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Death & wreckage and I don’t want to be a hero. Shells and mines exploding all around.
7-21-44 Finally got news all other boats but 3 were sunk. About 10 of my personal friends were on them. They drifted in the night to Island of Guernsey. No ammunition or nothing it was German occupied. They had no chance Just like clay pidgeons (sic). We had no maps or course when we started out some one really fucked up. 12 boats left out of 36. it sure is hell. Will I ever be the same again. We were in between Guernsey and Jersey Isles German occupied
Came on large sea tug Aug 6-1944
Sea boats sit down on mines and explode. Almost one or 2 every 3 or 4 days. Plenty of fellars I knew killed "
-Joe Baker, July-August 1944
