in YD Grapevine 26th Infantry newspaper
Oct 2, 1945 — 26th Division is alerted to leave E.T.O. in December, and I hope I’m with them to the deployment area.
in YD Grapevine 26th Infantry newspaper
Category: Oct, 1945
in YD Grapevine 26th Infantry newspaper
Oct 8, 1945 A Leon Errol picture had me laughing so hard my sides hurt. One guy laughed so hard he threw up.
Oct 12, 1945 Finally received mail from you. It sounds like you’re planning to leave the store.
“Conflict” 1945.
All during the war movies played an important role in keeping the soldiers entertained. See a trailer here: https://youtu.be/ivLMWhwLY0Q
Oct 15, 1945 — God, it burns me up to see how the redeployment program has gone to pieces the past few days.
Aug. 5, 1945
Oct 18, 1945 — My blood count is down to normal & the Doc put me in for discharge. Now back to my unit & Army greasy food.
Oct 20, 1945a — Sister, Arnette, saved letter Ben wrote to his niece, Carol, on her birth. 63 yrs. later, Carol now in Israel sent a copy.
Oct 20, 1945 – Back in my Company, What a change
Oct 30, 1945 — Took boxcars for three nites to Camp Pittsburgh in France. Picked up small stove which helped to keep us warm.
Read about Camp Pittsburgh and Cigarette Camps in the LaHavre area. http://www.skylighters.org/special/cigcamps/cigintro.html
PFC Benjamin Kaplow 