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Evelyn Birkby World War II scrapbook, 1942-1944
August 17, 1941, p.2
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Katy Kelly Hear that we have some more of them coming up in December. That don't make any of the fellows happy as the weather by then probably will be plenty disagreeable. Its starting to get damp and foggy at night now. Been rainy and dreary the past couple of days. Gets plenty chilly before morning in these tents here in camp. We've had the gas heater going a couple of times and it didn't feel bad. This camp is equipped with gas and they have a stove in each tent. Been a lot of construction going on here this fall. They've built on to the south end and a couple of new out fits are occupying them. Built a recreation hall for each company and a Church for each regiment. Before there wasn't a blade of grass in camp but since we came back in we've done a lot of sodding and it looks new. I don't enjoy it any better though. I may get to leave here sooner than I expected. I've applied for a discharge and think
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Katy Kelly Hear that we have some more of them coming up in December. That don't make any of the fellows happy as the weather by then probably will be plenty disagreeable. Its starting to get damp and foggy at night now. Been rainy and dreary the past couple of days. Gets plenty chilly before morning in these tents here in camp. We've had the gas heater going a couple of times and it didn't feel bad. This camp is equipped with gas and they have a stove in each tent. Been a lot of construction going on here this fall. They've built on to the south end and a couple of new out fits are occupying them. Built a recreation hall for each company and a Church for each regiment. Before there wasn't a blade of grass in camp but since we came back in we've done a lot of sodding and it looks new. I don't enjoy it any better though. I may get to leave here sooner than I expected. I've applied for a discharge and think
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