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1 Du e t o s c a r c i t y of s u i t a b l e t a r g e t s n d t h e un e e r t a t y of t h eomb l e , t e t e i t y of o pe r a t i o s h s s t a r t e d t o s l c enc on s i de r ab l y . r o dawn t l d u k t h e a i r f i e l d h a s be en j a edi t h C- 4 7 s l a d i n g i t h c a r oe s of ga s ol n e , e qu i p en t , nd

s ome of " B " p r t y pe r s o e l a r r i v ed on t h e s e pl e s . Withe Jerries s render g n droves it h s beco e a co on si t

t o s e e a f ew Pa r t i s a n ar c n g a h u .r ed pr i s on e r s d own t h e

r oad . A f ew of ou me n h v e a c c e p t e d t he i v i .t i on of t h ePa r t i s a n s t o g o " Hu Hu t " a nd t he y a ve ma a ged t o a s s i s t

n t h e r c a pt u e . I owe v e r , o s t en pr f e r t h e q e t e v en si n c amp a s t he,y

f i g ur e i t i s t oo l a t e i n t h e ga e s t o b e u nd e rtak g ny w ld adventures w c i ht in any v y i p r thei

c a n c e s o r e t u n h o a f e a n d s ou nd .

c e p t f or t h e ne ce s a y d i ve r s f or t h e f ew r e i i g ve h i e l e sl e f t n Gr o s s e t o , " B " pa t y pe r s on n e l a n d e qu i p en t a r r i v ed

,toda by C 47 s . Throughout the ent re day we ere on re d e sto fly against opport e ta gets . t e late fternoon two of

t h e s qua d on a i r c r t t ook of f t o s ea r ch f or pos s i b l e / T mo e -men t f r om s ome of t h e Ge r n r o ck e t s i n t h e a r e a . e w u t et e r t he a t ou nd n ews a s r e c e i ved f r om q . t t t h erma l h Ar y h d capitulated d a l hostilities h ceased

in Ital .

3 The reaction of the men to the co ditional surrender of theGer in the talian Theater has been interesting to not .

con trast to wh t g t have been expected ,the news was taken

wit out too much celebrati g and shouti g . Iaturally , everyone

wa e l a t ed bu t t h e ba c o h s nd l e r s t h e ,t h o gh t a t

o y one h lf of the big job is completed . The day or the e l

celebrating and rejoic wi be " " day hen they ca once

a ga i n r e s ume t e s t a t us of c i v i l i a n s .

4 t h e e a l y h o s of t h e m r n i n t h e r e n t s of " B " pa r t ya rived in ca p . The uncertainty of the permanency of t sb a s e s t i l l e s t s a d t he r e f or e t h e i mpr ov of t he c a n p a r eai s n o t go i n a h e a a t t h e u ua r a p i d ce . Th e qua dr on ha snot yet received official notice that o erations have ceased

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bu .di n s ou l d s t i l l be va cant but ex ce pt f or a f e door s ,do s a f t r e s s s i ng , t e qu r t e r s of t he of f i c e r s

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I on s i e ur s Bl nd Le b r un , an d an y ot h e r i p or t a n t .os t a e sh av e b e ob s e r v ed on t e f i pr e s r i n g t o b oa r d t r a s por tpl an e s . C- 4 7 s a pl e r t y re r e a l o t ed t o t h e Squa dr o , a d byn i t f a l t he b k of t h e men a nd e , u .r e r t a d b e f l ownto Grosseto.

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1 0 a e r i a l t r a r n g r o gr a m of s i x t e en n on - o e r t i on a l s or t i esi s t o b e f l o _ da i

l y . I t wi l l t a e pl a c e a r l y n t h e or i r gan d a f l i g i t s i l l be on t h e r oun d by l OO hour s t o a l l owbo t h pi l o t s a n d gr ou d e r s or ne l t o a r t i c i a t e i n t e i n t e n -s i ve s che dul e t ha t h s bee s e t u p t o e e t r e me n o cc u p i ed .s y e t t h i s pl a n h a s n ot be en pu t i t o e f f e c t d ue t o s e t t l e 3

conditions created by o recent nove .

11 Th e de ob i l i z t i on oi n t m l t l e s r e l e a s e t o da y ca u ed morf u or a r d a l k t h n t he r e c e n t r_e ws of t h e c or p l e t e c o l l a p s eof t h e x i s Pov r s . Th e of f i c i a s c a r e s i l l b e f i g ed byt h e d e r l y Room bu t n o s t en t a b l a t e t h e r s c or e o t h epu b l i c a t i on i n : e St a r s a n d t r i pe s . Th e or i g i l men oft h e s q dr on , wh o f t f or ov r s e a s i n J u l y 1 94 , a h av ea t l e a s t on e h n r e d i r t s c o pa r ed t o t h e r e qu i r ed e i h t yf i ve , bu t :. wa r

d l y t h e y n ow t a t v e r y f ew of t e wi . bereleased fro the Service .

1 A s qu dr on m e t i g wa s 'r e l a t r i s e v cr r g n d l s t S t . Pe t i se x l a i ed ha t t h e e n c ou d e x pe c t nd e r t e " V n da y pr o -g r am. 1 -i s c i l i n e . i l b e mo s t r i a n d t h e S qua dr on i l l b ef or c e d t o r e s or t t o :s u e s cmp . oy ed i n t h e " G " my i nt h e St a t e s . On e of t e f e r e de n f e a t u r e s of ov e r s e a sl i f e i s t ha t a i i s a l l o- ed mor e f r e e om a nd t h s c n ge ,a l t h ou h i iev i t a b l e , i 11 n t b e e l c omed . 'r'ri t h t e a r r i v a lof wa r we a t h r , h a k i r or s e r e i s s u ed t o d ay . . Th e

f ewr em i n i n g embe r s of " B " :=r t y a r r i v ed i n c amp l a t e t h i se ve i n r i r . i

t h e s qu a d r on u p t o f u l s t r n g t h .

