Friday

01-26-45

Mission for today but it was scrubbed after we were all ready to go. ¹ Sure hated it after working in the freezing cold on the guns. New guns and a new ship No. 769. The major² is going to try and have it assigned to us permanently. Hope we make the grade. No mail today. Ear is still sore³ but almost healed. On battle order again in the morning. Please God help us see it through.

Notes & Commentary

¹ Depending on the missions, the crews were up before 4:00 a.m., at the latest, for briefing, breakfast and preparation. This mission appears to have been cancelled at the last minute.

² Maj. Linn E. Wilde.

³ Verne suffered frostbite to his ear on the mission to Mannheim on January 21.