : An hour before daylight, German air raid. Italians celebrate Mussolini’s assassination. [He was not assassinated, but was dismissed and arrested] July 31st : Pulled out for central Sicily. Got lost and was 3 miles from the front lines. Heavy artillery was firing over group August 2nd : Hot day. Catania, Sicily was shelled by the British and American Navy. Big flashes seen all night. Mt. Etna is within sight. 2 planes shot down, 1 pilot killed, another in the Mediterranean. August 11th : Lost 2 planes. Mt. Etna smoking August 12th : Germans attacked for an hour overnight. 32 men killed and 45 wounded nearby. 3 fires set and an ammo dump lit up the countryside August 17th : Messina, Sicily taken by the Americans. No more Germans on Sicily, except a few snipers. Very hot day August 22nd : Pitched a game of baseball against the officers and won. During the game a P-40 overshot the runway and crashed. Pilot was ok, but the plane was upside down (Last entry) � https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d2e84ddf50255e6aaa7807a4f015ec14.pdf f276b6b6b5775069d335cd4420e96b7d PDF Text Text WWII Diary of Cpl. Earl L. Dennis 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group Middle Eastern, North African, & European Theaters Transcribed by Thomas A. Dennis, Feb., 2012. Preface: My dad grew up on a small farm, along with 5 other siblings, about 5 miles west of Coopersville, MI. He met my mother, Gertrude R Mosulff, originally from Cheboygan, MI, in Detroit in the late 1930's where both were working. They were married on June 9, 1941. Dad later was drafted at the age of 29, only 10 months after being married. The 57th Fighter Group, consisting of squadrons 64, 65, and 66, was the first American aviation unit to see combat in the North African and Mediterranean theaters. They arrived in Port Suez on August 16, 1942 and were attached to the British 8 th Army to fly support for them and other units later in the war when Sicily and Italy were invaded. The 57th was the first American fighter group to shoot down a German plane in North Africa and had the highest kill to loss ratio of any other unit. They also held the record for shooting down 74 German planes in one single air battle known as the “Palm Sunday Massacre” on April 18th, 1943. In North Africa, the squadrons flew P-40 fighters and later in the war, while stationed on Corsica, they were the first to fly P-47 fighter bombers against the enemy in Italy in operation “Strangle” to cut supply lines. The 65 th squadron was also the first to attach two 1,000 lb bombs to a fighter. This, along with eight .50 cal machine guns, and later six 5" rockets, made the P-47 quite a formidable weapon. By the time the war ended in Italy, the 57th Fighter Group had been awarded 3 Presidential Citations and 2 French Croix De Guerre medals for their actions. My dad didn’t talk much about the war as I was growing up. Not until after his death in 2002, did we find his diaries. After reading them, I have the utmost admiration for him and the others that endured the hardships and “death from above” while fighting that war. Page 1 �April, 1942 9th - Inducted into the U.S. army at Camp Custer Michigan. 10th - 3 inches of snow. Vaccination in one arm and a shot in the other. Swept and mopped the barracks. Fire guard duty, lights out at 9:00 PM. 11th - Fire guard duty and runner. Detail duty at warehouse. 12th - Got up at 6:45. My folks, Uncle Vin., Dorothy, Jay, Carol, and Shirley came to see me today. 13th - Watched men drill and some that got shipped out. Went to a show tonight. 14th - Watched men off. 18th - Boarded the train and landed at Jefferson Barracks Missouri at 10:00 PM. 19th - Different tests and processing for one week. 18 days of steady drill. 20th - Guard duty. 21st - Stand in Retreat, Manual of Arms, and Bayonet practice. 22nd - I drilled a bunch of 40 recruits. 23rd - Drill instruction. 24th - Drilled 6 day men. May, 1942 29th - Boarded the train. 4 hours in Chicago. 30th - Ate breakfast in Philadelphia. Changed trains in New York City. 31st - Arrived in Boston, MA at 4:00 PM. Stayed here about 24 hours. Bad food! Left here in a truck convoy. Page 2 �June, 1942 1st - Arrived at Groton, CT. 2nd - Started cooking today. 8th - Went to Rentscler Field near Hartford, CT, a field of pig weeds and no running water. July, 1942 5th - Went to Fort Dix in New Jersey. 15th - Boarded the Louise Pasteur ship at 8:00 PM. Emergency drill. Slept in the harbor. A 30,000 ton ship, 5,000 men on board. An escort of 2 destroyers and 2 planes. 16th - Left New York harbor at 8:00 AM. Port holes and windows closed. The Louis Pasteur has 4,800 soldiers on board. At noon 2 depth charges were shot at a German sub. 17th - Yesterday afternoon 2 more submarines were depth charged. One of them sank. Oil on the water. We wear our life preservers at all times. Sweating the chow line. Quit sea, flying fish were seen all over. 18th - Our escort sighted a sub today and sank another one. The escort went back, so now we are on our own. Sighted a raft and life belt. We are setting our clocks ahead 1 hour at midnight. 19th - Sea is choppy. Sunday services on the “A” deck. Slept on the deck last night. Flying fish, sharks, and porpoises seen all day. Beautiful sunset. 20th - Sea is choppy. Physical exercises today. Many men are seasick. The ship fired its 20mm guns today as a test. Poor chow - mutton, soup, and tea day in and day out - caused a lot of arguments. 21st - We are now 300 miles off Bermuda Is. Rifle and general inspection. I located Appel on “C” deck today, a friend from Grand Haven, MI. Clocks set ahead I hour tonight. 22nd - Sea choppy. A soldier dropped his rifle overboard today. I was Page 3 �put on a detail for the day. 23rd - We sighted a friendly ship. Two whales and some sharks were seen. Also, a periscope from a German sub was seen sticking out of the water about a half mile away. We made a sudden turn which almost tipped the ship on edge. Physical inspection. 24th - Arrived in Freetown, Africa at 4:00 PM. Docked in the middle of the harbor and stayed there all night. A bunch of natives came over in small canoes. We dropped pennies in the water and they would dive for them. Grass houses and palm trees. Another shot in the arm. 25th - Left Freetown at 5:30 AM today in the rain. Headed towards Cape Town. 26th - Sea rough. Sighted a friendly ship. We are close to the equator and the weather is very hot. Hundreds of flying fish all over. 27th - Sea is quiet. We had a picture show today. Went to intelligence class on “C” deck. Lecture on gas and gas masks. Torpedoed at twice today. 28th - Weather is cooler. Inspection - rifle, feet, mess kits, and gas masks. A wireless picked up that we were sunk yesterday, and all lost, just off of Freetown by the Axis. 29th - Weather cooler and sea rougher. 30th - Sea rough and weather cold. We changed to heavy clothes. Two whales seen today. 