Category: Hertha

Bill reports he finally received a letter. He says he is no longer assigned to the infantry, and now is in the medical department, attached to the 8th cavalry regiment. There are 17 men in the group, under Major Swift. He is on duty in the aid station about two days per week, leaving a…

In this letter Bill describes the situation in this pre-basic-training period. Among other things, he writes about the camp schedule, and their responsibilities to do “KP” or work in the dinning room. He then goes on to list the various acronyms used in the army, followed by a description of the camp grounds and the…

In this brief note Bill talks about his duties: building roads.

This is Thanksgiving day, and Bill says that by a quirk of timing he had two Thanksgiving dinners! He then describes the mess hall procedures. The start of basic training has been delayed until the company fills up, so they have been doing “busy work.”

Bill talks about enjoying a Thanksgiving dinner. He’s says he’s thankful for being alive and well, that the campaign hasn’t been as bad as the bivouacs in Camp Roberts, there hasn’t been much marching, on the day he writes, the sun came out and their foxhole has remained dry.