The Timeline 1942-1946
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August 12, 1942--  Jean and Bob meet on a blind date

 

April 12, 1943—Bob lays out his feelings in a letter to Jean

 

May 18, 1943—Bob goes to Nova Scotia to see his grandmother and other family

 

June 2, 1943- Bob works for his father at Pattern Machine and Foundry, while waiting to be inducted into the army

 

June 14, 1943—Bob is inducted into the Army in Trenton, NJ

 

July 3, 1943- Bob starts active service in the US Army at Fort Dix, NJ

 

July 17, 1943- Bob is sent to Fort McClellan, AL for basic training

 

Nov. 1, 1943- Bob begins the ASTP at City College of New York

 

Nov. 7, 1943- Bob and Jean get engaged

 

Feb. 18, 1944- Congress ends the ASTP suddenly and reassigns all the students to active army units

 

Feb. 26, 1944- Bob and Jean get married in Brookline, MA

 

March 22, 1944- Bob is sent to Fort Polk, LA, where he joins the 75th Infantry

 

 

April 6, 1944—Bob and the 75th Infantry ASTPers go to Fort Breckinridge for training

 

Around Oct 15, 1944- The 75th Infantry is mobilized to go overseas, first stop for Bob is Camp Shank

 

Oct. 22, 1944- The 75th Infantry leaves NY , Bob is on the troop ship, Alexander

 

Nov 2,1944- The 75th Infantry arrives in Swaney, Wales

 

Nov 3, 1944- Bob has additional training in Haverford West, South Wales

 

Dec. 10,1944- The 75th Infantry crosses the English Channel to La Havre, France

 

Six days in trucks and box cars crossing France into Belgium

 

Dec. 24, 1944- The 75th Infantry joins the 2nd Armored Division to push for Marcie, Belgium

 

Jan 8, 1945- 75th Infantry in the battle in Spa, Belgium.  Bomb lands close to Bob’s foxhole and knocks him out.

 

Jan 12, 1945- Bob is admitted to First General Hospital in Paris for pneumonia

 

Feb. 3, 1945- Bob is transferred to Convalescent Hospital in Etampes, France

 

March 6, 1945- Bob’s first child, Patricia Jean, is born in Natick MA

 

March   , 1945- Bob assigned to rear echelon, Oise section, Margival France,  Labor Camp

 

 May 3, 1945- Bob becomes a Corporal

 

May 8, 1945- VE Day

 

May 28, 1945- Bob becomes a Sargent

 

August 14, 1945- VJ Day

 

Oct 8-19, 1945- Bob enjoys furlough on the French Riviera

 

Nov. 8, 1945- Bob earns his Supply Sargent stripe

 

Jan. 27, 1946- Bob departs for the US

 

Feb. 7, 1946- Bob arrives back in the US

 

Feb. 12, 1946- Bob separates from the US ARMY at Fort Devens, MA