31st - I was put on a detail today to distribute some Red Cross sewing kits, etc. All the cooks caught this. We carried them up from the lower deck. August, 1942 1st - We are about 150 miles off of Cape Town. A friendly ship was sighted on the port side. We were paid $5.00 today as a partial payment. Sea is very rough. No sleep at all last night. Guns, mess kits, Page 4 �etc. were thrown about the ship from the high waves. 2nd - Sea very rough. We were all watching for land most of the day, but none was seen. 3rd - Arrived at Durban, South Africa at 9:00 AM. Remained on boat all night. South African soldiers came on the dock and sang for us and we sang for them. A beautiful mountainous harbor. 4th - We had shore leave from 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM and had to keep with at least 5 in a group. The two story buses were free to us. Native rickshaw pullers. I visited a zoo, saw a show, watched the celebration of the King’s birthday, and ate 6 meals today. Blackout on ship, a soldier was injured 5th - Shore leave from 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Two fellows and I took a ride on a bus for a sight seeing trip. A very enjoyable day. Bought a few souvenirs and had several dishes of ice cream. Saw some Italian prisoners. 6th - Left Durban at 8:00 AM. Sea is quit. Two whales were seen tied to a boat. One fellow came to the boat late and got left behind so he had someone with a speed boat catch up with us. He climbed up a rope ladder. 7th - Sea is choppy. Rifle inspection today. We are now near the island of Madagascar. 8th - Sea is quiet. Nothing but water. 9th - This is our 4th Sunday on the sea. Church services on the deck. 10th - Sea is quiet. Did exercises. Warmer weather. Lots of flying fish and porpoises. 11th - Rifle and mess kit inspection today. Saw one whale. 12th - Sea is quiet. We had 4 full weeks of sailing today. Weather is hot. Near the equator again. Page 5 �13th - Weather is very hot. We entered the Gulf of Aden early this morning and sighted land. The Red Sea. I saw several sharks, porpoises, sword fish, and whales today. Two ships were seen on the port side. 14th - Weather is very hot. About 12 ships were seen and several small islands and all kinds of fish. Gas mask drill at every formation. 15th - Weather is very hot. Islands were seen today. Physical inspection again. 16th - Arrived at Port Suez today. We got off in small boats operated by natives out in the harbor. Today we passed Mt. Sinai in Arabia. 17th - Another fellow and I worked in the kitchen with some natives. They were driven around with whips. 18th - We got up at 3:30 AM and boarded a wog train. Rode all day thru hot, dusty, and sandy dessert. I stood guard on two cars and pushed one native off as he tried to step on in a wog village. Arrived at Haifa, Palestine at 2:00 PM and went in trucks to Maquibila, (about 45 miles). 19th - We heard that our supply ship was sunk with all trucks, bunks, etc. We have to sleep on a cement floor now. This field is just 20 miles from Nazareth. Our pilots are on the island of Cyprus now, but will be here soon. 20th - The weather here is very hot and dry. Flies are thick. Nightmares kept a lot of guys awake all night. Most of our kitchen tools were lost with the other supplies. 21st - Haifa was bombed last night. We all got up and watched the flashes. German planes flew over us all night. 22nd - Us cooks took a truck today and went swimming in a pool where they say David and Gulyas were at. It was a rock bottom spring near a mountain not far from Nazareth. The water was very clear and refreshing. Minnows would nibble our toes if we stood still. 23rd - Major Salesbury flew here from Cyprus and told us we would go Page 6 �to the dessert soon near the front line. 24th - Tonight at 5:30, Crow, Esperson, and I started out afoot to Haifa, a distance of 45 miles. We got two rides and got there soon after dark. We ate some wog food in a place and then tried to sleep on the sidewalk while one of us stood guard. The Arabs got too thick so we moved on. 25th - We awoke at 6:00 AM and started back to camp. We spent the rest of the of the night sleeping on the floor of an English depot. About half way back, we passed King Solomon’s stables which were on the side of a mountain. Holes were dug all over from curiosity. 26th - The water truck busted down today so we are out of water. We are very short of trucks, as our own were sunk. We had a late supper because we had no water. 27th - Still no water today. The weather is getting hot and quite a few are sick. 28th - A very hot day. 29th - Appel and I went to Nazareth today. We started at 5:00 PM and got one ride. As soon as we got there, we were surrounded by about a dozen kids who wanted to show us around, since we were the only Americans there. We picked out one little kid to show us Christ’s workshop and a few noted churches, etc. There was no place to sleep. It was so dirty around we couldn’t sleep anyway, so we started back to camp, 20 miles distance. We went back down the mountain at 8:00 PM and reached camp at 4:00 AM all tired out. September, 1942 9th - We left for the front today near El Alamein, Egypt in the dessert on an old wog train. 11th - Muqeibila, Palestine bombed and destroyed (the place we left on the 9th). 26th - Spent all day in Alexandria, Egypt. Bought souvenirs and ate. Page 7 �Went with Fisher and Dunnahoe. October, 1942 1st - I was made PFC today. 13th - Dunnahoe and I went to Alexandria, took some pictures, and did my Xmas shopping. Sent Gertie’s package out. Came back in a pickup with the PX supplies, 4 of us. 15th - A terrible sand storm started at noon and blew all night and part of the next day. The worst storm I’ve ever seen. At night when I tried to sleep, sand would come in and cover everything like a snow drift. It was hard to breath without the gas mask. 23rd - The “big push” started in Egypt at 10:30 PM. A steady rumble of heavy artillery all night. 24th - Railroad and 14 cars of our supply line was bombed. Black smoke seen all day. Became 1st cook today. 25th - 3 enemy planes were shot down by one of our pilots today. 26th - 2 more enemy planes were shot down by Lt. Wymond. 27th - Big tank push. November, 1942 9th - We are traveling towards the front and sleeping wherever night overtakes us. Slept under a truck last night. A bomb hit near and shook the truck. 13th - An English truck ran onto a booby trap and blew up right in front of us. The ground is still full of them (mines) which were set by the Germans. 14th - Went thru Hells Fire Pass. While coming down the mountain, we hit another truck on a sharp curve. I was riding on top of the truck as a lookout at the time. Later, the top fell in but no one was hurt. Page 8 �16th - We went thru Tobruk today and saw burning buildings, a terrible destruction. Thousands of trucks, planes, and tanks scattered all over in ruins all the way from Alexandria. Dead bodies were along the road. 21st - At 4:00 AM, we were bombed. A Jerry tried to destroy our water hole. The bombs hit within 100 yards of it. Our ack-ack shells were bursting by the hundreds but couldn’t hit him. Our P-40's were up after him but the gunfire was too hot for them to do much fighting. I made tracks for the nearest hole at a rapid speed. 