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| − | <html>29" Beautiful weather for past two<br /> days & enjoyable<br /> Many of boys out for pleasure<br /> ride, [ | + | <html>29" Beautiful weather for past two<br /> days & enjoyable.<br /> Many of boys out for pleasure<br /> ride, [?] I [didn't?] [care?] for it.<br /> About all talk one hears now<br /> is relative to leaving time.<br /> Have missed very few days in<br /> writing to Ditty.<br />30" Saw Charlie Chaplin & had a<br /> good laugh. Another long day<br /> finally passed. This anxiety about<br /> leaving begins to [fall] on everyone<br /> Had our Muster to-day Whole<br /> headquarters. [...] turned out<br /> in full equiment. Quite im-<br /> posing sight. Impresses one<br /> much more that we're in<br /> real war. Still shy of some<br /> ordnance equipment which<br /> holds us back. {Shai..?], [Ketz?] to<br /> town.<br />31" Personal Report in, pay-voucher<br /> goes to Bank of C'water.<br /> Big doings in Chattanooga cel-<br /> ebrating Halloween.<br /><br /> <strong> November 1917</strong><br />1-5<br /> Duties light & time hanging<br /> heavily on hands. Col. said<br /> Today that barring things<br /> unforseen we should start<br /> To [get] out Tuesday P.M.<br /> I to go with Col. [Herring..][...]<br /> in 1" section. Whole outfit taking<br /> 4 secs. Looks to me as if impossible<br /> to get started Tuesday as all outfits<br /> not completed. Uncertainty keeps me<br /> unsettled, anxiety makes me restless.<br />6-11.<br /> Idea of leaving Tuesday a<br /> myth and even a week from<br /> [there] seems very improbable<br /> Ordnance property not com<br /> -ing in holds us.<br /> Col. said "The minute that<br /> Ord. gets in I'm going to<br /> wire that we are ready &<br /> we should get out in 4-8<br /> hrs<br /> One more listless week gone.<br /> 18- 1" Lts. [...] until Sat. for [France]<br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /></html> |
Revision as of 18:48, 3 March 2019
<html>29" Beautiful weather for past two
days & enjoyable.
Many of boys out for pleasure
ride, [?] I [didn't?] [care?] for it.
About all talk one hears now
is relative to leaving time.
Have missed very few days in
writing to Ditty.
30" Saw Charlie Chaplin & had a
good laugh. Another long day
finally passed. This anxiety about
leaving begins to [fall] on everyone
Had our Muster to-day Whole
headquarters. [...] turned out
in full equiment. Quite im-
posing sight. Impresses one
much more that we're in
real war. Still shy of some
ordnance equipment which
holds us back. {Shai..?], [Ketz?] to
town.
31" Personal Report in, pay-voucher
goes to Bank of C'water.
Big doings in Chattanooga cel-
ebrating Halloween.
November 1917
1-5
Duties light & time hanging
heavily on hands. Col. said
Today that barring things
unforseen we should start
To [get] out Tuesday P.M.
I to go with Col. [Herring..][...]
in 1" section. Whole outfit taking
4 secs. Looks to me as if impossible
to get started Tuesday as all outfits
not completed. Uncertainty keeps me
unsettled, anxiety makes me restless.
6-11.
Idea of leaving Tuesday a
myth and even a week from
[there] seems very improbable
Ordnance property not com
-ing in holds us.
Col. said "The minute that
Ord. gets in I'm going to
wire that we are ready &
we should get out in 4-8
hrs
One more listless week gone.
18- 1" Lts. [...] until Sat. for [France]
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