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Even 1st Sergeants Draw KP: Okinawa

By will | Published: August 1, 1945

We have been busy helping to build up this camp, like pioneers. Yesterday I was on a detail clearing brush and pitching tents. Every body works here, including 1st Sgts. I may even be on K.P. one of these days for the 1st time in years. It’s a small price to pay for a discharge.

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Okinawa: Rumors of Peace and a Battle Flag

By will | Published: April 20, 1945

The battle flag is for Milton. Incidentally, it is a very good souvenir. Air Corps and Navy personnel, who rarely get a chance to visit the battlefield, will pay $35 to $50 for one–so you might advise Milt not to trade it for a Boy Scout knife or some such item. The writing on the [...]

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Invasion of Kwajalein Atoll

By will | Published: January 31, 1944

On 31 January 1944 the Division landed on islands in the Kwajalein Atoll in conjunction with the 4th Marine Division, and in a week of heavy fighting, wrested them from the Japanese. Elements took part in the capture of Engebi in the Eniwetok Atoll, 18 February 1944. The Division then moved to Oahu, T. H., [...]

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Hand Laundry on Attu

By will | Published: June 18, 1943

Yesterday I turned out my first washing and I had so much fun that I thought I would tell you about it. I realize that everything I say will be used against me, in view of the fact that Wilyum is still in the diaper stage (Insidententally, how long does that period last?) However, I [...]

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Victory in 1943?

By will | Published: June 18, 1943

Hawaii: December 11, 1943 Do the people at home really think the “war is over”? Here in Hawaii there is a much clearer realization that regardless of the collapse of Germany–our real fight is in the Pacific against Japan–and that the road to victory is a long and hard one. How can there be such [...]

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