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Note: as little boy born in nebraska traveled everwhere by covered wagon lived in Iowa for awhile Adarir, Oklahoma and back to Nebr. did alot of hunting and fishing with brothers worked at lou Cogor
Ranch Had a white horse named dick was a ranch hand and rodeo Hand on ranch and went place to place at different Rodeo's riding bulls and bucking horses. Also worked at Junes fathers Art Stewart ranch.Started working at railroad Union Pacific for about 15 years went into army 10/7/1942 arrived in Fort Warren Wyoming, then arrived at Fort Logan ,Colo.10/21/1942, on 11/11/1942 left by train on 11/13/1942 arrived Fort Bliss, Texas (for Training) Hq. Btry.409. 2/18/1943 left Fort Bliss , Texas, by Train. 2/23/1943 arrived Camp Sutten, North Caralina and on 4/1/19434 left camp Sutten, Arrived camp Davis North Caralina. May first Left Camp Davis, North Caralina 5/1/1943 arrived camp Patrick Henry, Va. 5/9/1943 left camp ,5/9/1943 arrived Newport News, Va. That same day Boarded the USS LYONS. 5/10/1943 Departed from good old USA on Mothers Day Boy what afeeling, watching home, loved ones, and the land of liberty fading before our eyes while turning to the land of War,hunger, distruction, and an unknown fate. 5/23/1943 arrived Oran North Africa (scorpion Heights) 7/7/1943 arrived French Ville, Oran, 7/30/1943 moved to B Btry position. 8/2/1943 moved to ain temochent 8/18/1943 arrived in Algiers Sept.19,1943 arrived Salesno Harbor (Italy) the dive-bombers roared. 9/19/1943 Debarked hms Fort Stager. moved to Paestum and on9/27/1943 moved to Monte Corvin Airport and on10/9/1943 moved to Salerno (tilefactory) moved to Torre Annunziata(Villa) moved to Capua,Italy, then Naples. Boarded lst Naples Harbor Greek Navy 4/7/1944 departedaples Italy Arrived Porto Vecchio, Corsica 4/8/1944moved to Solenzapa, moved tp ILE_ROUSSE(large, low area below sea level. Moved uphill overlooking Batson's Lake Moved to Ajaccio. Boarded Ville Doran(French Ship)11/9/1944left Corrsica11/11/1944 moved to staging area,Morselles 409AA The Big Split-up. Moved to Hotel L'Anbois, New hotel489 Eng. 1/5/1945 moved to3235. 1/14/1945 started by Convey to Espinal, France. 1/16/1945 arrived at Epinal 3/24/1945 Arrived at Saarguenines, France 3/30/1945 left crossed to Germany went to Wurzburg, Germany (Officer training School) 6/22/1945 back accross border to France. 10/17/1945 left Calas Staging and Boarded the USS SEA ROBIN Arrived in New York Harbor 10/28/1945 11/1/1945 arrived at Leavenworth, Kansas. 11/3/1945 Received my Discharge at 3;15pm. 11/4/1945 arrived in North Platte Nebr. I had not seen in over three years.
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Throughout my married life we went to nebraska ever year to visit my family and Minnasota and Okla homa Quite often to see Dorothy's visited Iowa to see my kin there always enjoyed my visits with my couisin Kermit and his family always had such beautiful horses and enjoyed visiting with the rest of my cousins Gib , John, Deannie too we all had such good times together and seeing my Aunt Gertrude and Uncle Benny. Remember him standing on his head every year for his birthday. I enjoyed all my travels.
Later years after layed off from Milw Road Railroad at 50 years old When Shirley was born. Had gall bladder surgery. had hard time with breathing machine after so had to stay quite awhile. Went to work at peter cooper the last 15 years before retiring. Enjoyed retirement traveled with Family and alone with wife Dorothy all over United States. Enjoyed Senor trip to east side states and west side states by bus trips with older people. I enjoyed playing cribage, and cards and doing crossword puzzles and nite with Dodothy before we went to bed. I enjoyed horse shoes when we lived out at the house and just resting in my hammock. I enjoyed reading my whole life about everything especially the bible. I enjoyed writing letters and especially getting letters back. I enjoyed helping Dorothy with my first born Richard bathing, getting him dressed and feeding him. and watching him grow up to be a consirate young man who helped us and always was considerate of others. and Mike who gave us a hard time but was always trying to prove himself to be better at everything he could and Shirley who was the quiet one who took way to much garbage but I know she will be the stongest one because of it.
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