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Letters from Harold J. Dahl

October 3, 1943

PictureThelma Van Duyne, Harold Dahl,
Claire Van Duyne
U.S. Army
[Sunday]
10/3/43
 
Dear Mom & Lou,
 
There is very little to say today - little has happened.  I did get the almond rings which are wonderful.
 
It feels strange to be in OD’s once more instead of sun-tans - much more dressed up.  Incidentally, will you look up my belt & hat and keep them until I get  home again - which should be either next week [10/10/43] or the week after. [10/17/43].  I’ll let you know which as soon as I can.
 
As you say, I have been rather busy - changes are occurring in the company and I am having quite a little to say about it all.  Also we are working on  experiments for simple ways to teach troops about booby traps.  Yesterday [10/2/43] I worked out a way to simulate one of those mines that jumps up in the air before it explodes.
 
I imagine Charlie will feel queer - but there is nothing he can do.  Poor Hovel has been going deaf in one ear to the point that we are going to lose him - he gets a medical discharge which is breaking his heart.
 
We are going to be very highly trained for the next couple of months - in motor transport, bridges, mines, combat & all Engineer activities besides hiking & obstacle courses.  Evidently we are to be some kind of “crack” outfit which is OK by us.
 
Am enclosing a receipt to put away.  Now I am going to get dressed & go over to the Service Club Library for awhile.
 
Please give my regards to Claire [Van Duyne] - tell her I haven’t written because there was so little to say.
 
We are ordering maneuver snapshots - I’ll send them along when they come.  I’ll have about 60 prints - quite a collection.
​
Love
Harold





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