This is interesting. It'd make sense that there'd be mosquitoes especially
around the landing areas in Italy. There are the Pontine marshes which were
well known for malaria. The Anzio-Nettuno area was nothing but waterlogged.
My Dad's letters don't mention malaria, but he wouldn't tell his mother or sister
anything negative anyway.
My father was in the hospital for two weeks in North Africa, but I have no clue why.
The only reason I even know about it is that it's noted in his 1943 pocket diary:
"in the hospital" and two weeks later: "out of the hospital".
Two weeks is a long time to be in the hospital, isn't it? I'd really like to know why he was there.
His 1942 diary has him getting "injections" almost every week. Seriously, he was constantly receiving
shots/ injections at Camp Edwards and Fort Devens. Does anyone know what injections
the GIs were getting? I'd imagine Cholera, Typhus, and tetanus, but what else?
mary ann