{"id":413,"date":"1942-05-29T03:43:47","date_gmt":"1942-05-29T03:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caitlinpine.com\/?p=413"},"modified":"2019-06-06T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T16:48:55","slug":"i-missed-being-a-sharp-shooter-by-2-points-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/caitlinpine.com\/?p=413","title":{"rendered":"I missed being a sharp shooter by 2 points boy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-413 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt 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633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&lt;\/p&gt;Company &#8220;B&#8221; 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion<br \/>\nFORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON<br \/>\nAPO 309<\/p>\n<p>May 28, 1942<\/p>\n<p>Dear Ann<br \/>\nGot your card yesterday so I will answer, I also have few of those pictures to send to you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_428\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-428\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-428\" src=\"http:\/\/caitlinpine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/army_D-2-216x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/caitlinpine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/army_D-2-216x300.jpeg 216w, http:\/\/caitlinpine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/army_D-2.jpeg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erwin and Myself. Sun Mar 29. 1942.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were out to the rifle range Mon, Tue and Wed we had to stay out there and sleep in pup tents. I guess they didn&#8217;t want to drive back and forth on account of gas shortage, it wasn&#8217;t bad but it did rain a lot, we keep dry so everything turned out ok. Now we will have to shoot the pistol. I done pretty good with the rifle but since I have been in the army I haven&#8217;t shot a pistol I missed shooting it when I was home last Nov.<\/p>\n<p>I missed being a sharp shooter by 2 points boy! It made me so mad I got so close and just didn&#8217;t make it. You know we have to shoot sitting, kneeling, and standing for record. nearly every body isn&#8217;t very good went it comes to standing shooting off hand &#8220;no sling&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well that is where I can do pretty good. I got 42 points out of 50 at 200 yd. I think there were only 1 or 2 that beat me at that. not bad, Eh That is out of 170 men. I could go on and rattle about this for hours if I were talkin but to write it doesn&#8217;t go so good.<\/p>\n<p>My paper hasn&#8217;t been coming very regular lately went it does come I get 2 or 3 at a time, I haven&#8217;t got the one with my picture yet, maybe I&#8217;ll get it today.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I got the paper to with back sheet full of soldiers pictures gosh it made me mad to see Louis Mayner that fellow that worked for Gurber he didn&#8217;t leave nearly 2 months after I did and he was already home for 10 days furlough.<\/p>\n<p>I guess I haven&#8217;t any favorite song right now. We haven&#8217;t had a radio for two week now. I hope somebody gets one soon for I sure like to listen to a radio.<br \/>\nI am glad that Ma got her marker so soon. Cora said you and Ben fixed it up so good this year.<\/p>\n<p>Well I guess I&#8217;ll have to stop and write to Orvell LaVoy he wrote to me about 2 months ago.<br \/>\nbe good,<br \/>\nFelix<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;\/p&gt;Company &#8220;B&#8221; 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON APO 309 May 28, 1942 Dear Ann Got your card yesterday so I will answer, I also have few of those pictures to send to you. 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