23rd - A German Messersmitt was shot down over the sea. 30th - A German plane flew over and dropped 4 bombs at the water hole about 4:00 AM but all missed. December, 1942 1st - Bombed early this morning near water hole. Two men killed in a truck by strafing German plane. We all ran for the slit trench. Dive bomber dove 3 times, 7 flares dropped. 2nd - Spent one day in Derna, Libya, a very beautiful scene from a distance down the mountain. All buildings just plastered with holes from gunfire and bombs. Narrow dirty streets. Souvenirs for sale from Germans and Italians. 4th - One air raid last night. Flares and 4 bombs dropped, no damage. 5th - We had 4 bomb raids early this morning. The first at 11:30 PM, then 2:00 AM, 3:00 AM, and then at 5:00 AM. Killed one man and wounded 3 in the 66th Squadron. Running for slit trench all night, no sleep, flares being dropped. 6th - Pilots left for the front near Tunisia. Raining everyday. Trenches very muddy. 7th - Left the field near Derna and headed for Ajdabiya, Libya, a 3 day ride. Beautiful mountain scenery west and south of Derna. Destruction all along the way - planes, trucks, buildings, etc. Page 9 �8th - I rode on top of the truck as a lookout. Near Cyrene, we were stopped by some machine gun fire ahead of us. Nothing happened to the convoy. 9th - A plane came right down the road at one place. We stopped the trucks and ran from the road. It turned out to be a friendly plane. 10th - Arrived in desert 20 miles from Ajdabiya at 5:00 PM. The first thing we did was to dig a slit trench as things were kind of hot. The ground is very rocky here with light sand. 11th - At 3:30 PM today, a German bomber flew very low over us and started strafing but no damage was done to us. We opened up with heavy ack-ack fire and shot him down. I watched him burst into flames and crash to the ground. Two men were killed in the plane and a third badly injured with a broken back and both legs. We buried the dead right there. We all hit the ground before this happened with bullets whistling over our heads. 13th - The other Jerry died last night. 18th - Sgt. Schlemmer got transferred to another squadron. Went back to field 174 near Alexandria. Became 1st cook again. 19th - At 4:30 this morning flares were dropped near Alexandria and bombs blew 3 trucks to pieces. One man’s legs were cut off by shrapnel as he was running for a hole. 20th - Sand storm. 21st - Sand storm. 24th - American rations flew in today. Sprained my back. 25th - Called on Doc at 1:30 AM for sleeping pill and aspirins. Sand blew all day. Swell Xmas dinner. 26th - Thunder storm last night. 28th - Formation Page 10 �31st - Left this field at Ajdabiya 10:00 AM and headed towards the front. Pulled beside the road for the night. Just after dark, we watched the bombing of Marble Arch, a large airdrome. Very pretty fireworks. Rode in the cab with lame back. January, 1943 1st - Passed thru Marble Arch, a large arch over the road. The roads were all cut up and bombed for hundreds of miles. Bridges were blown up, so we went around them on mountainsides. 2nd - Still on our way west thru the desert. Left the main road at Nufilia and traveled southwest across the desert. A bad sand storm came up and blew all night. 3rd - Sand storm so bad that we didn’t move a foot. We were about 1 mile from the field we were going to, about 20 miles from the front line. Low on water and no sign of anymore. 4th - Left here at 1:30 PM and just as we stopped at the new field still in the convoy, 16 German ME-109's attacked us strafing and bombing. They killed 7 men and wounded 20. I ran for a truck and about half way there, I dropped and crawled the rest of the way. Shells and shrapnel were hitting all around me. 5th - Ten more fellows died today from yesterday’s raid. My back is still lame but I managed to help dig my slit trench. No water found yet. 6th - We were attacked today by 20 German ME-109's. We were all gathered around the kitchen eating dinner at the time. They strafed us and dropped 9 bombs on the line. Still no water. Bombed again at supper time, killing 3 men and injuring a few. Everyone is very nervous. 7th - We were strafed and bombed at 9:00 this morning by 6 German planes. Again at 2:00 PM by 4 more planes and again at 6:00 PM by 12 planes. About 21 bombs came down. Watched a dog fight between 2 British Spitfires and 2 German ME-109's. Ack-ack shot 7 planes down in the last 3 days. One tonight. Two more men killed. Page 11 �8th - This morning a bunch of Spitfires intercepted some ME’s. We watched the dog fights. Two Jerry’s were shot down. One English pilot had his foot shot off but jumped safely. We had 5 air raids today, but not much damage was done. Everyone’s nerves are on edge. 9th - At 3:00 this morning 12 German JU-88's bombers flew over us but no damage was done. Some P-40's came in this afternoon from the 66 th squadron. It makes us feel a lot better with more protection. We heard that 1,600 tanks and trucks of the Axis are on their way after us. Today they were bombed and strafed by our planes. 10th - We had 3 air raids today but no damage done. This morning 27 German planes started for us but were intercepted by our Spitfires. Ten more tried it again tonight but were chased back. At 3:00 this morning, a JU-88 flew over but dropped nothing. 11th - Three air alarms today. In the west I watched a dog fight between our fighters and 30 ME-109's. Four German planes were shot down but the 66th Squadron lost 2 P-40's and 1 pilot. Six German Stuka dive bombers were driven back this morning. One of our planes was shot up this afternoon but the pilot safe. 12th - At 8:15 this morning, 30 German planes attacked us. Four were shot down. They dropped 5 screaming bombs at us, one landed 75 yards away from me which shook everything. Pieces of steel shot in all directions. One truck and 5 planes were damaged. Unexploded butterfly bombs lay everywhere. Three air raids today. One dog fight. 13th - At 9:00 AM we had an air alarm but they were driven back. We lost 2 pilots and 2 planes. The “A” echelon pulled in last night. When we told them what we went through, they could hardly believe it. B25's started bombing today. Sand storm starting. 14th - Two air alarms today, no damage to us. Twenty ME-109's were shot down by our fighters. Capt. Clark got 4 of them. Our bombers started the shuttle system today. Heavy artillery was heard all night in the front line. About 104 of our bombers went over the line and 2 were lost. Received my first package from home today. 15th - Our P-40's took off several times today to raise hell with Jerry. Page 12 �Strafing and bombing them with 40 pound bombs. Six to a plane. Tonight some JU-88's were flying around trying to bomb our ammo dump. Went back to cooking today. Pilots all back safe. 16th - No sleep last night. German planes were flying over all night and so we spent most of the time in the trench. Every few minutes they would drop bombs. Cooked by a dim flashlight to avoid giving our position away. Sand blew all night. 