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PFC Benjamin Kaplow

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

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Category: Oct, 1945

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.

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July 15, 1945 Going home announcement appears
in YD Grapevine 26th Infantry newspaper
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Oct 8, 1945 A Leon Errol picture had me laughing so hard my sides hurt. One guy laughed so hard he threw up.

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See one of the movies that Ben watched: https://youtu.be/5pEOOSlBitk

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Oct 12, 1945 Finally received mail from you. It sounds like you’re planning to leave the store.

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“Conflict”  1945. 

All during the war movies played an important role in keeping the soldiers entertained. See a trailer here: https://youtu.be/ivLMWhwLY0Q

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Oct 15, 1945 — God, it burns me up to see how the redeployment program has gone to pieces the past few days.

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“Forever Amber” article from Yankee Division newspaper.

Aug. 5, 1945
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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.

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Photo is Cousin Madeline who was a nurse’s aide stateside

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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.

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Oct 20, 1945 – Back in my Company, What a change

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Oct 30, 1945 — Took boxcars for three nites to Camp Pittsburgh in France. Picked up small stove which helped to keep us warm.

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Read about Camp Pittsburgh and Cigarette Camps in the LaHavre area. http://www.skylighters.org/special/cigcamps/cigintro.html

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