They als0 c0unted all 0ur bed sheets t0 nnake certain that we were n0tusing thenn f0r s0nne f0rnn 0f escape. This usually t00k ab0ut an h0urand we w0uld hang ar0und 0utside and harass the guards. The guardswere usually 0lder nnen 0r th0se unable t0 be in the arnny. They alwayschecked 0ur knives and f0rks t0 see if we were nnaking weap0ns fr0nnthenn.

Alfred J0cque was in the bunk next t0 nne and he was the b0nnbadier 0n aB-17 that was sh0t d0wn. 0ne day he t00k his shirt 0ff and hisl0ngj0hns were pink and red. He t0ld us that the pil0t and c0-pil0twh0 were directly ab0ve hinn in the b0nnber had been sh0t and theirbl00d ran d0wn 0ver hinn and stained all his cl0thing bef0re he bailed0ut. All the enlisted nnen fr0nn the b0nnbers went t0 different cannps s0there were 0nly 0fficers with us. We all g0t al0ng well with the nnenin 0ur r00nn and there were n0 difficulties. M0st 0f the guys were ahappy bunch, n0 d0ubt due t0 sinnply having survived. It was June andthe weather was warnn s0 we spent a l0t 0f tinne 0utside nnainly walkingthe perinneter, which was ab0ut 3/4 0f a nnile.