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PFC Benjamin Kaplow

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

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Category: Sep, 1944

Sept 1, 1944 Life aboard ship is getting a trifle boring, now, even though they try to make it interesting for us.

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Sept 4, 1944 — Ben shipped out with the 104th Infantry Regiment on the S.S. Argentina.

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S.S. Argentina
From 104th Infantry Book, Page 41
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Sept 1, 1944 — Ben shipped out with the 104th Infantry Regiment on the S.S. Argentina.

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S.S. Argentina
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Sep 9, 1944 Yankee Division, 104th Infantry Regiment – 26th Infantry Div. lands in Cherbourg on Sept. 7th, 1944.

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Sept 15, 1944 Jewish Holidays. Services Sun, Mon, Tues. Censored letter. New pup tents close at both ends for warmth.

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Sept 16, 1944 In a building previously used by some cows – It may smell a bit, but it’s better than sleeping on the ground.

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Sept 17, 1944 – Service by PFC. Probably as good as some Rabbis at home. In place of a shofar, we had a trumpet.

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Sept 23, 1944 We acquired a German stove to help keep the chill off nites. Jeep weaving in & out of that column like mad men.

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Ben Kaplow driving his Jeep
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