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WWII 32nd Station Hospital | WWII Africa to Caserta Italy
| Willard O. Havemeier WWII
THE LOCAL SCENE
Time Out
Some of our enlisted men on the
roof of our hotel. Note the leggings on the man closest
to the camera. We hated these things, but they had
to be worn before combat boots came into being. We were
able to buy and drink beer and for some time we had dances
up here with military big bands. At times some of
our nurses joined us. Note the floor is of some kind of
brick or tile.
These pictures
show donkeys as a mode of transportation for people and belongings.
Foreign soldiers also used donkeys
This is a typical French scene:
Tlemcen had outdoor garden type drinking places. The
building on the right was the Red Cross Club - probably
the most modern building around this part of the country.
These French people really knew how to take life easily
considering this was July, 1943, when France had been overrun
by the German Army. In my opinion, the French did very little
to help, leaving it to the Americans and the British to
fight the war. Many French escaped to French North Africa
and settled in what were considered resort areas like Tlemcen,
where we were in operation.
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