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Sgt David S. Gray's Notes, January 1944 |
| January 1 |
HAD TURKEY IN THE RAIN KITCHEN TENT BLEW DOWN NO WOOD TO BURN NOT EVEN A TREE 1944 TENT NEARLY BLEW DOWN LAST NIGHT |
| January 2 |
GOT PAID. HOOKED UP STOVE TO BURN GAS LOADING DETAIL FROM NAPLES CAME IN STILL RAINING |
| January 3 |
GOT ODD PIECES OF WOOD FOR FLOOR BOMBERS ALL MOVED. 1ST SGT. WOULDN'T LET ME USE TYPEWRITER FOR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS |
| January 4 |
PUT UP 50 GALBARREL FOR GAS STOVE GRAVITY SYSTEM. USED FUEL LINES FROM WRECKED JERRY PLANES + HYD. VALVE. |
| January 5 |
ORDERLY ROOM SET UP. LETTERS TYPED FOR CADETS RAINING. STRONG COLD WIND CAUGHT IMPETIGO FROM {LES.} |
| January 6 |
MEDIX CAN'T STOP {infection of my} FACE SPREADING. 3 MEALS A DAY INSTEAD OF TWO |
| January 7 |
PUT IN CADET PAPERS WITH CHUCK WONDER HOW THEY'LL STOP EM. LT. PRIM (ROOKIE) CRACKED UP AT FOGGIA MAIN |
| January 8 |
LOST 5 PLANES. 5 PILOTS. 12 P-38'S JUMPED BY 50 JERRIES OVER BULGARIA HANDLEBAR HANK=CORBETT + MAJ. HANES. NEVER SHOULD HAVE SENT SUCH A SMALL NUMBER OF PLANES WITH B-17'S ON THAT TARGET THAT'S HI COMMAND FOR YOU. 71ST SHOT DOWN THREE 109'S {Thou}. |
| January 9 |
VELY GRAMMONT = USED TO BE WITH US. BAILED OUT B-17 ON {49} MISSION OVER SNOWY MTS OF BULGARIA. CHISHOLM IN TUNIS HOSPITAL ALL SHOT UP. SHORTY RUSSO OK. SHORTY GRANTHAM IN B-25 OUTFIT GOING HOME SOON. WONDER WHAT COL. GARMAN IS BACK IN THIS VICINITY FOR? HOME 1 MONTH. MAYBE HE'LL BE ON CADET BOARD. AIR ECHELON IN FROM {JOAI} OFF COMBAT DUTY FOR SECOND TIME IN 2 Years. only 7 planes in our sqd. Col. Richards raising hell for losing his boy Haynes and other fellows. |
| January 10 |
CADET PAPERS GIVEN BACK FROM GRP. BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE APPLICATION BLANK THAT WE GOT FROM CADET BOARD AT NAPLES |
| January 11 |
BACK ON COMBAT 94TH LOST 2 planes . over Balkans. ENTERED FOGGIA FIELD HOSPITAL PART LIMEY + YANK. FOR THIS IMPETIGO. ALL OVER MY FACE AND NECK + VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POOR FOOD by LIMEY COOKS + NO HEAT. |
| January 12 |
MEDIX BROUGHT ME SOME MAIL RUMOR WE MAY GO TO ENGLAND WITH DOOLITTLE |
| January 13 |
Hospital |
| January 14 |
Hospital |
| January 15 |
HOSPITAL-GETTING BETTER |
| January 16 |
H/SGT. CREW CHIEF FROM 2ND BOMB GRP. WENT THRU KESSLER BEHIND ME. CAME OVER TO AFRICA IN MAY 1943 |
| January 17 |
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| January 18 |
15 PILOTS GONE EITHER TO REST CAMP OR TO ENGLAND TO GET NEW PLANES |
| January 19 |
COGHLAN IN WARD WITH ME = MALARIA |
| January 20 |
LT. EASTMAN TRANSFERRED. ALWAYS CAUSING TO MUCH TROUBLE. BOYS CAME IN TO SEE ME. TOM MORRISON IS A PRISONER OF WAR. GUNNER IN A B-17. |
| January 21 |
WACS CAME IN TO FOGGIA WORK AT 12TH A.FORCE. HDQS. |
| January 22 |
ASKED NURSE IF SHE GOING TO KISS ME GOODBYE - WELL- SO I KISSED HER. SHE SLAPPED ME. I SLAPPED HER. THEN WE GOT ALONG FINE |
| January 23 |
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| January 24 |
{Air-M'liba} |
| January 25 |
OUT OF HOSPITAL WENT TO WACS QUARTERS WITH JERRY B. |
| January 26 |
WENT ON LINE FOR MORNING WITH LEE ON THE PIGGYBACK. |
| January 27 |
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| January 28 |
WENT UP TO LAUNDRY WOMANS HOUSE IN MTS. HAD FRIED SUASAGE BOUGHT EGGS FOR 11 LIRE APEICE COST 20 IN TOWN |
| January 29 |
GOT UP AT 3:00 AM. WENT TO BARI FOR LOAD LUMBER. (BELETA ETC.) SAW WACS + BOYS AT 15{TH} R.F. PIGGY-BACK DOWN BARI TO GIVE JOE E BROWN A RIDE |
| January 30 |
PIGGY BACK TAKEN OFF For 2 DAYS GONE TO AFRICA. |
| January 31 |
PAY DAY - WENT IN TOWN MET JOE.KELNER WENT SHOW |
WWII Notebook Journal of Sgt. David S. Gray 