I haul from rail head to Q 57 only 6 1/2 hours work and drove 13 miles. Visit Raymond in evening.
Sunday, April 15, 1945
On guard. Schuster hauls ammo to 0427. Very good weather. Expecting push to start on Italian front at any time.
Monday, April 16, 1945
Haul to Q 543. Push starts on 5th Army front.
Allied forces attack the Nazis once again, forcing their backs to the Po River (highlighted in yellow). By now, the Germans have just about lost their will to fight.
Tuesday, April 17, 1945
Haul from 0433 to 0431, 88 mile trip, start 3:30 a.m., back in camp at 2:30 p.m. and Schuster goes out at 7 p.m. on another ammo run.
Wednesday, April 18, 1945
Haul 0433 to 0427. When I get in, truck goes back out.
Thursday, April 19, 1945
Truck gets in at 4 p.m. I go out at 5:10 p.m. and get back next 5 a.m. Hauled from rail head to 0430.
This is me with my truck somewhere in north-central Italy taking a quick break during a convoy haul. We are putting in long hours transporting ammunition to the front in a final effort to pound the enemy into submission. Note other trucks in the convoy behind me, as well as the shelled out building, evidence of the fierce fighting just hours before.
Friday, April 20, 1945
Sleep till 3 p.m.
WAR UPDATE: April 21, 1945. Soviet forces enter Berlin.
Saturday, April 21, 1945
Bologna falls into Allied hands today. I got out in convoy at 3 p.m. and haul to 0431. Back at 3 a.m.
Sunday, April 22, 1945
Sleep until 10 a.m. Turn in wool underwear. Trucks start going to Bologna.
Monday, April 23, 1945
My truck is parked in company area. Most trucks are out. Get 1,000 mile check, then I go on pass and Schuster gets trip hauling bridge equipment to Po River.
Scenic Po River in the spring as it appears today. This picture was taken near the city of Turin, in northwestern Italy. [photo by Miguel Trimblay]
Tuesday, April 24, 1945
I'm taking it easy while Schuster is still out.
Wednesday, April 25, 1945
Company prepares to move. My truck gets in at 11 p.m.
Thursday, April 26, 1945
Company moves out at 4 a.m. I get trip hauling for 15th Army group for English Engineers. Haul from Florence to Bologna. Get into new bivouac area 9 miles N.W. of Bologna about 11 p.m. Have a little trouble in English Engineer dump. Break a brake hose.
Our company once again moves northward, nine miles northwest of Bologna.
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