17th - The “A” echelon pulled out tonight. Our pilots went on several missions today. One of the pilots made a direct hit on a German chow line and kitchen killing everyone. The Germans are all running wild retreating towards Tripoli. 18th - Last night we had a picture show on the side of a truck for the group. About half way through, a British plane flew over which caused a great panic among about 500 men. We thought it was Jerry. Some men got hurt. When I stopped running, I was half way back to my tent so I kept right on going home. 19th - Left this field at 10:30 AM and headed west. A very rough and dusty ride. About noon a Jerry flew over us up around 20,000 feet and made a cloud of in the sky. 20th - Arrived at Dufan today with “A” echelon. Quiet field. Bombers left here to bomb Rome today. Fighters are very busy night and day pestering the Jerry retreat convoy heading towards Tripli. 23rd - Tripoli fell this morning at 5:00. Great news for us as it was our goal. Our task is finished. 27th - Norris is chasing a couple of wogs with a truck past my tent. Shot at them today. One came right up with his donkey but we soon chased him away. The Germans gave some of them hand grenades to throw at us. Some spies left here dressed in wog clothes. 28th - Some of the fellows took a truck and went out Gazelle hunting today and returned with 15 of them. A Gazelle is from the deer family with single straight horns. They run in herds. 31st - The 65th played a game of ball with the 66th today but lost. I Page 13 �pitched 4 innings. Hudlow and I went out and fired our rifles this morning. The men were playing with an English cannon, a 20mm. Two more Gazelles were shot today. February, 1943 2nd- The 65th called off 38 numbers for passes to Cairo, Egypt soon. I will go next week on a transport a distance of 1800 miles. We are all getting a week’s leave in Cairo. Made some pancakes tonight. 4th - We got paid today at the NCO tent. Received 5 ½ pounds. Last night I baked until 2:00 this morning and went on duty again this noon. Crow and I made pumpkin pies and bread. Two big cow pumpkins came from a wog village. 5th - Caught a bad head cold last night. 6th - I went over to headquarters today and sorted out rations for the 65 th which came in on a DC plane. 7th - A bad sand storm came up at 10:00 AM and is still blowing tonight. It blew away out tent and left our bunks and blankets scattered all over the desert. It was an awful sight to see, lost men being blown about. Only 10 men found the kitchen to eat at noon. 8th - Sand storm 9th - The passes to Cairo were called off today. We were supposed to move to Castle Banda but it also canceled. I had pancakes for breakfast. Only one stove working. 10th - Baked bread and pies tonight. Wind blew hard all night and today. Crow made some pies today but are all covered with sand. Some guys thought it was cinnamon on top. 11th - Our move was called off again today. Sent home a money order of 5 pounds. Only a few showed up to eat today on account of the storm. Out of sugar and no mess kit water. 12th - Sand blew all night and day. Ten men came to eat out of 130. Page 14 �Some got lost in the storm. Four tents blew down today. The “A” echelon didn’t serve dinner so some came and ate with us. Short of water. 13th - I got up at 4:00 this morning and cooked breakfast. Only a few came to eat. The first time in 4 days we could wash any pots and pans. A bowser left today for some more water. Still no sugar and the flour we got is brown with sand. 14th - Four packages came today. One from folks, Gertie, Shirley, and Mary Lou Byrges. The sand storm let up today. 15th - Received one package today from Nellie & Bill. Physical inspection for the cooks. 17th - Hudlow, a cook in my tent, left us today for a hospital. He has been sick for a week from the sand. We all are pretty well filled up with sand and bark like dogs. I was up at 4:00 AM today to get breakfast. 19th - We joined the “A” echelon’s mess today, 2 cooks and a baker on shifts. Movies tonight at headquarters mess tent. The last time they tried to have a show, we had an awful panic when an air plane flew over very low. A British plane. 23rd - We left this field today at 8:00 AM and headed towards Tripoli. Saw a sunken ship in the harbor. Pulled to the side of the road in an olive orchard and slept under an olive tree about a mile from the sea and 150 miles from Tripoli. 24th - We were back on the road at 8:00 AM and went thru Tripoli at 11:00 AM and stopped at Zuara near an old German fort made of stone and cement, full of ammunition. Went on duty at noon. Air field is all plowed up and rough. 25th - Got up at 4:00 AM and cooked by a flashlight. Planes were flying over all night. Yesterday, two JU-88's went over us and took pictures, dropped nothing. Ammunition in the fort set afire and was going off all day. 26th - We are now operating from Zuara, 25 miles from Tunisia. Two Page 15 �missions today. The first time we were driven back by 15 ME-109's Their target were 20mm and 88mm guns. Capt. Clark shot down a ME this afternoon. A camel almost entered our tent today. Some 1,000 pound bombs went off. 27th - We had 2 missions today. Capt. Sneed and Lt. Kimball were shot down and killed this afternoon. Sneed was seen as he hit the Mediterranean Sea in a spin. Almost every plane was shot up some. Tripoli harbor was bombed last night. “A” echelon joined us tonight. Capt. Clark shot down two ME-109's. 28th - No missions today. Sick with 101 deg. temperature and bad back. Went to see Capt. Cook in 66th squadron. Stayed in bed. Cold wind all night. Hit the slit trench once. Bombs fell all night in the distance almost putting out our heater. March, 1943 1st - An air field was strafed and shelled just ahead of us and about 12 Spitfires were forced to land here. One of them cracked up landing after dark. The enemy has broken our line, so a bunch in our squadron are moving up in the morning to stop them with many more to follow. Raid expected tonight. 2nd - Most of the boys were ordered to sleep inside the fort last night. I stayed in my tent but didn’t sleep. Corn fritters for breakfast. Salmon patties for dinner. 3rd - The ack-ack guns went off last night several times as a test. We all got another shot in the arm today. One alert at noon, another enemy plane flew over very high. I drew 35 more rounds of ammunition tonight. One mission after dinner, no losses. One enemy plane shot down. 4th - Two English boys came over last night and we made some coffee. Hutch and Bess, heavy ack-ack men. Another Jerry reconnaissance plane went over this noon taking pictures. Cold damp wind all night. 