Timeline 19431944194519461943 September 14, 1943 September 14, 1943 (to his Grandparents) September 17, 1943 September 19, 1943 September 22, 1943 September 22, 1943 (to his Grandparents) September 24, 1943 September 28, 1943 September 29, 1943 October 2, 1943 (ASTP Training, Fort Benning) October 3, 1943 October 3, 1943 - (to his Grandparents) October 5, 1943 October 6, 1943 October 7, 1943 October 10, 1943 October 11, 1943 (letter to Grandparents) October 13, 1943 October 17, 1943 October 18, 1943 October 19, 1943 (letter to Grandparents) October 21, 1943 October 24, 1943 October 26, 1943 October 28, 1943 (letter to Grandparents) October 29, 1943 October 31, 1943 November 3, 1943 November 4, 1943 November 4, 1943 (letter to Grandparents) November 7, 1943 November 10, 1943 November 14, 1943 (letter to Grandparents) November 14, 1943 (Letter to Grandfather Tappan) November 18, 1943 November 23, 1943 November 25, 1943 - Thanksgiving November 28, 1943 December 5, 1943 December 7, 1943 (Hospital) December 10, 1943 December 12, 1943 December 15, 1943 (Grandparents) December 18, 1943 December 20, 1943 (Letter to Richard) December 21, 1943 December 23, 1943 December 25, 1943 (Christmas) December 25, 1943 (Christmas, Letter to Grandparents) December 30, 19431944 January 2, 1944 January 4, 1944 January 6, 1944 January 9, 1944 (probably) January 10, 1944 - to Carver Grandparents January 11, 1944 (probably) January 12, 1944 (probably) January 16, 1944 (probably) January 21, 1944 (probably) January 23, 1944 - (probably) January 26, 1944 January 27, 1944 January 29, 1944 (probably) February 4, 1944 February 8, 1944 February 13, 1944 (probably) February 15, 1944 (Grandparents) February 15, 1944 (probably) February 20, 1944 February 23, 1944 (probably) February 25, 1944 (probably) February 26, 1944 (probably) February 29, 1944 (probably) March 1, 1944 March 9, 1944 - Grandparents March 12, 1944 March 16, 1944 March 19, 1944 (Fort Jackson) March 20, 1944 March 22, 1944 (Grandparents) March 23, 1944 March 26, 1944 March 28, 1944 March 29, 1944 April 2, 1944 April 2, 1944 - Letter to Students April 5, 1944 April 9, 1944 (Easter) April 12-13, 1944 April 15, 1944 April 16 and 17, 1944 April 19, 1944 April 20, 1944 April 23, 1944 April 30, 1944 May 2, 1944 May 4-5, 1944 (19th Birthday) May 7, 1944 May 9, 1944 May 11, 1944 May 28, 1944 May 30, 1944 June 2, 1944 June 3, 1944 June 4, 1944 - Carver Grandparents June 4, 1944 June 6, 1944 June 7, 1944 June 11, 1944 June 14, 1944 June 15, 1944 (Infantry Day) June 18, 1944 June 18, 1944 (Grandparents) June 20, 1944 June 22, 1944 June 25, 1944 June 27, 1944 June 28, 1944 July 1, 1944 July 4, 1944 July 06, 1944 (probably) July 9, 1944 July 11, 1944 July 14, 1944 July 16, 1944 July 16, 1944 - Grandparents July 18, 1944 July 23, 1944 July 28, 1944 July 30, 1944 August 1, 1944 August 3, 1944 August 5, 1944 August 6, 1944 (Grandparents) August 7, 1944 August 12, 1944 August 15, 1944 August 22, 1944 August 26, 1944 - Grandparents August 27, 1944 August 28, 1944 August 29, 1944 August 31, 1944 September 3, 1944 September 4, 1944 September 8, 1944 (likely date) September 9, 1944 - Grandparents September 12, 1944 September 14, 1944 September 16-17, 1944 September 19, 1944 September 21, 1944 September 22, 1944 September 23, 1944 September 26, 1944 September 28, 1944 September 29, 1944 Change of Address September 30, 1944 September 30, 1944 - Grandparents October 3, 1944 October 5, 1944 October 7, 1944 October 7-8,1944 October 9, 1944 October 13, 1944 October, 1944 "At Sea" October 24, 1944 October 25, 1944 October 26, 1944 October 27, 1944 - Grandparents October 29, 1944 October 30, 1944 October 31, 1944 November 1, 1944 November 3, 1944 November 7, 1944 November 8, 1944 November 10, 1044 November 11, 1944 November 12, 1944 - Grandparents November 14, 1944 November 15, 1944 November 17, 1944 November 18, 1944 - Richard November 21, 1944 November 29, 1944 November 30, 1944 December 2, 1944 - Grandparents December 3, 1944 December 17, 1944 December 18, 1944 December 25, 1944 December 28, 1944 December 28, 1944 - Grandparents December 28, 1944 (Letter #2)1945 Belgium: January 1945 January 4, 1945 January 7, 1945: Tillet, Belgium January 11, 1945 January 12, 1945 January 19, 1945 January 29, 1945 Belgium-Germany: February 1945 February 5, 1945 February 16, 1945 February 18, 1945 February 19, 1945 - Grandparents February 21, 1945 February 22, 1943 - Jimmie February 23, 1945 February 25, 1945 The Siegfried Line: February 26-March 8 Germany: March 1945 March 9, 1945 March 10, 1945 March 12, 1945 March 16, 1945 March 17-20, 1945 March 20, 1945 March 27-April 1, 1945: 1st Task Force Sundt Germany: April 1945 April 10-20: 2nd Task Force Sundt Germany: May 1945 May 8, 1945 (VE Day) Map of 87th Infantry Division in Europe 346th Regiment Inactivation: September 21, 19451946 January 9, 1946 (Discharge)