World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence.

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"...After dinner I helped to scrape down the deck and chip the old paint off of the starboard 'main deck' and back on the 'fantail'. Then we got that painted with the yellow [chromicide] paint after securing from that at four p.m. We gave the ship a clean sweep-down 'fore and aft'. My back got right red as I had my shirt off while I was working topside...."

Scope and Contents "...As yet I haven't heard a word from Frances Alwood...I still have hopes but if a letter doesn't arrive pretty soon from her it'll be a long, long time till I receive or will be able to mail any letters again. I think of Frances quite often and I do believe that I care a lot about her more than just mere friends...This morning, after quarters, we have quarters every morning--go up on the tank deck of the LCT that we have aboard and answer to the muster and get a list of the things that we...

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"...I helped to clean up the starboard scuttlebutt, small one-half size compartment where the water fountain is this morning. Then I painted on it till chow time...We got some new big records with radio programs recorded on them today--they aree good too. I've heard only two programs so far, 'Dinah Shore' and 'Spotlight Bands'. There are also a few old corny gay nineties records on board, too, sung by that girl who sings in the gay nineties revue on Monday nights...."

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"...Today all those men sleeping in the port troop sleeping compartments had to move to [aft] crews quarters as on the starboard side, as they will soon..." [remainder of the the sheet has been excised, possibly by the censor]

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"...We did a little work this morning and in the afternoon we had a 'holiday routine'. The first one that we've had in sometime now. But all I did was sleep and talk. I stayed up topside most of the time and watched some of the fellows fish and what do you know, they actually caught one...I got a haircut, by Barrett, a guy in our Division from Penn. who used to be a barber in good old civilian days...."

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"...This morning we had 'personnel inspection' by the executive officer and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) at quarters this morning on the tank deck of the LCT. We pased the criticizing eyes okay except for a few who were called down because they needed haircuts and one forgot to put his belt on...."

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"...A paper with the round-up of the day's news called 'The Nip Nipper" is now published and put out daily on board and a scandal paper called 'The Gaton' is put out once in awhile giving inside scoops and amusing incidents about members of the crew...They are enjoyed by all--and whoever started surely did a good deed for us fellows...."

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"...During the day we get to sack in after we complete our days work. I don't even hit my sack, I just take my life jacket and sleep on the deck...."

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"...I worked fairly hard today handling lines and odd jobs. We can now only take a fresh water shower every third night. Sionce I was so darn dirty, I broke down and much against my constitution, took a salt water shower...."

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"Last night, being Saturday night, we heard the 'hit parade' over the PA system. There was also a lot of good music coming over the radio up until ten when taps blew...at the canteen tonight I bought a cake which was quite a treat and it was good and cold...."