My maternal grandfather’s honorable discharge papers from the Army of the United States mention “3 days lost under AW 107.” The reason for this was that he slipped home for a weekend from his basic training at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland in order to visit the girl he was dating: my grandmother. His friend forgot to sign him back in.
This picture was taken on March 24, 1946, during “Tommy’s first weekend home,” as noted by my grandmother in her photo album.
I previously wrote about my pap in a Veteran’s Day post (now updated).
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