Tompkins Diary : 1944 Entries

soldier and a woman in a doorway with wine bottles

January to June 1944

The unit travels from Tennessee in January, to England in May, and arrives in France in June.

two men with papers in front of tent 1944

July to September 1944

The months of July and August saw the unit moving through many locations in France. In September, they move into Luxembourg.

Soldier with a sketchpad in European city 1940s

October to December 1944

The unit travels between Luxembourg and France during these months.

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