20 November, 1943

No letter today.    Just this:

* TIDBIT *

about Weather During the Crossing

Wesley Ward, from upstate New York, served aboard the Aquitania in a gun crew during all of 1943 and after. In a small journal he wrote the following entries, which give added insight to Greg's crossing:

17 November 1943, Wednesday

- Left NY at 10:00AM. Cold as hell

18 November 1943, Thursday

- Cold

19 November 1943, Friday

- Cold as hell, headed toward Scotland

20 November 1943, Saturday

- Getting warmer, sea a little rough, rain

21 November 1943, Sunday

- Warm in gulf stream. Cleaned gun. Airplane school

22 November, 1943, Monday

- Sea little rough. Convoy attacked by 6 German planes,

100 miles from us

23 November 1943, Tuesday

- Sea high. Biggest rolling sea I ever saw

24 November 1943, Wednesday

- Got in Scotland at 6:30AM. Cold as hell. Tore gun down

Here is video of the Aquitania, with music of its time.