My First Weekend Pass

Tuesday, December 8, 1942

Am just now recuperating from my first weekend pass since I’ve been over here. It was some weekend. Got away from camp about 2 p.m. and went to Eniskillan. Jumped the 3 p.m. train for Belfast. Blume, Lorenze and I went together. We got half-tanked on the train and finished the job in Belfast. We got rooms at the Kensington Hotel but I got lost during the night, somehow, and ended up by staying with Robery, “English” and Schrum at their rooms. Saw Larry Wade Sunday at the Red Cross Club. We had quite a reunion. Went in search of a drink in the afternoon and it started all over again. Went to the dance at the Red Cross about 5 p.m. It was a swell dance and there were some real nice looking gals there. They dance very well. We jumped the 7 p.m. train and got back to camp at Midnight.

Yesterday, Page Waller, came up to me an asked if I’d heard about the break I was getting. I said, No, I hadn’t. He proceeded to tell me that Colonel Barrois of the Division Finance Section had called up and that I was soon to go on Detached Service. I could hardly believe it. I had been down to see Colonel Barrois when I was on regimental guard duty in Jentown. He interviewed me and said that at the present there were no openings. So I had had very little hope but now it looked good. 

Oh, God, I hope it comes through. Tomorrow, rumor has it we’re being alerted and with my usual luck it will probably be true and we’ll move out. That would probably end it all. I’m praying now.