1 3 l o u ;h t l e 1 e e r i n s i s t t h .t t h e " pe r_c i l pu s h e r s "h a ve t h e s of t e t ob t h e . : , t i y a c t ua l l y or k a s l on gd a s i a r d a s a r y on e n t h e S qua r or . t pr e s e n t t h ey r e

s a ped ith wor - today in a dition to rout e duties ,t e

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14 group party celebrating " VE " d y is sc eduled to take

pl a c e on t h e 3r d of I y n t e be a ch a t Gr o s e t o a r i x a .It as requ Sted that each squa ron turn in its next beer

r a t i on t o Gr oup h e r e i t oul d be r e t a i n ed f or t e ga l aa f f a r . By o l l a r v o t e of t h e en t ] e r e qu e s t a s t ur n edd o n bu t a t a s qu d r or_ ra e t n g i e i d t h i s e ven i , i t sdecide to donate t're beer .

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r y t ha t a a n f e e l s a r e h s r o p r t y a n d a s pr ov ed by t h ef i r s t vo t e , i t t a e s a l o t of pe r s u a s i on b e f c r e h e w l p tith even one bottle of his beer rati n .

1 5 Two t r u ck s a r r u . s e c h a t e r n o on t o t h e b e a ch a tGr o s e t o a r i n a wh e r e c e :ar y en j oy h s e by r e l x. nor d o i g a l i t t l e swi n g . The R d Cr o s s Cl u b l o ca t eda bl o c a ay f r om t r:e Squa d r on bu i l d i ng h a s b e c or e t e os tp o u l a r s i o t n t o n , i n c t h e n ew i ce c r e a m f r e e z e r shave been i o eration there , a visit to the club n the

a f t r n oon f or a d i s h c f i c e c r e h a s b e c ome a " us t . "Cof f e e a r_d ca k es i t h e e ve r g a l s o r e c e i v e a b i g p l a f r ombo t h o f i c e r s a n en i s t ed en .

1 6 Th i f e c t s of " VE " a y a r_i t h e r e a l i z a t i on t l t t h e wt h i s t h e a t e r r a s f : 1 en d e d a r e s l owl y s t a r t n g t o

ea r of f . i e t a . d s t u l a t i on c f c r a l e f o l o ed f ora s h or t t . e

bu t t :e men a r e n ow a a r e t t t h ey u s t s st 'r r ou h a d i f f i c u l t ar d o o t on ous e r i od wh i l c t h e r ya t t empt s t o e e p t h en o cc u ; i ed . D t e d a y t ue r e i senough wor and recr aticn to keep everyone busy but the

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Th ea t t e nd a n c e s go od , t e u d ex ce l en t , a d t e u ua r unof wo n (r a t i e r on t h e s d y s i d e we r e pr s e t . I o o ea s ye t h a s con c i ve d a i a t o l n d ac e t e b e t t er c l s s o fo en to attend.

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.s t d e r s e l wi l Ue r e s t r i c t e d t o t h eGr s s e t o a r e a . owe v e r i t i s t i c i a t e d t a t s s e swi l e g i n a a : n a f t e r t s 7or i s f zi s l ed . I r t r ee a ra _ e , i o t s a r e 'o i n s e r t t o va r i o us R St Ca ul :Ro e , C r i , L e Ga r da a d El Rou s e , C r s i c a .

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l f oi t e e n of t lze s qu . d -r on , or k o s a r e v i t i . n t e i t i u ; e r i od dt l:e f r c e d on f r om s t r en u ou s o e a t i c r.a l 1 t i S , e a r l y or n gsa n d l t e e v r i r s i s r ev a r d z:o h f or t i e l or on t l s ofi r_t e s i ve or l . 'Ji h on e t v i t i n . i r d : To e c ve -n 6 s or e l e a s n t , t i e Gr u r_c s c s or s a U I Ce r. i l t l yr.t i e c i t y k . Pl a J i . i . a p i c t e s a ue o ut d our a v i an ,o r or c l s r a . :a s a l r e f o l l c i n s , : l o t e we - s t c c ed

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23 Our Grou at last has ta en over the ilitary TheaterGr os s e t o . e w pr o j e c t or ha s b e en n s t l ed a nd n o oe r s o e l o t f e el l : k e i r t r u d e r s wh l e a t t en d g it h r e . Ti e s q a ur on a r t i s t , / S t . Gl e r n E . Ei p e r , a sb e r b u s y n i t s a l n g n i a t e n s i n i a s f or .a l l h i sc l a r o r i n c t o e r s . Th e n s i gn i a i s a r e r odu c t i on of .

t h ef a ou s E t r i na t or , s u i t b l e f or : a r on f l y g j a ck e tor souveni value.

4 I t i s c o mon n owl e d g e t .a t d ur i ng t he pa s t f ew y ea r s e v e r -on e t l e s q dr on h a s b e c o e ph ot o c on s c i ou s . Th e s p l en d i dopportun ties forded ev ryon ere in Italy to photograph

ub j e c t s (wl ch e r e r e v i ou s l y r e r e t r a v e l f ol d e r i c t ur e s )h a s a n y of t e en c a r y i r_ c a r a s whe r e v e r t h ey y g o .Several of the men with practica y no previoug experienceha v e s e t u p a da r oom a d t n ou t c c ompa r ab l e t o t tof profession l photograpn t Ch ci s.

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