Mon., June 25, 1945—Boarded S.S. William Cushing (Liberty ship) in Leghorn (Livorno) harbor.
Tues., June 26, 1945—Sailed early this morning from Leghorn [Livorno].
Wed., June 27, 1945—Food is good on this ship. Bunks are crowded too close together, but, all in all, living conditions aren’t too bad.
Thurs., June 28, 1945—So far the trip has been very smooth.
Fri., June 29, 1945—Put in at Oran, Algeria, for water today.
Sat., June 30, 1945—Boat is rolling quite a bit today.
Sun., July 1, 1945—Pretty rough today. Several guys are sick. I got nauseated at dinner & had to go lie down.
Mon., July 2, 1945—Read David Copperfield today.
Tues., July 3, 1945—Read Wuthering Heights.
Wed., July 4, 1945—The ship’s guns were fired today (4th of July). Extra-good dinner.
Thurs., July 5, 1945 through Wed., July 11, 1945—(No diary entries.)
Thursday, July 12, 1945—Landed in U.S.A. (New York Harbor) after nearly 3 yrs. overseas.
END OF DIARY