T/Sgt. Armand Fugge's Diary - 26 June to 11 July 1944

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

**26 June to 11 July 1944**
**Non Mission Days**
June 26, 1944 Got up at 0100. Briefed for a mission to Munich, Germany. It’s an all out raid and was suppose to be the hottest one yet. It was scrubbed at 0430 and I know now that more deeds are wrought by prayer than this word dreams of. Went to see Doc Kelley and he struck me in the hospital. Boy! he sure gave me the third degree. June 27, 1944 Spent the day in the hospital. The boys had a milk run to France this afternoon and I missed out on it. Sneaked out of the hospital for a while and went back to the barracks. June 28, 1944 I’m still in the hospital. Not a darn thing to do but think of home. June 29,1944 Still in the hospital. The boys were going to Liepzig today but it was scrubbed. June 30, 1944 Still in the hospital. No mission scheduled. I’m getting out of the hospital tomorrow. Missed pay call. July 1, 1944 Got out of the hospital. Had a miserable headache all day and I’ve still got it. Got paid 14 pounds, 4 shillings, I pence. Had a little fun shooting at an English penny with a carbine. Rained. July 2, 1944 Slept ‘til noon. Got a seven day furlough starting tomorrow. Guess I’ll go see Robie. Packed my B-4 bag and left about 1600. Went to Royston and spent the night at the Red Cross in Cambridge. July 3, 1944 Took off for London at 0900 with Dom. Arrived at 1030. A red alert was on all the time I was there. Buzz bombs were coming over. Left at 1315 and reached Taunton at 1900. Got a ride to Robie’s camp and walked in on him while he was getting a haircut. He’s still the same. Spent the night at his camp. July 4, 1944 Went down to the line with Robie at 0800. Hung around ‘til noon and he got a 24 hour pass. Went to the beach at Weston Super Mare. Had a few beers then got a room for the night 7 1/2! July 5, 1944 Got back to Taunton at 1400 and then back to Robie’s camp. Went for a hop in a C-47. We were rat racing and the hot rock pilot put the crate into a 290 M.P.H. dive and it’s redlined at 250. Pulling out, all the fairing on the right wing ripped off. I don’t think much of the plane or the pilot. Thoughtless, I guess. Slept in his camp. July 6, 1944 Robie got another pass so we took for Taunton at noon. Got a room at the Red Cross and spent the afternoon in the park playing with a few kids and playing stick knife. Hit the pubs after they opened and drank about 8 pints of mild and 3 double sherry’s. Felt pretty good. Got caught trying to skip into a dance hall. Climbed up the back of the building but the windows were locked. Jumped about 12 feet and went through a slate roof on a lower building. Hit the sack about midnight. July 7, 1944 Got up at 1000. Had something to eat at the Red Cross then said goodbye to Robie. Got a train for Bristol at 1315, and from there to Nottingham. Got there at 2030. Stayed at the Red Cross. July 8, 1944 Killed the day about town. After supper I got feeling good and someone rolled me for 14 pounds and what personal papers I had in my wallet. Reported it to the M.P.’s and hope it does some good. Went to sleep before it got dark. July 9, 1944 Got up early and borrowed some money from the Red Cross. 2 pounds. Played detective and got some information from the pubs we hit the previous afternoon concerning the thief’s whereabouts. I got soaked doing it. Gave it all to the M.P.’s in detail. July 10, 1944 Left Nottingham at 1030. On my way back to camp. Reached Cambridge at 1645. Got a bus to Royston and reached camp at 2000. We lost 9 planes during the week. July 11, 1944 The boys hit Munich today. We didn’t go. Slept ‘til noon. Got paid 16 pounds, 18 shillings, Paid Burt what I owed him.

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T/Sgt. Armand Fugge was the Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on Donald Lowe's 600th Squadron crew.
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