tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889963722674899878.post5187565272946613532..comments2023-07-04T10:09:25.824-07:00Comments on The World War II Letters of William Wellington Taylor, Jr.: Letter 71- February 13, 1944Greg Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409962933357676885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889963722674899878.post-84255685861989965262009-06-15T19:35:53.559-07:002009-06-15T19:35:53.559-07:00I am impressed with the Camp Abbot regimen. The cl...I am impressed with the Camp Abbot regimen. The climate and the fact that the bivouac is in the dead of winter makes the training ideal for what Bill and many of the other men would face in Europe in the winter of 1944-45.<br /><br />There will be much more to come regarding radio school and I think we will be surprised about the outcome.Greg Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409962933357676885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889963722674899878.post-21320508425979316552009-06-15T17:39:33.734-07:002009-06-15T17:39:33.734-07:00Bill must be one tough customer by now to endure t...Bill must be one tough customer by now to endure that grueling pace. Stephen Ambrose comments that although nothing in U.S. Army training prepared men for the reality of combat, they were universally in excellent physical condition. <br /><br />Radio operator school! Bill would be good at that. He obviously has a grasp of language and is smart as a whip, just the kind of guy they would like. And running the radio generally involves duty under canvas at least.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885277626153324891noreply@blogger.com