WWII - 1945, 10th Mountain Division Lands, Leghorn, Italy; 135th Infantry Rgmt, 34th Div Rest Area, Tazzola, Italy 24-25Jan45

WWII - 1945, 10th Mountain Division Lands, Leghorn, Italy; 135th Infantry Rgmt, 34th Div Rest Area, Tazzola, Italy 24-25Jan45 LS Large field of pup tents. 04:46:13 Slate: 10th Mt. Div at staging area. MCU GI washing up. Officers making notes; men hanging out washing on lines between pup tents. 04:46:37 CU Soldier shaving by small mirror on tent. GI getting haircut. Men rolling dice, gambling on ground. 04:47:02 Playing American football. 04:47:45 Opening large wooden crate & unpacking ? in rain. Slate: 26Jan45. Continued unpacking large metal artillery parts & loading into Army truck. 04:49:09 Slate: 26Jan45. Men in chow line w/ mess kits, raining. MCU getting food. 04:50:14 Slate: 26Jan45. Unpacking packframes; given out. 04:50:38 Heating artillery part over fire, CU melting protective shipping grease & polishing. Cleaning barrel. Assembling. 04:51:28 Slate: 24Jan45 Company C, 135th Regiment, 34th Division. LS snow, tent & GIs on mountain lane from above. MS same group gambling w/ dice. MCU dice, money & rolling dice. MCU man running game w/ cigar in mouth. Snowy mountains behind. 04:54:25 Men sitting on ground by machine guns, cleaning & assembling. 04:54:40 Troops on steep hillside by dug in machine guns. Sandbagging entrance to tarp-covered position. WW2 Italian Mountains; 1945; Military Daily Life; NOTE: Good coverage & quality.