European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ing some the kid ran Over to Jack and one Joe beat it before i break your Back Jack then he grinned and gave the kid some hard it was a Little game they always we put our dirty clothes and soap Jack unwrapped the package and Laid the doll in the big bed that filled up half of the or a moment Gussie and the kid were too sur to do More than stare at then they Fame Over and timidly touched the Small doll the Linen the soft doll Jack wed them How the dolls eyes moved when it up and How she cried when you pressed Gussie and the kid just looked big then Jack asked Aqua got any water he went through on of to Gussie pointing to a Aqua i told they Haven any got to get water from the pump on the so Jack went out and Gussie and the kid kept touching the dolls the lace the movable muttering to themselves in soft finally Jack came Back with a tin can full of water and watch see and he poured some water Down the dolls a then winked at me and k trusses hand and put it under the Gussye Mamma Mia and Drew her hand she looked at the then turned the and she and the kid examined the jabbering away in italian to each by Len z1nberg we were bulling about whether Guys who act Tough behind the lines were Ever Worth a Damn in and shorty Cope look at Jack he was a Tough Bastard and a Oneman army up Eddie Jack want so not so Tough that Guy never said shut up or ill break your hit first and said shut up what a Wallop he had he was a rough Eddie but Only on the we were in one of those rest areas South of and Jack was sleeping in my this was before at mail Call he gets a a hell of a big about the first one any of us had got since wed been had a Bunch of for warding addresses scribbled on As we walked Back to the he looked at the Shook then i can make out on the knew a blonde kind of on the beast but she could i pushing him toward the open it before the others get my seems like years since Ive had a decent piece of so we sat Down on his and he opened the and there was a big doll no kid a Threefoot doll with a lot of doll clothes and junk around i looked at him and i see we got some Section 8 mate rial he started to finally he you know what this is but in beginning to have my sushi i met up with a redhead in she had a Little girl and the kid wanted this so i ordered it by mail to give special kind of Cost me 15 heres the wets its pants he started to laugh i you got me no and a doll that wets its i dont he told he sat the doll on his Knees and poured some water in her this doll was a sensation among kids Back that Why the kid wanted it so he raised the doll and sure enough there was a Damp spot on his i til be and he put the doll on my poured some water Down its Mouth and in a few seconds i could feel my leg getting pretty i looking at the Beautiful doll the soft Blue for a moment we both stared at the then i what you going to do Send it Back to that kid hell Jack some Job of explaining to the Looey that censors the stuff How i got a ill throw the Damn thing give it to Pussies i that an he stood up and wrapped the doll in some dirty lets go there before somebody sees the doll and ribs hell out of Gussie was the nickname we had Given the thin woman who did our she lived in a nearby and was really Only about but she had that work worn look which made her seem like an old she haunt seen her husband in nearly three last she heard he was a prisoner in Africa the Only unique thing about Gussie was that she was which is very unique in the family above had a flock of and one of a Little dark haired Hung around Gus sies House and helped her with the when Jack and i came they were warming themselves around a pan of hot charcoal and eat the doll is for the to dare he touched r for the Papish he ran his Fin Gers through the kids Upsie still fondling the she t lets hit the Cognac Jack return for clothes Okay Gussie nodded without even looking at Jar the next evening we came Back for our i and first off we saw the kid playing in the mud outside the she seemed kind of didst put the bite on Jack for Jack asked wheres the doll Dove Bam Bino the Little girl just pointed to the House and didst say a we went in and there was the doll lying on the dressed very fancy in italian and its other doll clothes on the table beside the Gussie was All smiles when she handed us our Jack that doll is for the what you keeping it for non Gussie said she pointed to the Cinquanta no my Jack what the hell you holding the kids doll for he started for the but Gussie ran Over and grabbed the Mia Figlia she said backing Mia then she began sobbing and mumbling some thing in All the time holding the doll i looked at what the hell is All this she thinks its she thinks its her Jack said guess she must want a kid awful we picked up our left the dough and walked the Little girl was hanging around outside the and Jack gave her a handful of hard Candy and a couple of chocolate she yelled with Joy and went inside to show we walked along and after a moment Jack must be pretty Tough on no no and All the other women knocking them out like got any Candy youre not going to give that kid any More i slipping him a Candy he just turned around and walked Back to Pussies when he opened the door Gussie made another dive for the but Jack just smiled at her and put the Candy on the bed and for your Bella and he pointed to the Gussie said in a fic Ihl Page