Friday, 13 October [1944] Littlecote, EnglandSaw some more of the grounds and house this morning. Indoor swimming pool, chapel, tennis courts, cricket field, gardens, hot houses, nothing like it. As usual it started raining around noon. C47’s pass by all day long. What a job of production the U.S. has done. It makes one proud…

Monday, 16 October [1944] LittlecoteWe set up our offices this morning and settled down to do a little work. Feel more like we are in the army again. Our chow has improved but chicken is on the menu again. We have regularly scheduled classes which everyone is required to attend. I dislike this program very…

Thursday, 19 October [1944] LittlecoteSame old story, nothing new. Routine day at camp, a little rain. We did go for a short hike (5 miles). I went to a show in Hungerford after supper. Saw the picture “Old Oklahoma”. Was a very interesting picture but somehow couldn’t keep my mind on it. Friday, 20 October…

[Continued from previous page] London is a much bombed city, and my first actual contact with the horror of war. Many people, still sleep in subways and air raid shelters. Monday, 23 October [1944] LittlecoteLady and Sir Ernest Wills have returned from Scotland. He looks exactly like you would expect him to. He is 76…

Friday, 27 October [1944] LittlecoteAnother one of those uneventful days, which seem to drag along. Did little during the day. Went to bed early. Had a good night’s sleep. Saturday, 28 October [1944] LittlecoteWorked ‘Til noon. Went to Hungerford and put up at the 3 Swans Hotel. Visited friends in the afternoon. Went to a…

Tuesday, 31 October [1944] Littlecote[Continued from previous page] to about 18 lbs. Together with what I had loaned out, I had something like 25 lbs. to face the month with. Wednesday, Thurs,  Fri, Sat, Sun, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 November [1944] LittlecoteThe above 4 days were spent in Hungerford, Littlecote and Newberry. I visited…

[Continued from previous page] spoke to us today. He was terrific. He related many of his experiences in battle, they weren’t nice.We took a hike today, another Orientation feature. Had a movie in the castle tonight. They show one each night now, also we have our own Red Cross where we can get coffee and…

[Continued from previous page] Had venison and potatoes, (coffee too).  Sunday, 12 November [1944] LittlecoteI spent today at the Swans Hotel in their Guests’ Lounge. Read several books, conversed with Mr. Webb, and Mr. McCartney, both retired. Had tea and later on dinner consisting of Pheasant and squash. The English do very well with the…

Friday, 17 November [1944] LittlecoteMiserable, rainy weather, packed in morning and left for new camp that afternoon. The day we had been waiting for had skipped right up on us.We were happy in spite of the weather. We would have welcomed any change. Even after arrival at the new camp, a mess of mud, water…

Tuesday, 21 November [1944] RamsburyMore guns. More equipment. The outfit is alerted and it’s really a job getting ready. The mechanics are busy on their trucks and jeeps. The Chiefs of Selections and Artillery Mechanics are busy on the guns. Every one has a job and everyone is doing it. Btry “B” moves rapidly, when…