Turkey Story from North Africa 1944

[mslurvey]

After eating my way through a plate of turkey today it brings back one of my favorite stories from my Grandfather. He served as a forward artillery observer with the 160th FA/ 45th Division in the Sicilian/Italian campaigns. He came off the line in late NOV1943 after suffering battle fatigue and was sent to North Africa as a general services officer. He was assigned to the 3300 QM Service Company and was placed in charge of a food dump. For the next six months all he had to deal with was turkeys and more turkeys. They eat turkey three meals a day and had to ship the turkeys out to the forward units. To say the least he got tired of eating turkey and even looking at them that he never allowed turkey at any of the family get togethers. He was great man but he sure hated that dam turkey.

 

Mason

[David D]

Gee I can see how he got sick of it! Neat story, thanks for sharing

[General Apathy]

After eating my way through a plate of turkey today it brings back one of my favorite stories from my Grandfather. He served as a forward artillery observer with the 160th FA/ 45th Division in the Sicilian/Italian campaigns. He came off the line in late NOV1943 after suffering battle fatigue and was sent to North Africa as a general services officer. He was assigned to the 3300 QM Service Company and was placed in charge of a food dump. For the next six months all he had to deal with was turkeys and more turkeys. They eat turkey three meals a day and had to ship the turkeys out to the forward units. To say the least he got tired of eating turkey and even looking at them that he never allowed turkey at any of the family get togethers. He was great man but he sure hated that dam turkey.

 

Mason

 

Hi Mason, interesting story of your grandfather and of him being shipped to North Africa to run a turkey farm, not a story often heard about the background of supplying food for the troops.

 

I had a friend that also served in the 45th Inf. Ernest Childers, Medal of Honor winner Italy 1943.

 

regarding Turkey's hope you enjoy the attached photo, might have been fun to show your grandfather.

 

lewis

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