5th - Hudlow came back from the hospital a few days ago. His lungs and feet still bother. He was in one hospital in Tripoli he said they Page 16 �bombed every night and sometimes the shrapnel would hit the sides of the hospital breaking windows. 6th - Six fellows went to Tripoli on a 3 day pass. The place is bombed every night. Food is very scarce. Our boys get eggs by trading 3 cigarettes for one egg from stray wogs and Italians. Esperson is still back at the last field. 7th - Today we drew a new tent. Our old one was full of holes and all ripped. Poole and I put it up way out away from the fort. Our NCO club is in the fort now. Two German planes came over the kitchen tonight at supper time. All the men ran for a hole. 8th - Hudlow and I walked down to the Mediterranean this afternoon and took more pictures. He borrowed Capt. Mitchell’s camera. It was about a 6 mile walk and we went right thru Zuara. Saw skeletons and human bones along the beach. One mission today. Picked up sea shells. 9th - I sent $42. 85 home today. The wind blew hard all day. Went after rations this afternoon. “Uncle Bud,”(rooster mascot), rode on the axle. Eleven months in the Army today. The advanced echelon were within 7 miles of the enemy and were shelled for 16 hours killing about 20 men and damaged a few planes. 10th - Moved towards the front again this morning. Went thru Zuara and 40 miles beyond. Arrived here in Tunisia about 5:00 PM. Just as we pulled on the field, two ME-109's were above us. Ack-ack opened up on them and they soon left. 11th - The Trans. truck ran on a mine last night which wrecked it but no one got hurt. Pieces flew in all directions. Capt. D. Mitchell and Lt. Gatti ran onto a mine today with a jeep injuring both of them, Mitchell very seriously. The jeep was blown to bits. We had a good mail call today. 12th - Capt. D. Mitchell died this morning. Both of Lt. Gatti’s ear drums were pierced. I took care of E. Mitchell’s photo developing outfit while he and Hudlow went back to pick up an old car. Lots of mail came in today. Water shortage. Page 17 �13th - A German reconnaissance plane flew over again at 5:30 tonight. We had a big mail call today. Hit the slit trench once tonight and found it filled with almost 15 guys in it. I ran about 100 yards to another one. Col. Salesbury went up with a P-40 after him but didn’t get a shot. 14th - Esperson and the rest of the boys that were about 100 miles behind us came here tonight. Heavy artillery heard from the front. Two Scottish boys were here tonight that we got acquainted with at 174 field. Fixed Epie’s bed on the ground. 15th - One big mission today and we lost 5 pilots and planes. Flares were dropped last night and a few bombs dropped. American bombers went over today. The chow line and kitchen of the 79th was strafed today and killed 20 men. Germans came over at meal time. Sent a message home. 16th - Flares and bombs were dropped all night long over our field. We were all up all night and no sleep. I dug my trench a little deeper today. A very uncomfortable night. At one time there were 14 flares in the sky. Heavy artillery heard early tonight. 17th - Sand storm. One mission today on some heavy German guns. Moved out. We had no water for two days, nothing to cook with. Everything is dirty and greasy. Flares and bombs were coming down until about 11:00 last night. 18th - The water truck came in tonight. It broke down on the way back. Sand blew all day. We camouflaged our tents last night because the moon is brighter every night. I took the old Crosley over and got some rations. Right hand steering wheel. 19th - Epie and I went on shift again this afternoon. We had raisin pie that was just brown on top with sand. The wind blew all day. Every drop of the pie was cleaned up, sand and all. Only one stove that’s any good out of 5. The rest are plugged up with lead from 100 octane gas. One blew up today. Made pancake batter tonight. 20th - The “A” echelon moved ahead today, we follow tomorrow. Bombers and our fighters were after Jerry all day using the shuttle system. Tonight at 8:30, the heavy artillery started, a continuos rumble. Page 18 �We are very uncomfortable last night. Lame back all day. 21st - We moved up 28 miles. Started at 9:30 AM and pulled in here at 5:00. We can see the Mareth Line from here. Two German planes flew over at 5:30 PM. Last night, flares were dropped and a heavy ack-ack barrage was seen. 22nd - German flares were dropped all night. Some got no sleep. Heavy gun fire heard all night at the Mareth Line. Two German reconnaissances planes flew over at 5:00 PM. 23rd - I got up at 2:30 this morning and fried pancakes for breakfast. Flares dropped all night which kept a lot of fellows up all night. Every few minutes German planes were heard flying over us. We get our water from Medinine, Tunisia, 6 miles from the front. 24th - We got a shot in the arm for typhoid today. Our pilots went on one mission. Our guest for dinner today was Gen. Strickland and Gen. Guard (sp). They inspected the kitchen. Heavy guns were rumbling during their inspection. 25th - German planes flew very low over us all night. About 2 a minute came for 2 hours, but it was so dark, nothing was dropped. Spent most of the night in a fox hole. Heavy guns pounded all night. Big offensive at the Mareth Line. 26th - Baltimore’s, Maryland’s, and Spitfires were flying over all night. Jerry came over early this morning. A very hot wind and sand storm today. Several missions this afternoon. Advanced crew went to Medinine to operate this afternoon. Planes came back tonight. 27th - Capt. Reed was shot down in flames yesterday and an English officer brought him back in a jeep today. He was thrown out of the plane and came down in his parachute. Everybody suffered from the awful heat today. Some were sick from it. Three bombs woke me up at 1:00 this morning. Flares a little ways off. 28th - I went on shift with Sgt. Crow today and he got busted to a PFC for talking too much. One mission at 12:00 noon. An awful sand storm came up at 3:00 PM and blew down the tent we bake in. Some pies and Page 19 �the spaghetti were ruined with sand. Very hot today. 29th - We had 4 missions today. Lt. Wymond and Jaquea are missing. Germans driven out of the Mareth Line at 9:00 this morning. The town of Gabes, Tunisia, was taken today. We were all decorated with a bar for the Middle East and Northern Africa campaign tonight. 30th - A German plane tried to spot us at midnight but failed. Flares were dropped in every direction, a very pretty sight in the clouds. Lt. Wymond made a beach landing near Gabes to try to rescue Jaquea who landed in the sea 2 miles out. Lt. Jaquea was dead. 31st - Lt. Wymond came back today but went back again with some more to get his plane out of the sand. Two missions today. Heavy guns were heard all day beyond the Mareth Line. Cpl. Hudlow is printing some pictures for me tonight. The weather was fine today. April, 1943 1st - A hot sand storm came up tonight and blew down the baker’s tent. Only a few stayed to eat. 2nd - Three bombs went off at 10:00 last night which caused most of us to move pretty fast. 3rd - A cool wind blew sand all day. This morning at 4:30 a Jerry flew over and circled us but dropped nothing. Epie and I were on shift so we waited until he got out of hearing distance before we lighted any stoves. Breakfast was out on time. 4th - Today at 2:00 PM we pulled out and went to a field 1 mile south of Medinine. We pitched our tent in a wadi under an olive tree. The “A” echelon will follow up tomorrow. Just west of us are the mountains of the Mareth Line. 5th - Early this morning our planes came in and later the “A” echelon. P-40's were flying over all day on missions. We hear Gabes fell today. 