Diary of a Wisconsin Soldier of the 738th Military Police Battalion, Killed in Action in the Battle of Leyte, Describing “prisoner chasing”, Catching “Sly-grog” Sellers in Australia, and the Psychological Effects of Drudgery “in this land of forgotten men.”
US, Australia, and New Guinea: June 1942–September 1944. Diary measuring 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches, containing 735 entries. With three letters, two of which are facsimiles. A diary belonging to Dale F. Damitz (1920–1944), Company A of the 738th Military Police Battalion, covering the time between his last day.....