4/21/43 Mission:
Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters and A-20's hit landing grounds and military traffic on roads, fly sweeps and armed reconnaissance, and attack ground forces and aircraft in the Medjez el Bab-Goubellat area where an enemy counterattack by armored and infantry columns during the night of 20/21 Apr ends in costly failure. From:http://www.milhist.net/usaaf/mto43a.html
4/22/43 Mission:
Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters and A-20's fly sweeps, reconnaissance, and patrols and attack positions at Djebel el Ahmera (Longstop Ridge), Sidi Nsir, Djebel el Ajred (Bald Hill), and other points as the British First Army's 5 Corps launches the start of the final phase of the assault on Tunis and Bizerte, attacking on a front N and S of Medjez el Bab. From:http://www.milhist.net/usaaf/mto43a.html
4/23/43 Mission:
Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters, A-20's, and medium bombers carry out a large number of missions against positions in NE Tunisia and particularly along the battleline area from near Pont-du-Fahs N to the Mediterranean as the US II Corps begins a drive on Bizerte in the Jefna-Sidi Meftah area. From:http://www.milhist.net/usaaf/mto43a.html
4/25/43 Mission:
Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters attack positions and vehicles in the battle area. A-20's and medium bombers bomb the S landing ground at Soliman, positions NW of Enfidaville, and several other points in the battle area as Allied ground forces continue their advance on Bizerte and Tunis. From:http://www.milhist.net/usaaf/mto43a.html
4/25/43 Tunisia
Dear Angel:
Darn it, you’re beautiful!
Hey! What do you mean it’s going to be hard enough to make ends meet without saving anything. Gosh, honey, I’m giving you $485 per month! That’s practically a fortune! Well, try to save as much as you can, for I can’t see what is coming up in the future.
Regular commissions are out for this year. I’m not even sure I want one, for the army after the war will be a different thing from its present hustle.
I’ve squeezed in a few flights this month and they are great sport. I’ll have to tell you all about it sometime. There were a couple of Trib men and a Daily News bloke here a while back who may have put in some trips in the paper. Needless to say, your little boy is in no danger.
Write Betty that Van is in a nice soft job as 14th assistant operations officer in a training school. He may die from alcohol poisoning, but from no other cause. He is a good lad & sincerely tried to convert me to a good “army” officer before we parted but it was no go. I’m still a cocky little engineer from Purdue.
We have a pretty black Labrador retriever in the outfit named TARFU. P.S.—I have half of Tarfu’s fleas in my fart sack. Also a can of flea powder.
The British are swell. I know—I live with them. They are different, but so are we to them.
I would give my left something or other to work for Norm or Jimmy Crabb.
I got your letter of April 6, one from Adam Huntoon (4-8-43) and a birthday card from the ME Church in G.E. last night. It sure was swell as I hadn’t received any mail for 3 or 4 weeks.
Relax Honey. Jerry is really catching hell. When we finish him in Africa, we’ll beat his fanny in Europe, & then I’ll take a crack at the Nips for Tom & Gus & Pat. Then, baby, we’ll get together and lick the U.S. so we can be happy together. If you go to work just stay close to the folks or the Gerritys so you’ll have a good place to relax and be pampered a little.
I love you angel. Your Cy.