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=== Reina Spiegel: July 24, 1942 === | === Reina Spiegel: July 24, 1942 === | ||
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Dear God, help us. We need to pay our contribution by 12 o’clock tomorrow. The city is in danger. But I still have faith. My faith is deep and I beg you. You will help us, Bulus and God. | Dear God, help us. We need to pay our contribution by 12 o’clock tomorrow. The city is in danger. But I still have faith. My faith is deep and I beg you. You will help us, Bulus and God. | ||
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=== Duane Nelson: July 24, 1944 === | |||
Duane “Swede” Nelson served in the Marines from 1943 to February 1946, and he participated in some of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater. He kept three small diaries documenting his experiences. | |||
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We got up early and took off in the rain to fire the mortars. It sure was a mess but quite a bit of fun. We had gun drill today and while we were at chow Rodriquez shot himself. He died on the way to the hospital. I was on the firing squad that went over to Bentic to have a burial for Rodriquez. It rained most of the time we were going over and part of the afternoon. Got to see some Red Cross girls! We got 2 hours of liberty. | |||
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* [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hear-o-israel-save-us-renia-spiegel-diary-english-translation-holocaust-poland-180970536/ Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel] @ Smithsonian Magazine | * [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hear-o-israel-save-us-renia-spiegel-diary-english-translation-holocaust-poland-180970536/ Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel] @ Smithsonian Magazine | ||
* [https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/29/excerpts-from-nelsons-wwii-diaries/ Excerpts from Nelson’s WWII diaries] @ spokesman.com | |||
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War Diary quotations for July 24
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Diaries
Reina Spiegel: July 24, 1942
Renia Spiegel began her diary in January 1939 at the age of 15.
Dear God, help us. We need to pay our contribution by 12 o’clock tomorrow. The city is in danger. But I still have faith. My faith is deep and I beg you. You will help us, Bulus and God.
Duane Nelson: July 24, 1944
Duane “Swede” Nelson served in the Marines from 1943 to February 1946, and he participated in some of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater. He kept three small diaries documenting his experiences.
We got up early and took off in the rain to fire the mortars. It sure was a mess but quite a bit of fun. We had gun drill today and while we were at chow Rodriquez shot himself. He died on the way to the hospital. I was on the firing squad that went over to Bentic to have a burial for Rodriquez. It rained most of the time we were going over and part of the afternoon. Got to see some Red Cross girls! We got 2 hours of liberty.
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External links
- Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel @ Smithsonian Magazine
- Excerpts from Nelson’s WWII diaries @ spokesman.com