War Diaries (November 11) (nonfiction)

War Diary entries for November 11

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Alfred A. Cunningham: November 11, 1917

New York and S.S. "St. Paul"

Another strenuous day is almost over. We entered the zone thickly infested with German submarines today and are still in it. At daylight we passed a merchant ship convoyed by two U.S. Destroyers. That is the only thing we have seen. I went on watch at 6 a.m. on the bridge and have been there most of the day. This morning we got a SOS call from some poor ship to the south of us saying that they were being chased by a submarine. We, of course, could not pay any attention to it. I hope he outran it. This afternoon we received a message that a mine field had been found directly in our course. We altered our course to the northward. The Germans are certainly keeping things busy around here and I understand are sowing mines everywhere. If we get through tonight, we are fairly safe. However, this St. Georges Channel is supposed to be alive with subs. We expect to sight the coast of Wales at 11 o'clock tonight if it is clear. At present it is misty and foggy. Will pack up tonight to get ready to go ashore at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

• Diary of Alfred A. Cunningham (first entry) (PDF) - This diary recounts the experiences and impressions of Captain Alfred Austell Cunningham, the first Marine aviator, during his tour of British and French aviation facilities in November and December 1917.

George Kellett: November 11, 1918

Moved to Bermeries We heard that an armistice had been signed but we keep hearing explosions and cannot tell whether it is gun fire or not.

• Diary of George Kellett - At the beginning of 1918 George Kellett, a soldier born in Wakefield, received a Christmas parcel. It contained a Christmas cake, parkin, a few apples and a diary. George then recorded his year as a First World War soldier in this diary.

Kan Nakamura: November 11, 1942

I can hear the constant roar of guns from the direction of the front lines," he wrote, "It seems as though our forces aren't firing a single shot as they have no ammunition or rations. Sometimes the enemy planes would come and strafe us. It makes me boil with anger when they come to strafe us" .

• Kan Nakamura journal translations, 1942-1943 @ University of Michigan - The Kan Nakamura journal translations include one manuscript and one typed translations of a journal kept by a young Japanese officer during the Second World War while serving with one of the regiments stationed on Guadalcanal. The two translations contain over 120 minor, factual, and meaningful variations.

Fiction cross-reference

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Nonfiction cross-reference

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