August 15, 1944
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August 15, 1944Near St. Tropez, France No. 41 Dear Folksies, Our landing here turned out to be, instead of a grim and determined ordeal, a tiring but swell experience. In fact, on looking back it was really lots of fun. (Perhaps that’s a bad viewpoint to take for, one could, and probably will, use […]
June 6, 1944
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No letter from René today, so here’s an excerpt from the journal of Dr. Philip Westdahl about their journey to and arrival at Anzio on June 6, 1944 — the same day as the Allied Invasion of Normandy — D-Day. On June 6, we headed for Anzio by truck convoy. Traveling along Route #7, […]