6th - Today B-25's were going over bombing Jerry. They got him on the run for the sea. English and American P-40's also hit them heavy. Page 20 �Stained back again. 7th - S fax, Tunisia, fell today. 8th - I went to the infirmary and they taped my back up and was put on supervision duty in the kitchen. KP pusher until I get better. Everybody is getting ate up by sand fleas, which stay in their blankets. 9th - I was inducted into the service just one year ago today. We are one mile south of Medinine, Tunisia, in sight of the Mareth Line. The 12 th Bomb Group gave us a scare tonight. They came over us to land after dark. 11th - The “A” echelon pulled out this morning at 10:30. They are going beyond S fax, a two day trip. 12th - We pulled out at 10:30 AM. Went thru Medinine and Gabes and joined the “B” party at about 50 miles south of S fax. Nothing but wild barley, snakes, and lizards. The headquarter’s stoves blew up today and burned down the whole kitchen so we fed part of the personnel. 14th - We pulled out at 9:30 and went thru S fax and stopped at a field near El Djem, Tunisia, about 50 miles from Sousse. We passed thousands of acres of olive trees. Also, a few peach trees which had green peaches about the size hen’s eggs on them. 15th - Our pilots flew in today at 1:00 PM. We are in sight of the great Roman Colosseum, built BC. A two story stone building. It’s wall is about 3 feet thick. The 50 Franc note has a picture of this building on it. 16th - Epie and I butchered sheep until 11:00 PM last night for today’s dinner. Some more fresh meat came in today. We got up at 4:00 this morning and went on shift. The “A” echelon caught up with us today at 2:00 PM. Eight men were killed in an explosion of an ammo truck. 17th - Today, wogs were found setting land mines around camp, so some of the fellows killed 15 of them. From now on we try to keep them away. These mines are some the Germans left for them to set. Some shots were fired at an enemy plane over us. Page 21 �18th - This Roman Colosseum that we are near is one that they used to turn lions in on prisoners of war. The king sat up near the top to look on and watch the lions kill the men. A JU-88 circled over us this afternoon. The ack-ack fired a few shots. Tonight, at 5:00, between 80 and 100 German transports started over here from Sicily. Our group, with others, went out to meet them and shot down 77 of them. The 65th got 18. One pilot, as he came back, landed and tipped over breaking his arm. A few bombs were dropped last night. 19th - The “A” echelon was supposed to pull out today but it was called off. Our pilots broke the world’s record yesterday on their mission at 5:00. The pilot that crashed last night shot 4 Jerry’s down. Three of our pilots are still missing. 20th - We had our worst air attack last night. The first raid was at 9:30 and lasted a half hour. Six German planes came over from Sicily with 500 lb. bombs, butterfly bombs, and anti-personnel bombs which were dropped all over. One man was killed and several injured in the 64 th squadron. A few were injured in the 65th. Some were blown out of their bunks and a lot of men took off across the field. I stayed in my slit trench in the wadi, and two flares came down in a parachute just a few yards from me. Everything was lit up like a Xmas tree. One plane from the 65th was hit and burned up. Everybody is very upset today. No sleep last night. 21st - We were bombed twice again last night. Twelve German JU-88's came over and were dropping 1,000 and 2,000 lb. Bombs which blew holes 15 feet deep. Also, butterfly and anti-personnel bombs were dropped. One truck was blown to bits and a plane hit. Tents also got hits. I took my blankets and went in the field away from everything and slept on the ground along with most everybody. It rained and this morning we were all wet. Most of us got about an hour’s sleep. The “A” echelon is pulling out at 10:00 AM and headed out for or near Kairouan, the city with the most churches in the world. We also moved and joined them at 5:00 PM. 22nd - Rain. I was scared out of my wits about 2:00 this morning when some bombs burst about 15 miles away. The German plane was circling over us but dropped nothing. Yesterday we saw some American soldiers from the 1st Army. I dug a deep slit trench tonight. Our first Page 22 �chance to sleep in 2 days. 23rd - Rain. Some enemy planes tried to find us last night, but nothing was dropped close. Most everyone today is shaking like a leaf from being dive bombed so much at night. Some are getting used to it and some are getting worse. Heavy artillery heard at the front. 24th - Rain. We were up and in our slit trenches most of the night listening to 6 German planes circling over us, but it was too dark for them to spot us. Tunis is expected to be taken in 2 days. Heavy artillery heard in the west. Air raid expected tonight. 25th - A steady rumble of guns heard all morning. At 6:30 AM I went to Sunrise Service at Group Headquarters. About 5 photographers were taking pictures of us to be put in the “Yank” magazine. We met some more American soldiers today and they were asking us how an air raid felt. 26th - The weather today is very hot and the flies were thick and how they did bite. A German reconnaissance plane was taking pictures over us at 1:00 PM. He was up high, no shots were fired. This makes the 4th day without sugar. Two missions today. 27th - One big mission at 5:00 PM. Heavy artillery barrage all night. The fire from the guns made great flashes in the sky. Shelling was heavy and steady all morning. Rations came in tonight. We cut up a beef to be made into hamburgers tomorrow. Went on duty at noon. 28th - Oatmeal and raisins for breakfast. Fried hamburgers all morning in hot tent for dinner. Several men are going into Kairouan every day. The NCO club tent was put up last night. Met some American soldiers, engineers. 29th - We had the chance to send a Mother’s Day greeting so most of us did, (a cablegram). We had 4 missions today. Their objective was ships in the harbor at Tunis. 30th - Cloudy. Our pilots went on several missions today. They hit a German ship yesterday. I ordered my US Theater of Operations ribbon from Sgt. Bertry today. Page 23 �May, 1943 1st - Rain. A quiet day. Pilots had 2 missions today. We got paid in Francs today at 1:30 PM. 2nd - Two missions. Quiet day. 3rd - I went along on the water run today, 8 miles west of Kairouan. Stayed in Kairouan about 2 hours. French and wog people. The place was full of American soldiers. Made out a money order of $27.18 today. 