Vincennes Posted February 26, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 26, 2008 A while back I posted a few items from a scrapbook I acquired which was owned by Lt. Harold A. Graves of Co. D 163rd Infantry, 41st. Division. In that scrapbook is a carbon copy of a list of all the supplies used to lay barb wire in the battles up to and including Sananada on New Guinea in Jan. 1943. On the back of that is a handwritten list in pencil. Apparently Lt. Graves wrote this list of things that needed his attention. Thye list is weakly written so I have increased the contrast to make it easier to see. Here is a transcription of what I think it says. Some of it is too garbled to read, but hopefully I have guessed correctly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Road closed to sightseers beyond 9 sq. 1st. Bn. -------------------------------------------- 3 1/2 hrs 8-1130 work ---------------------------- PM Weapons insp. etc. (-2 hrs) ------------------------------------ excess use of gas - C + B ----------------------------------- TENT AGE REPORT - list triplicate choco Draps {hard to read} not over two size shoes ------------------------------------------ Burn garbage - do not take to ocean ------------------------------------------- Areas: soakage pit for water completed by Mon noon - use barrell -------------------------------------- Property gathered up along beach ----------------------------------------- 9 men w/o shirts and w/o dog tags clothing will be worn and w/o shoes Co. D -------------------------------------------------- Cannon Co. take over 81 mort{or} soon (Tues) ----------------------------------------- swimming & danger of sharks ----------------------------------------- Surplus grass shacks destroyed ------------------------------------- G rations issued to men in hosp (not issued in hosp. use aid men -------------------------------------------- fungus ear clean after swimming -------------------------------------------- Tarakena [aid sta] C&D kitchen ------------------------------------------- 1 1/2 ampules per lister bag standard - if 2 used stand 2 hrs (at night) ----------------------------------------------- Kitchen: clean up around area -------------------------------------------- Malaria wear clothing ------------------------------------- Sugar ------------------------- Legging not worn pinless {?} in Kornoi jungle etc -------------------------------- Typhus - leggings in use aid men have sulphur prep to kill mites ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: items in {} are by me. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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