Home
What's New
Search Engine
Archives
Odyssey
Photo Gallery
Unit History
Unit Honors
TAPS
Voices Of Past
F&F Association
How To Submit

Back Up Next

PARKER PATTER -  [December 30, 1943?]

PLAN OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES

DAILY AND SUNDAY

CATHOLIC - Troop Mess
1200 . . . . . Confession and Mass
'New Years Day is a Holy Day of Obligation"

PROTESTANT
1100 . . . . . Ships Co, Number 2
1130 . . . . . Ships Co. #10
1200 . . . . . Ships Co. #5 and 9

MORE NEWS DEC. 30

LONDON DEC. 30   WINNIE RECOVERS:

    Prime Minister Churchill in a buoyant and jocular "personal Note” issued through No. 10 Downing Street early Thursday morning announcing to the Allied Nations that he has recovered from his bout with pneumonia and that all along he has been able to discharge fully his official duties he said he now felt better that at any time since leaving England although he would need a few weeks in sunshine to restore his strength and joshed the censorship by saying "I am now leaving the place where I have been staying for an unknown destination."

REGARDING- MESS

Altho' ya cant loiter over a smoke and swap the latest latrine rumors while messing, still you Mess, you .can and should take sufficient time to obtain enough.

    And even tho’ you're feeling - not so good - in fact, the way I do now - eat your dinner anyway - its best that you do - so the Medics say”.

E.F.K.

Ship Company #9

   Ship Co. # 9 Owned and trained by Captain James A. Dowling, and ridden by 1st-Sgt. Harvey P. Luther, got off ft a flying start They broke on top and the odds are that they will be there at the wire. Doyle has the Harlem Blues. Keating is catching up on sleep. Sgt. Shepherd looks so bad.
   Outside of a fast turnover at breakfast, there have been no mishaps. Will give you a running description at the Quarter Pole tomorrow.

LONDON:
   A Madrid dispatch to the DAILY MAIL quoted a diplomatic source Wednesday as saying that Benito Mussolini died ten days ago in a German" hospital from long standing stomach trouble, complicated by acute mental derangement.

Top of Page

Copyright and all other rights reserved by the Family and Friends of The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Association or by those who are otherwise cited,
For problems or questions regarding this web site, please contact
Jumpmaster.