5th - The Major gave us a talk tonight about the present situation. Bizerte is expected to fall any time. Several missions. One plane after another was flying over us all night about 5 minutes apart. It kept most of us awake all night. 6th - Bombers were flying over all night which caused some fear among some. They turned out to be British Halifax’s. The “Yacht Club Boys” were supposed to give us a 50 minute program tonight, but was called off. This is the first thing like this we’ve had so far. 7th - Rain. The “Yacht Club Boys” gave us a program tonight in the rain. Three new American soldiers joined us today. One of them sleeps in our tent. They left the States in February but came her from Cairo. Tunis and Bizerte fell today which was wonderful news for us. 8th - Rain. Bombers were flying over every 5 minutes all night. Heavy artillery heard and flashes and flares seen. One Jerry plane flew over here and dropped his bombs a few miles off. 9th - I attended church today at the NCO tent. A new chaplain gave us a talk on Mother’s Day. 10th - We are going to have movies in the NCO tent tonight, 65th only. “Cross country romance”. 11th - At 3:30 PM today there was no more bomb line in the Bon Peninsula. The Axis are separated into 2 pockets in the mountains and are fighting for their lives. Heavy guns and the Navy were heard Page 24 �pounding enemy positions all night. 12th - Heavy guns were still at it all night just west of us in the mountains. Signed pay roll today. Minor and I got up at 4:00 AM and fried French toast for breakfast. END OF WAR IN AFRICA! Tonight we celebrated by shooting flares and guns. 13th - Yesterday, 5 Canadian sailors stopped here for dinner. The 79 th Fighter Group accidently bombed their ship and they were on their way back to Tunis. Sun helmets were issued today. 14th - Some fellows went into Tunis and picked up several trucks and cars which were taken from German and Italian prisoners. 15th - We were over seas just 10 months today. 16th - Our squadron started giving 2 day passes to Tunis yesterday. The 65th has rented a building to sleep and eat in. 18th - Rain. 19th - Rain. The “A” echelon moved out today and are going to a field near Zuara. We will go soon. Passes then will be in Tripoli. It was just a few weeks ago that we were stationed there. 20th - Weather is hot. 21st - Weather is hot. 22nd - I went to Sousse today and went in swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Ships sunk in the harbor and buildings badly wrecked through the heart of town. This place is 35 miles from Kairouan. 23rd - Very hot. A swimming truck left again for Sousse. 24th - We pulled out at 10:30 AM and arrived at a place on the beach about 50 miles west of Zarzis for a rest. Half of the squadron is staying here at Kairouan to train pilots. Page 25 �25th - Weather hot. Some of the boys went fishing today but the wogs won’t take them out where the best fishing is. 26th - We played a game of baseball with the 64th tonight. June, 1943 8th - The 33rd Fighter Group who are stationed on Cape Bon, 10 miles from the 65th, were bombed and strafed this morning at 6:00 which killed 25 men of the ground crew. 9th - I sent a pillow case home today that I bought. We all went on a hike this morning and swimming this afternoon. Those who could swim had to swim 50 yards in rough water. I was classified as #2. The orders are now to drill an hour in the morning and go for a swim in the afternoon. 10th - We all swam 100 yards today and did other exercises. Picture show tonight - “The Hard Way”. 11th - I went deep sea fishing today, out about 12 miles. One fish was caught. Archer, a Red Cross man, a wog, and I had one little sail boat about 15 feet long. The wog dove for sponges, clams, star fish, etc. for us. On the way back, the sea got real rough and we all got wet. 14th - Our planes came in today and landed on the beach. 15th - Part of the 65th caught up with us tonight. Only 60 men left at Cape Bon. Sand storm. Clothing check. Our bags have to be packed by 6:00 PM tomorrow. Nobody knows where we are going. 20th - Yesterday, the rest of “B” echelon pulled in after being broken down for 4 days near Sousse. We had our teeth checked and issued our needed supplies. There are 110 of us on the advanced commando raid. We are taking 2 blankets and a pup tent and food enough for 10 days. 21st - Movies last night. 22nd - Most of “A” echelon moved towards Zarzis, a field 10 miles from there. Page 26 �23rd - The rest of us moved today to a field in an olive orchard near Zarzis. I am in “A” echelon now with the advance party. They say we will stay here about 10 days. 29th - Rifle inspection, equipment with sun glasses, and everything we are short of for a party. I took another bath at the sulphur springs. Very hot today. Movies about every night. 30th - Very hot. We got our orders to leave 7:30 AM on the 2nd of July for Tripoli and board a boat. July, 1943 1st - We got paid today, “A” party only. We are leaving here at 7:30 AM for Tripoli tomorrow to board a boat. Nobody knows where. Appel went to a hospital today. 2nd - We left at 7:30 AM for Tripoli by truck. Arrived at 4:30 PM at transit camp. Very hot, 136 deg. in the shade. 3rd - We left here and boarded a barge at Tripoli harbor. Six barges in a convoy. About 300 men to a barge. Slept on wooden seats below deck, rather tried to. 4th - Arrived at Valletta on the island of Malta at 4:30 PM. Loaded our baggage on English & Maltese buses and drove about 10 kilo’s and set up. 5th - Formation at 9:30 AM. Passes started today. At 12:00 midnight, we had an air alert, siren, etc. This afternoon 3 fellows and I walked to the sea and went swimming. Stopped at a spring on the way back and washed the salt off. Island very hilly and rocky. 6th - One air alarm last night, search lights, etc. Walked to St. Paul’s Bay. Sent laundry out by a native kid. Went on shift this afternoon. Three sheep to cut up. Made stew. 7th - I had a half day’s pass this afternoon to Valletta and Sliema. Went across to Gazo in a ferry and back in a small boat. Took some pictures. Page 27 �8th - McFall and I hitched hiked to Valletta and Rabat and bought a few souvenirs and took some pictures. We are located near Imgarre (sp), a small village. 9th - A Maltese boy took me to his home tonight and showed me the garden, etc. Went into the house and his mother made a cup of tea for us. 10th - Invasion of Sicily. Spent a few hours in the village after I got off duty and ate apples and mulberries. Took another bath in the side of the cliff. A native came to the kitchen with his mule and cart and took me for a ride. 11th - Two airdromes were taken in Sicily. My name is on the board to move to Gazo in the morning. 