1 Nov 1943

LANDED CAGLIARI SARDINIA. FIRST BOAT OF 10 AT 12:00 NOON. BOARDED OUR TRUCKS TO FIELD  THEN OUT TO A VILLA    SLEEPING INSIDE AFTER CLEANING IT OUT.  OFFICERS UP STAIRS
174 + JERRY PLANES ALL over the field.
CAGLIARI   SARDINIA

2 Nov

went to surrounding town. very poor  nothing doing.  very nice wine   girls are dark skinned.   pretty when young.

3 Nov

went to another town = same story   nice wine. nothing else.  stores are empty.
flying field being repaired. Italian planes all over the place
Saw "Somewhere I'll find you"   good movie

4 Nov

{12} months today.  went down to beach    tore down some shacks to use lumber for our floor.   two truck loads - on our own {bech}.

5 Nov

Hear the Russians + 5th Army are on the move. fooled around in town.

6 Nov

GOT. PICTURE TAKEN IN VILLE. WENT SHOW.  BOUGHT SOUVERNIRS. = CHEAP.
PLANES AT DEJEDA WITH B-26'S
PRICES LOW HERE = HAIRCUT + SHAVE = 8 LIRES   GLASS WINE = 5 LIRES ETC.

7 Nov

GOT PAID.  BOUGHT ITALIAN CAMERA  $4.00     GOT LETTER FROM LT. SADDIE.

8 Nov

GRABBED A TENT WITH JERRY. ELMER. LES. + ANDY.  PUT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.  WOOD FLOOR  PLENTY OF ROOM.
LONG JOHN'S ON FOR PAJAMAS.
JERRY OVER TONITE. = JU-88
3 PKGS OF BUTTS.

9 Nov

WORKING ON TENT

10 Nov

STILL EATING CANNED "C" RATIONS   GUYS GETTING SICK AGAIN - CAN'T TAKE EM ANY LONGER.  My STOMACH ACHES + BACK + MUSCLES CONSTANTLY
P-38 BEAT THE STUFFING OUT OF A REGGIANE 2001    GOOD MOCK FIGHT.

11 Nov

GERRY + I RODE AROUND TOWNS IN JEEP LOOKING FOR LAMPS OR CANDLES - NO GO   STRUNG A LINE INTO TENT WITH 20W BULB

12 Nov

SPENT DAY FIXING UP TENT - CLOTHES RACK ETC.
MOVIE AT NIGHT.  "THEY GOT ME COVERED"  BOB HOPE
BACK BOTHERING AFTER DIGGING FOX HOLE.

13 Nov

SAME STORY  RAIN + COLD     "C" RATIONS. 
GEN. SPAATZ' SON IN LAW WAS LOST FOR FEW DAYS.  WHEN HE RETURNED FIRST FIGHTER REC'D ORDER SEND GRESHAM TO 82 in ITALY TO FINISH HIS MISSIONS (RECONNANCE) + GO HOME. HE TOOK OUR NEW PLANE BUT WENT TO HOSPITAL AND ANOTHER PILOT TOOK HIS PLACE.  POLITICS

14 Nov

FREE BUTTS IN COMBAT ZONE AGAIN

15 Nov

SLEEPING + READING   WASHINGTON WROTE GEN . "IKE" WHY NO  FLYING CADETS.  HE WROTE US IT WILL START SOON.

16 Nov

M/SGT. CAUDILL GOT THE LEGION OF MERIT. {1} FOR THE GROUP. 71ST HAD BEST RECORD SO LINE CHIEF GOT IT.  GUYS IN AFRICA (DEJEIDER) HAVE CHANCE FOR O.C.S.

17 Nov

TOOK A BATH. WORKED AROUND CAMP

18 Nov

Coastal Command Hudsons sank 14 subs in three days  MORE FELLOWS CAME FROM D'JEEDA.

19 Nov

made a stove out of a fuel tank.  Went into town and took drain pipes from bombed houses for smoke stack.

20 Nov

small Xmas box from Jini.  ESQUIRE BOOK CIGARETTES ETC.

21 Nov

Lydia the laundry woman's daughter. teaching us Italian. lesson this evening. The American women is the best treated women in the world. but not one realizes it and all want more.

22 Nov

an Italian lesson with Lydia.

23 Nov

LT. OWENS (FORMER TEACHER) FROM 14TH WITH 5 MISSIONS IN JOINED US. ALSO A 2ND LT. AND A CAPT. (FLYING INSTRUCTOR) FROM CLEV. JOINED US. FROM ME.    (NOT ROOKIES)    A 2ND LT. FROM BOLLING FLD.  OLD TIMER BUT CAME OVERSEAS IN SEPT.

24 Nov

TOOK JEEP UP THRU NEARBY TOWNS - TERRIBLY MESSY    SHOW AT NIGHT.   PICTURES NOT READY

25 Nov

Turkey for dinner.  cranberry sauce.  3 pks cigarettes     nuts.

26 Nov

PICTURES FROM STUDIO OK.

27 Nov

SPENT THE DAY WITH JEEP LOOKING FOR LIGHTING WIRE AT DOCKS ETC. TYPHUS SHOT FOR SPREADING EPIDEMIC.  HAD BIG MEAL WITH {ITY} SOLDIERS

28 Nov

PUT IN ELEC. LITE WIRING WITH LES.  HAD ITALIAN LESSON WITH LYDIA

29 Nov

LT. WILLIAMS [Lt Russell Williams] KILLED BY SUFFOCATION WHEN TIRE BLEW ON LANDING.  HE WENT OVER ON HIS BACK  HIT SOFT MUD. A TERRIBLE FIELD.  TOOK US 20 MINUTES GET HIM OUT. (BURIED THIS P.M.) THE REST OF THE OUTFIT CAME IN.

30 Nov

THRU A GOOD FLING WITH ELMER + LES + THE ITALIANS. BIG MEAL = TANTO UMBREACO