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12 - 18 NOVEMBER 1944
12 November 1944
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14 November 1944
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17 November 1944
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18 November 1944
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ARRIVAL AT LEYTE 2d Battalion unloading on Leyte Beach, after arriving from Noemfoor. The LCUP's couldn't get any closer to shore, so we floated our equipment in. We arrived in the midst of constant Jap air harassment raids, and managed to break the U.S.S. George Custer's record in abandoning ship, as well as for unloading. Capt. Terry was so pleased (relieved) he gave the staff officers some beer. We peons in the rifle companies got a letter of commendation saying we were the best. We already knew that |
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THE FLOOR SHOW After completion of the unloading, we watched the floor show - air raids on the ships of our convoy. The second from the left, with smoke above it, is the U.S.S. West Point. Formerly the peacetime "S.S. America", it was our biggest liner. The smoke above it is from a kamikaze which almost hit it. I was familiar with the ship because it had been my transport from the U.S. I recalled the ship's crew cockily assuring us the ship was 'too valuable' to ever be in a combat zone. A lot of us shared the feeling, but here we were. |
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"DOC" BRADFORD The indomitable Dr. Charles Bradford, one of the few true greats. "Doc" did not mind getting in and laboring with the troops. Notice that he's holding his glasses in his hands - with his poor eyesight, he usually wore them. |
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ED FLASH - My cobber. He commanded 2d Platoon. Ed, Sleepy Miller, Walter Massey and I put up our pyramidal tent in a driving rain. It leaked like a sieve. We took it down, took it to supply and exchanged it and raised the new tent. Our timing was perfect. When we finished the job, the rain stopped. This tent did not leak. |
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