2/5/44 Mission:
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Twelfth Air Force): In Italy, B-25s bomb Terni marshalling yard, and A-20s hit the Lanuvio and Piedimonte areas. P-40s and A-36s hit road junctions at Cisterna di Latina, Vetralla, and Velletri, bomb the towns of Vetralla, Ardea, and Villa Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi, and attack motor transport at several points, includingareas N, NE and SE of Rome.
2/6/44 Mission:
TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Twelfth Air Force): In Italy, B-26s bomb the Orte marshalling yard while B-25s hit the Frascati road junction; A-20s bomb the Campoleone railroad station and the town of Roccasecca; P-40s bomb Cisterna di Latina, Santa Lucia (near Campoleone), Cori (and nearby road junction) and Atina; A-36s hit San Stefano al Mare, Cisterna di Latina, Frascati and Albano Laziale, and strike numerous vehicles, railroad cars and other targets of opportunity on armed reconnaissance missions N and S of Rome. A German counteroffensive against the Anzio beachhead and on the Cassino front forces an Allied withdrawal.
2/6/44 V-mail, Italy
Marfy:
Hello darling.
What a day. My stove wouldn’t work this morning, the lights were out, and I burned up all my old newspapers trying to produce enough heat and light to dress by.
I swear daily that I shall not buy anything more to send home. But I couldn’t resist buying a coral bracelet to match your necklace, as well as a nice-looking cameo. You will have to get it mounted as there is no metal here for that. Perhaps you can get a nice silver mount. I am also sending a linen tea set. Be sure and keep track of where this stuff comes from, as I can’t always remember.
By the time I finish this job, I shall be a fair practical psychologist (even if I can’t spell it). Just like in any science, the more you learn, the more difficult it is to make a decision. So far, my batting average is fair.
I’m so damn sick of trying to write pre-censored letters I could scream. There is no sense in it as Jerry knows most of the things we aren’t allowed to mention.
I love you Snooks. Cy.