November 2--Drove back to camp, and then drove over to Fontany.
November 9--It is snowing today, and it snowed hard this evening.
November 15--Everyone moved up to LaChapelle today, but the Survey Section stayed back in Bruyeres.
November 18--Drove to Bifontain, and then moved up to Taintrux. Got shelled a lot coming up. Have a nice house to live in.
November 20--Drove back to Brayeres and St. Die.
November 21--Moved up to Provencheres.
November 24--Drove to St. Mariea. The town was just taken the day before. All the signs are in German, and all the people speak German.
November 27--Moved to new position in the town of Bassemberg, France. Drove "black out" over the big mountains. It was cold and freezing.
November 28--Drove back to Provencheres, then to Saales and Strausberg. Strausberg is a large city, partly in ruins. The large Cathedral is beautiful, and a French girl hugged and kissed me. Major Hurd and I were the first ones to go into Strausberg.
Letter Home from Robert to His Family: November 23, 1944--Dearest Folks, Here it is, Thanksgiving evening, and it has been raining and blowing hard. There were two fellows here with us today who were in the Infantry, but they were lost. They slept here with us last night. It was such a bad day here today, so I got out that Christmas package from you (the one for some of my buddies) and gave it to the boys. They sure liked the homemade candy and fruitcake, and send their thanks to you. We ate dinner at 3 p.m. inside a warm building this year (last year I was sleeping in a cave, and ate dinner in the rain). It was a wonderful dinner, with turkey, potatoes, dressing, corn, creamed carrots, cranberries, cabbage salad, coffee, and apple pie. We gave our little dog here some big turkey bones, and now he's sound asleep. I hope we are all together next Thanksgiving. Lots of love and kisses, Robert."
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