| Description | His experiences as a combat infantryman in the European Theater during World War II; his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans. Early youth moving around various states in the Midwest and the East Coast; enrollment at Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia, 1941-42; induction into the Army, 1943; basic training, Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1943; assignment to the 28th Division and shipment to England, 1944; introduction to combat in France, July, 1944; Battle of the Bulge and his capture by German troops, December 23, 1944; interrogation in Frankfurt and later at Stalag Luft IV-B, Mühlberg, Germany; camp life at Stalag Luft IV-B, January 31-April 23, 1945; forced marches; liberation by Russian troops and reunion with his former unit at Kassel, Germany; processing and recuperation at Camp Lucky Strike, Le Havre, France; postwar jobs. |
