October 9th, Monday- Journal entry-On Guard

Oct. 9-
Went out till noon-

Wendell Willkies' death announced-
Discovered cocoa pot we used last night had big chunk of steel wool in bottom-
On guard-
Black as coal-
Kimdel in medic tent with cold-
Well started on log cabin with Schlueing

wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Willkie

Cliff Hope from his book: Meanwhile, back in the real world of Gotterdammerung, we discovered a large hunk of steel wool in the bottom of the coffee pot we used to heat water for our delicious cocoa!

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Nov 26th 1945 To Leona from Wes Hill

Nov 26, 1945 Luzon Dear Leona: Well here I am still but not for long. No kidding a dream. A long worn out Dream is coming nearer to reality. I will be home some time in January. Unless orders change. But up to now we sail or get on a boat on the 10th of December. I'm about going Nuts for that is only 15 Days away. All the 70 bomber have gone to Manila last week & we are the first to go as a Unit. with 60 to 69 pointers exclusive. So you know what that means from now on there is no use in writing for the Post Office readdresses to my home address. so here I am. and not a darn thing to write about. Our old Outfit Broke up and so I'm in the 736th AAA Gun Bn. which is second on the list. for shipment. 43,000 men are going to shipped from the AAA this December on 147 Troop Transports. So I'll see you after I walk out of the Gates of Fort Douglas or should I call you up for Instruction on how to get around Salt Lake. Well that's too far ahead to think clear...

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Not sure when most of these photos were taken, but the last looks like arrival. The others are just so the photos are spread out over the On the Ship posts.

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