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3/15/44 (3/17/44) - Walked 9 mi. Muddy most of way, up and down hill. The roughest yet. Had good supper, rice pudding. Be here 2 days.
3/16/44 (3/18/44) - 12 mi today, up and down hill. It rained today. It was a hard day. Saw some people in village the first I've seen so far, most of them deserted. Got to bivouac area about dark. Rained tonight. Saw a few tame elephants.
3/17/44 (3/19/44) - 9 mi today. Got dropping elephants helped at dropping. Almost to objective. Walked 312 mi so far. Our mules sure are taking a beating. Used 2 parachutes for tent. A lot of "V" forces are here. They're under american officers. Rained tonight.
3/18/44 (3/20/44) - Don't know if we'll stay here today or not. Our mission accomplished. Got rating S/Sgt now. Evacuating men by plane. Got my fill of rice. Had a good rest these few days.

3/19/44 (3/21/44) - Heard about Japs being driven out of northern Burma. Move tomorrow on another mission. Heard good music and news tonight. Walked 320 so far.
3/20/44 (3/22/44) - Go 5 mi today (3 mi up hill) almost straight up. 3,300 ft up. It really was hot today. Walked 12 mi all day. Never had any water. Really hurt for water. Hit village where they're is water. Plenty of food in packs. The villages here are occupied by woman and children. Kachins have kept Japs out of hills.
3/21/44 (3/23/44) - 12 mi today, to get dropping only walked 7 mi. 5 more tomorrow. Got more details about mission. Camped in village. Heard music on radio. I'm supposed to be in charge of 6 mortars. I hope this is last mission. Radio said Chinese and Americans killed 2,000 Japs between Walaubum and Gumbo Bum.

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3/22/44 (3/24/44) - 5 mi to dropping. Went down hill for 2 mi instead of five. Crossed one river 50 TIMES. My feet and clothes was really wet. Got rations continued on toward mission. It rained cats and dogs. Marched until 11:00pm.
3/23/44 (3/25/44) - Marched in rain until noon really muddy and slippery up and down hills. Went to river, where roadblock was put in, got there about dark. Heard a lot of Japs trucks moving up and down road.
3/24/44 (3/26/44) - Cross river today. Japs brought in reinforcements last night. We are supposed to hold road block 24 hours. Until Chinks get here. Japs artillery shelled us for about ½ day. They shelled the hell out of us. Very few hit home, hit within 30 yds. of me. Shrapnel hit close to me, some hit knife and helmet. Air forces saved the day for us. We had 7 wounded none killed. Japs charged our machine guns, they must have been doped up. Killed over 200 Japs. We pulled out, we destroyed a lot of equipment had to hand carry everything. We lost four men.