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Remembering Elmore | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. August 4, 2014. Thinking of Dad as his 96th birthday approaches next week (August 11). And re-reading his war diary, which offers so much insight into the man and husband and father he was. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Christmas 1942 and Beyond.
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Christmas 1942 and Beyond | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. October 26, 2013. Christmas 1942 and Beyond. Papuan Family, photographed by Elmore Jenks, December 1942. The indigenous peoples of New Guinea, called Papuans. One of the native huts had been fixed up with barbed wire as an enclosure for Jap prisoners, but they didn’t have any yet. Along the way we saw jeeps and trailers carrying out our wounded. They weren’t a pleasant sight. Often, the bandages were b...We waited a...
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Wednesday, 8 September 1943 | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. October 25, 2013. Wednesday, 8 September 1943. Mary Emerson Jenks, at home in Andes, N.Y. Well, I’m back in the 127th now, dammit! 8211; although I was pretty busy in the 5203rd. I wonder what it is that I haven’t got? A good many men who have had malaria three or four times have gone to Rockhampton to a reconditioning center. I wonder if I’ll go or if I will have to have another attack first? Elmore has been a seco...
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The Battle of Buna – Gona | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. October 25, 2013. The Battle of Buna – Gona. At this point, on 12 October 1943, Elmore Jenks begins to record his memories of fighting in New Guinea, which took place a year earlier. The battle of Buna-Gona. 16 November 1942 to 22 January 1943, was a U.S. and Australian campaign to force the Japanese out of strategically indispensible New Guinea. General Adachi (Internet Photo). I was thinking tonight of New Guinea.
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II | A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945 | Page 2
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. October 24, 2013. Tuesday, 27 July 1943. Tuesday, 27 July 1943. Not much news today. We are still getting things straightened out. I went into town on “business” – I got my laundry and an Australian battle jacket. My other field jacket wasn’t in the laundry so now I’ll have to look that up. I got a little chill today, and feel a little sick to my stomach. Sunday, 1 August 1943. It Ain’t Hay. Friday, 20 August 1943.
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August | 2014 | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. August 4, 2014. Thinking of Dad as his 96th birthday approaches next week (August 11). And re-reading his war diary, which offers so much insight into the man and husband and father he was. 8216;The Tommy Gun Saved My Life’. Christmas 1942 and Beyond. On Christmas 1942 and Beyond. On Christmas 1942 and Beyond. Chris Chase on Epilogue. Chris Chase on Christmas 1942 and Beyond. Blog at WordPress.com.
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Christmas 1942 and Beyond | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. October 26, 2013. Christmas 1942 and Beyond. Papuan Family, photographed by Elmore Jenks, December 1942. The indigenous peoples of New Guinea, called Papuans. One of the native huts had been fixed up with barbed wire as an enclosure for Jap prisoners, but they didn’t have any yet. Along the way we saw jeeps and trailers carrying out our wounded. They weren’t a pleasant sight. Often, the bandages were b...We waited a...
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‘The Tommy Gun Saved My Life’ | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. October 26, 2013. 8216;The Tommy Gun Saved My Life’. From 27 December to 1 January, things were about the same. We dug in along the trail up through the jungle and our job was to keep the trail open at all costs. It was a supply trail for the big push on to the Mission. My platoon was at the rear of our company along the trail, and we didn’t see as much action, although what we did see was plenty. The Mission fell a...
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Tuesday, 27 July 1943 | Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II
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Buna Diary: Elmore Jenks in World War II. A Personal Memoir, 20 August 1942 – 9 May 1945. October 24, 2013. Tuesday, 27 July 1943. Tuesday, 27 July 1943. Not much news today. We are still getting things straightened out. I went into town on “business” – I got my laundry and an Australian battle jacket. My other field jacket wasn’t in the laundry so now I’ll have to look that up. I got a little chill today, and feel a little sick to my stomach. Sunday, 1 August 1943. It Ain’t Hay. Friday, 20 August 1943.