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PFC Benjamin Kaplow

US ARMY, 26th Infantry (Yankee Division) 104th Regiment, WW11

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Category: Aug, 1943

Aug 1, 1943 — Camp Croft — Jewish guys story. If Germany had known how little equip England had in1940, England would be out of war now.

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Aug 3, 1943 “Rhett Butler” is trying to take apart & put back together his rifle blindfolded. He’s pretty good. Movies.

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Aug 4, 1943 — Map reading & marksmanship. A.S.T.P. interview. Want engineers, language, medicine, dentistry.

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Aug 6, 1943 Camp Croft — Going out to dig foxholes. Even going to eat C-rations. So Mom got her hair cut. Probably looks younger.

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Aug 7, 1943 — Camp Croft –To sister Ruth. Description of camp, drawing of foxhole. Dig firing stoop to sit on when tank goes overhead.

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Aug 8, 1943 — Camp Croft Take a look at the firing range. Made expert. Thanks for the packages. Here’s my next order.

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Watch WWII rifle training video here https://archive.org/details/Rifle_Marksmanship_with_M1_Rifle_Part_1

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Aug 9, 1943 — Camp Croft — Latrine rumor – course extended to 17 weeks. Send Brillo soap pads in next box.

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Aug 10, 1943 — Camp Croft – Firing range scores above average, but I’m worried about rapid firing. Took your orange & pear for lunch.

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Aug 17, 1943 — Shooting at targets resembling human body. Most non-coms shipping out. Some replacements from Panama.

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Read a funny story about “targets up” on the range at Camp Croft. http://www.schistory.net/campcroft/targets.html

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Aug 22, 1943 — Post Card – Camp Croft — In town tonight. Sent you some pictures.

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Aug 23, 1943 — Camp Croft — Dug slit trench – so dark we couldn’t even see where we were digging. Tripped in holes – bumped into trees.

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Aug 26, 1943 — Camp Croft — Obstacle course, demolition demos. Once we started crawling, we didn’t even pay attention to the bullets.

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Aug 30, 1943 — Camp Croft — Thanks for all the fruit. A lot of guys are broke cause they visit the bars.

IT IS A SOLDIERS GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO GET DRUNK

             Walt H. Frank                   Brig. Gen US Army”

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Aug 30, 1943 — After lights out, we set up obstacle course with foot lockers in barracks. Guys coming in did a lot of tripping.

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Aug 31, 1943 Flash!! Have been accepted in A.S.T.P. Math, Physics, Chem, English, History, Geography. –GULP–

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