While at Camp Robinson, we learned how to load, shoot, and take apart, clean, and put back together, the rifle, machine gun, and BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle). We also learned to crawl around on your belly. I got one of the worst cases of chigger bites in history! I bought some vaseline and sulphur, andContinue reading “Snook’s Army History (Part 4)”
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Report on Gee and Mildred’s Trip to Little Rock and Camp Robinson
July 2 to 7, 1942 We will take a short break from Snook’s memoir so that I can share another document related to his time in Basic Training. My background notes will precede the original text for a change in this entry, due to the length of the post. In 1942, Gee and Mildred CainContinue reading “Report on Gee and Mildred’s Trip to Little Rock and Camp Robinson”
Snook’s Army History (Part 3)
The next day did arrive, and I felt like I hadn’t had any sleep at all. I don’t think I really did. We had our formation at 6:00 a.m. and went to the mess hall for breakfast. Then we went to the supply depot to pick up all our army clothes. When we got those,Continue reading “Snook’s Army History (Part 3)”
Letters From Snook 