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John N. Calhoun family letters, August 1941-February 1946
1941-09-24 Page 1
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H & S Co. 136th Med Regt In the field 12 mi NW Villa Platt, La APO 34, Camp Claiborne, La Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1941. My dear Dorothea: Well, last night was a dandy. It started to rain and it poured and it poured and it poured. It must have rained five to eight inches of rain. They don't think a big rain like that is out of the way down here. It ran through our tent and my shoes were floating around under my cot. I got up and went out in the rain to loosen the ropes on the officer's tents and the headquarters tents. Also to ditch around them to keep the water from running in. So I was soaking wet and went back in our tent (Griff and I had a 9x9 - small officers tent- just big enough for two cots) and took off my fatigues which were soaking wet. Griff and I put all the barracks bags and packs on out cots to keep them out of the rain. Then curled up on what little space was left to try and get some rest. But of course it started to leak through the roof of the tent and drop down on you a drop of cold water at a time. Finally covered over with the wool blanket and went to sleep- utterly
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H & S Co. 136th Med Regt In the field 12 mi NW Villa Platt, La APO 34, Camp Claiborne, La Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1941. My dear Dorothea: Well, last night was a dandy. It started to rain and it poured and it poured and it poured. It must have rained five to eight inches of rain. They don't think a big rain like that is out of the way down here. It ran through our tent and my shoes were floating around under my cot. I got up and went out in the rain to loosen the ropes on the officer's tents and the headquarters tents. Also to ditch around them to keep the water from running in. So I was soaking wet and went back in our tent (Griff and I had a 9x9 - small officers tent- just big enough for two cots) and took off my fatigues which were soaking wet. Griff and I put all the barracks bags and packs on out cots to keep them out of the rain. Then curled up on what little space was left to try and get some rest. But of course it started to leak through the roof of the tent and drop down on you a drop of cold water at a time. Finally covered over with the wool blanket and went to sleep- utterly
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