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Carroll Steinbeck letters to Evelyn Burton, July - December, 1944

just lie down and go to sleep on the bare ground. I had an old pipe to keep the bugs away with, but even at that I'm pretty well eaten up. We weren't doing much while we were there, but we chased the enemy for awhile then they would chase us. Some fun.
I just found that that its my turn to work K.P. again, but why did it have to come on Sunday. The only free day in the week and I get K.P.
A bunch of the fellows from U. of Iowa that I've been in the army with all the time are throwing a party tonight. Hot dog!
It looks like my Division may be moving one of these days. Our lease on this camp runs out about Sept 15 and the rumor is that we will have to leave. I hope we do and it had better be to the north.
[Name?] sure sounds as if he got a good deal with that book keeping job. I good job is hard to find.

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just lie down and go to sleep on the bare ground. I had an old pipe to keep the bugs away with, but even at that I'm pretty well eaten up. We weren't doing much while we were there, but we chased the enemy for awhile then they would chase us. Some fun. I just found that that its my turn to work K.P. again, but why did it have to come on Sunday. The only free day in the week and I get K.P. A bunch of the fellows from U. of Iowa that I've been in the army with all the time are throwing a party tonight. Hot dog! It looks like my Division may be moving one of these days. Our lease on this camp runs out about Sept 15 and the rumor is that we will have to leave. I hope we do and it had better be to the north. [Name?] sure sounds as if he got a good deal with that book keeping job. I good job is hard to find.