Fri, January 8, 1943
We got up at 5:00 & ate at 6:00 and at 7:30 was pulling out to load the box car. We finished at 10:30 then back to eat lunch. We went back to Shreveport at 12:00 & went & put our baggage in our pulman. We got a drawing room & 4 of us to a room. Sgt. Fred West, had the upper. Vic Bradburry & Dell Nodiene had the lower & I had the side seat & bed. After that we we were dismissed until 2:30 so the 3 of us went up town to the bar & had a few. When we arrived at the train we were very, very happy. We pulled out at 3:00.
Sat, January 8. 1944
Hospital.