Xmas Eve 1944

[ArtKramr]

We fly two missions again today. No losses. The sky is once more full of
C-47's and parachutes as the 101st continues to be resupplied. The C-47's will
fly over 5,000 missions before the battle is over. The men of the 101st await
Xmas Eve deep down in their frozen foxholes clutching their K rations which
will make up their dinner on xmas day. Here in the 344th BG we also have our K
rations, And glad to have them. . Mechanics and ground crews will work late
into the cold night preparing our planes for tomorrows mission. I fall asleep
thinking about absent friends.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

[Tarver Engineering]

"ArtKramr" > wrote in message
...
> We fly two missions again today. No losses. The sky is once more full of
> C-47's and parachutes as the 101st continues to be resupplied. The C-47's
will
> fly over 5,000 missions before the battle is over. The men of the 101st
await
> Xmas Eve deep down in their frozen foxholes clutching their K rations
which
> will make up their dinner on xmas day. Here in the 344th BG we also have
our K
> rations, And glad to have them. . Mechanics and ground crews will work
late
> into the cold night preparing our planes for tomorrows mission. I fall
asleep
> thinking about absent friends.

The door will close at Bastogne in the morning and the 82nd must hurry, if
they are to save the SS from a great slaughter.