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| − | The 5th and 8th armies made | + | The 5th and 8th armies made beautiful progress. We drove in a deep wedge after stiff fighting very far north of Gaeta - The Navy is giving that division (German) quite a pasting at Gaeta - |
| − | Our 85th div along the coast is having a rough time but gaining steadily | + | Our 85th div along the coast is having a rough time but gaining steadily - The 88th div captured both hills 90 and 185 past Sante Marie - Prisoners taken 252 for one day - |
| − | The French ( | + | The French (Arabs and Goans) definitely mowing them down - I doubt if many prisoners were taken - The frogs have come past the Lira valley now in back of Cassino - The report of prisoners by the French 1,260. |
| − | The Poles and British have formed a | + | The Poles and British have formed a bridgehead 4 miles long over the Rapido River - When they took over from us last February we had formed the small bridgehead - |
| − | Everything is going very good | + | Everything is going very good - Thank God - |
| − | Tomorrow we get into summer sun tans | + | Tomorrow we get into summer sun tans - Definitely très gay for G. I Corp - |
| − | Our personal shower very good but that | + | Our personal shower very good but that cold water is plenty rough - |
| − | + | To-night the long range artillery has opened up | |
Revision as of 22:54, 15 January 2020
Wednesday, April 19 110th day - 256 days follow Patriot's Day (Mass., Me.)
Note 360 tanks are on the way up.
May 14-44- The 5th and 8th armies made beautiful progress. We drove in a deep wedge after stiff fighting very far north of Gaeta - The Navy is giving that division (German) quite a pasting at Gaeta -
Our 85th div along the coast is having a rough time but gaining steadily - The 88th div captured both hills 90 and 185 past Sante Marie - Prisoners taken 252 for one day -
The French (Arabs and Goans) definitely mowing them down - I doubt if many prisoners were taken - The frogs have come past the Lira valley now in back of Cassino - The report of prisoners by the French 1,260.
The Poles and British have formed a bridgehead 4 miles long over the Rapido River - When they took over from us last February we had formed the small bridgehead -
Everything is going very good - Thank God -
Tomorrow we get into summer sun tans - Definitely très gay for G. I Corp -
Our personal shower very good but that cold water is plenty rough -
To-night the long range artillery has opened up