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T/Sgt. Armand Fugge's Diary
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner 600th Squadron

11 May to 18 May 1944
Non Mission Days

May 11, 1944
Slept until noon. Had chow then slept ‘til supper. An A-20 crash landed on the base and exploded. 3 of the 500 pounders went off during the night and scared the wits out of all of us. We’re scheduled for a rough mission tomorrow.

May 12, 1944
I slept ‘til noon. Most of the other crews went to Lutzkendorf southeast of Berlin and sure did a good job on the oil refineries there. No planes from our outfit lost yet.

May 13, 1944
Don’s grounded. Slept till noon. Killed the afternoon.

May 14, 1944
Slept ‘til noon and killed the rest of the day.

May 15, 1944
Another day killed. Spent most of it thinking of home. It’s really got me today.

May 16, 1944
Another day killed. The Jerries bombed Bristol last night but paid heavily. They lost 15 bombers. Saw “ Buffalo Bill “ at the mess hall.

May 17, 1944
Don’s still grounded. Wasted the day. Hartwell, from Thomson’s crew opened up his quart of Seagrams and I had my first liquor since I left the States. We killed it and had a hell of a time singing until way after midnight.

May 18, 1944: Killed the whole day sleeping.

Notes:
  • T/Sgt. Armand Fugge was the Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on Donald Lowe's 600th Squadron crew.
  • The above transcription was provided by Raymond Borys.
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