Desert Front Dispatch From Sened Battle
A fragmented field report recalls the three day battle for Sened in Tunisia with veteran tone. The author recounts near front line travel with fellow correspondent John Jarvie and a French Bugatti as German Stukas and 88mm guns hit American vehicles near Sened. The piece captures front line tension, wartime camaraderie, and observers documenting the advancing town.
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Tunisia
Junior
Sened
John Jarvie
Jarvie
Ile
Collis
Uncoubtelly
Soa
Eli Ree
Last War Tale of a Picayune Scout and a Driver
A veteran recounts a harsh frontline escape with Jarvie a sprightly 52 year old driver. They blunder into a German minefield are chased by gunfire and Stukas. Despite losses they tally 15 planes 12 tanks and over 90 prisoners before retreating from Sened. The narrator jokes about Berlin ahead and vows not to return to the front with Jarvie.
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Sened
Jarvie
Crkidher
Lily the
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Junior
Prophylactic MPs in Georgetown Guiana Mix up a Private’s Night
In Grorce Town British Guiana U.S. Army MPs escort soldiers for “friendly prophylaxis” after drinking. A private from the Air Force at Waller Field visits Georgetown, enjoys rum punches, and is repeatedly escorted to MP headquarters for multiple prophylactic sessions before seeking return transport to Atkinson Field. Local medical staff note the overzealous supervision.
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Grorce Trown
British Guiana
U.S. Army
Air Force
Waller Wield
Atkinson Field
Georgetown
Jungles
Medical Department
Yank Fieled
Life in Iran for GIs Aboard the Curfew and Costs
In Iran GIs face an 8 pm curfew, high prices, and a hard market for cigarettes and liquor. Language shifts, currency quirks, and unfamiliar transport complicate daily life as droshkies mingle with cars and soldiers adjust to a very different routine.
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Iran
Persia
Paris
East
U. S
Suding
Rhode Island mail trust seeks old friends overseas
GIs from Rhode Island formed a mail trust to reconnect with friends lost touch during war. Messages from India England Alaska and the Aleutians travel via APO addresses, urging letters to families and pals in North Ireland, Miami, New York, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Herbert
Hagges
Joe Farina
Aime LePage
Vincent Catallozzi
Mick Mainelli
Requests to Hear From Relatives in WWII Personal Notices
Fragmented wartime missives show soldiers across units and stations seeking contact with brothers, cousins, and family from California to India and Oregon. Names and units appear garbled, but the core plea is for letters and news from home.
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Will
Peter A. Monson
Btry
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Harry Gillespie
c/u
Seattle
Wash
Trois Files
Jessie
Canton
KR. OC
Evi
Harry Trout
63Rd Gen
Camp White
Oreg
Pvt
Charies
India
Lincoln L. Davis
Co. C
Sid Int
APO 4
Camp Gordon
Auguste
Crk
Yann Dee
Ardoving
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Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Harris C. Rueger
Pamela G. Walker
Meda MacKeown
Frank Rovery
C. T. Harris
Richard Kean
Yank
Ceena
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Nps
G.I
G.ls
Afticricar
Leaner S. Tran
Burt
Wurth
Colizza
Jared
Alexander
Adolph Colizza
Jack Lenihan
Camp Blanding
Ireland
Jerry Jared
Mickey Jared
Pacific
James W. Alexander
Dutch
Lionel Edwards
Mitchel Field
Spt
William Vaughan
MacDill Field
Lowrey
Jack Kramer
England
Miami
Henry
Charles A. Lowrey
Oswell O. Oliver
Oswell
Joseph de Gennaro
Lindower
Yaarema
Idari
Pfe
Charles Lindower
Alaska
Herbert Lippman
Australia
Lou Adis
Yarema
Aleutian
George Medziak
John Martin
Aleutians
Tom Bobo Sige
Kramer
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