“I just finished by range firing today, and it was a lot of fun. I qualified as sharpshooter and missed expert by just 4 points.” … More A Soldier’s Pay: ‘You Won’t Get Gyped; the Gov’t Won’t Get Gyped’
“I was never so surprised in my life and he was surprised to see me, too. he has been here for five months and has he got a racket.” … More Meeting Another Mount Kisco Boy; Training Details
“Well, I wouldn’t exactly say our morale was low here because it’s CENSORED and everybody here is singing and having a good time. We have quite a quartet here.” … More To His Aunt, Uncle and Cousins; and He’s Sick
Also: “We had to sniff some of the world’s most dangerous gases such as mustard, lewisite, phosgene and chloropicrin, without any gas masks.” … More Not Eligible for Officers Training, but Bayonet Training Is On
Babe describes his routine at this point in some detail. … More To His Brother, About His Weapon and His Daily Routine