13th - We pulled out today and went to a field near Rabat, Malta. From here we will operate to Sicily. Our planes came in tonight from Africa. Received 15 letters, the only ones in 2 weeks. 14th - I walked over to Mosta and found a place to have laundry done. 15th - We all pulled out today and went to a field near Hamrun. Here we have our kitchen in an old wrecked cement building and us cooks sleep on the roof. 16th - A year ago today we sailed out of New York. We are operating to Sicily from this field in Malta. 17th - No operations all day. Rumors of moving. 18th - We left Malta by invasion barges tonight headed for Sicily. We waited just outside the harbor until 11:00 PM before we took off. Lived on K rations. 19th - We got up at 6:00 and landed at Pozzallo, Sicily at 9:00 AM and walked ashore on a floating pier and waited for our trucks. They came about 4:00 PM and we went to a near by field. Bridge was bombed. 20th - Our pilots had several missions all day, 2 planes cracked up. Page 28 �Capt. Wymond bailed out, but is reported safe. Last night a great fire bomb dropped a little ways off. 21st - We had several air alarms last night. German planes flew over us but dropped nothing. A heavy barrage was seen a little ways off. Also, a sniper during the night fired a few shots at some of the boys. 22nd - German planes flew over us several times last night and dropped bombs not too far away. We hit the dirt 3 times from 2:00 AM to 4:30 AM. Several missions all day. Col. Salesbury is missing. Capt. Wymond is in the hospital. Sgt. Poole was sent back to US on account of asthma. 23rd - Col. Salesbury came back after being shot down and bailed out. Two German planes came over at 11:00 AM. Four missions today. 24th - Early this morning the enemy sunk an oil tanker in a harbor near by. Black smoke rose several thousand feet and made a big cloud. From 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM ack-ack tracers light the sky. 25th - At 4:00 this morning, the guards saw 3 German planes shot down. The guns woke us up, but we didn’t see them burst. 26th - About an hour before day light this morning, the Germans flew over and gave us another air raid. I skinned my leg and cut my foot getting to the slit trench. Shrapnel whistled by but no damage was done. Cheering of Italians over Mussolini’s assassination. 27th - Very warm. We had another raid early this morning. One German plane was seen shot down. A steady ack-ack barrage over Syracuse was going on for two hours. 28th - The “B” echelon came here today from Tripoli. At 11:00 AM, a German ME-109 tagged our pilots back from the front and circled our field at about 500 feet and probably took plenty of pictures. We fired at him but it was too late before he was identified. We have 2 German planes captured of the same kind. 29th - “B” party pulled out today at 10:00 PM. Last night, another field was bombed near Syracuse. Page 29 �30th - At 10:00 last night, we were raided by 9 German JU-88's. About 15 flares and a few bombs were dropped but caused no damage. The ack-ack didn’t open up on them because it would give away our position. 31st - Very hot. We pulled out today from southern Sicily and went towards the center of the island. On the way, we got on the wrong road and was just 3 miles from the front lines. Heavy artillery was behind us and were shooting over our heads. August, 1943 1st - Hot. Two Jerry JU-88's came over at 11:00 AM. We are now 5 miles behind the line. Heavy guns steady all night. 2nd - Hot. Catania shelled all night by British guns and American Navy. Big flashes seen all night. We are in sight of Mt. Etna, which is beyond the front line. We lost two planes, one pilot killed, with the other in the Mediterranean afloat. 3rd - At 4:00 AM, we were awakened by German dive bombers. A heavy barrage seen over Catania near Mt. Etna. 4th - Hot. A fire started in a wheat field and burned all afternoon. We finally got it put out before dark. Fighters flew over all night. 5th - We hit the slit trench at 3:30 AM when dive bombers were playing around upstairs. No flares were dropped. 6th - Hot. We lost 6 planes. Two of them crashed landing and others shot up. Capt. Wymond came back from the hospital. 7th - One pilot was shot down and killed. German planes circled us all night. Big flashes seen near Catania and Mt. Etna. 8th - Hot. Our pilots went on strafing and bombing missions. One pilot killed. 9th - Hot weather. We got a shot in the arm and Small Pox Vaccination. Page 30 �10th - Last night at 10:00 PM, several German planes circled over us and dropped most of their bombs on Syracuse. We watched 3 planes get shot down and burst in flames. 11th - We lost 2 planes. Mt. Etna smoking. 12th - We were attacked last night at 10:00 which lasted an hour. 32 men were killed and 45 wounded near by. Three fires were set and an ammo dump which lighted the whole country. 13th - Some fellows took off for the hills last night. Nothing happened. 14th - One new pilot was killed when the motor stopped over a mountain. Our firing squad turned out at the funeral. 15th - Yesterday, “C” echelon pulled in from Africa with “Uncle Bud”. Eclipse of the moon tonight. 16th - Weather very hot. 17th - Messina taken at 5:00 PM by Americans. No more enemy existence in Sicily except for a few snipers. Weather very hot. 18th - Doc. Sayouge (sp) brought 2 German busses back from Messina. Dead people were piled up 4 feet deep. 19th - Rifle inspection. A few Canadian nurses visited the officers. 20th - Sent a cablegram home. Issued mosquito boots which we should of had a year ago. 22nd - I pitched a game of ball tonight against the officers and we won. During the game we were chased off the field by a P-40 which over shot the field and crashed. We all ran over but the pilot was not hurt. The plane was upside down when it stopped. My dad’s diary ends here. The preceding pages were taken from two very small books measuring approximately 2 ½” x 3 ½ inches. I don’t believe he ended his detailed recordings here, but another diary probably existed, but was lost. He did record his movements and dates Page 31 �in another small book where he goes on to air fields in Italy near Bari in 9/25/43, Foggia in 10/3/43, and near Mt Vesuvius in 3/2/44. He later moved in 4/5/44 to Bastia, Corsica and on to Alto air base 18 miles south of Bastia where the pilots of the 57 th fighter group (64th, 65th, & 66th fighter squadrons), bombed the Germans in Italy less than 100 miles away. After about 5 months, he and his outfit moved back to Italy in 9/11/44 to a field near Grosseto. This was his last recorded place and date that was written in his travel log. He returned to the States sometime during the summer of 1945 and was discharged from the service at Ft. Sheridan, IL on August 15th, 1945. Earl L Dennis Page 32 �65th Fighter Squadron, Corsica Page 33 � https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c4c61b46945d223618675413adf13bb4.pdf e63f0ec9a8e622babe78c5ab0085a855 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. 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