Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?
As someone who is obsessed with World War II, I found this story to be totally fascinating. Also, thank God for Reddit, because without it, this guy might not have ever known what his grandfather’s World War II diary even said.
A Reddit user found his grandfather’s WWII diary and posted pics of it on Reddit because he wasn’t able to read the shorthand.
A fellow Redditor generously took the time (and patience) to translate and decode the diary, and here are the results.
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4/9/41 – Wed
Left […] 5:30 AM rode […] street car to armory. Arrived 8:00. Stripped all clothing except shoes and coat. Walked through at least 20 rooms for various examinations. Completed examinations at about 10:00 AM. […] to walk to an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor. [He had to … papers and most … in alcohol and … in cotton]. Some should have been rejected for various ailments but…
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