William B. Kinter Scrapbook: Page 11 | Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

William B. Kinter Scrapbook: Page 11

circa April--May 1945

Page 11 (Digital ID: IMG_0543) of William B. Kinter's scrapbook contains the folowing items (listed by Digital ID): SB_0092, SB_0092a, SB_0093, SB_0093a, SB_0094, SB_0095, SB_0096, SB_0097 (not available online), SB_0097a (not available online), SB_0098, SB_0099, and SB_0100.  William B. Kinter's margin notes: "While on the way to Meiktila from Pagan with 5 Div. Harry Humphreys borrowed my camera (Kodak 35 with f4.5 lens) for the day.  Before he got back I was sent out with the 4th Field [Artillery] Regiment.  My first [night] with them at Taungtha they put over a 1000 shells.  I always regretted not having my camera as they were the best outfit I was with.  They fired the first shot in the Battle of Waterloo & had a whole battery wiped out except for 2 men in the Desert.  Friends there included: Gunner Bill Baker, Sgt. Trigg, Sgt. Maj. “Jungle” O’Brien, Capt. Evans M.O., & Col. Crow.  I also missed pictures of the heavy fighting around Meiktila since I didn’t meet Harry & get my camera back until 3 weeks later when I was with 5C Anti-Tank Reg., 5 Div. near Tackton [sic].  It was while with them that I got separated from my ambulance when it was sent down the track to Pyinmana with 10 Field Ambulance 9 Brig.  Then I went to 75 Field Ambulance.  Next to the J&K’s [4th Jammu & Kashmir Infantry] still of 5 Div on May 8th."

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William Boardman Kinter Collection, 1943-2015 Series 1: William B. Kinter Papers, 1943-1979 Item 1: Scrapbook Scrapbook pages :

Photographed using a Canon Powershot G9 by Marion A. Kinter in 2008.

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