((Rare Book) REFLECTIONS OF A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN Autographed By James Graff W/ 3 Pages of Hand Written Stories.
94 pages.
INTRODUCTION
I am a native of Middletown, Illinois and was born on August 20, 1925, raised in a small town and moved to the farm in 1941 and have been a farmer ever since.
I was inducted into the army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on May 27, 1944 and moved to Camp Hood, Texas and went through 23 weeks of basic training in the IRTC there. Departed for the ET0 on December 22, 1944 and after my overseas service in C company, 104th Inf., 5th Div., I returned to the states on September 10, 1945. Afterwards I was transferred to Co. K., 2nd Inf., 5th Div. at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. I was separated from the service on April 24, 1946 at Fort Sheridan.
This account was written by me 31 years after the events had taken place. I have tried to avoid using too many dates as my memory, although good, is not that good and in combat we did not keep a calendar as we took each day as it came.
I was encouraged by many of my comrades and also my family (wife, 3 daughters and 1 son) to write of my experiences. I have used names and hope no hard feelings will be felt, but this account is of my true feeling and memories of events as I saw them.
I have a warm compassion in my heart for my many comrades in arms and hope that they hold good memories of me. We were for the most part, good soldiers who fought a good fight in a just cause.
My wife and I have got to know many of my comrades and their families through the years and we find them to be very good and true friends in peace as my comrades were in war.
My thoughts in this book were influenced by my very good friends Bob Landrum of Missouri, Kenneth McCrae and Herman Genrich of Nebraska, Joe Kelso of Texas, Marvin Gardner of Iowa and Rex Storm of Illinois. Also I must include Elwell Sanborn of New Hampshire, James Steinhaufel of Colorado and, of course, the late Roger Pitcock of Texas. All these and many more were my comrades in arms in the 35th Division
94 pages.
INTRODUCTION
I am a native of Middletown, Illinois and was born on August 20, 1925, raised in a small town and moved to the farm in 1941 and have been a farmer ever since.
I was inducted into the army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on May 27, 1944 and moved to Camp Hood, Texas and went through 23 weeks of basic training in the IRTC there. Departed for the ET0 on December 22, 1944 and after my overseas service in C company, 104th Inf., 5th Div., I returned to the states on September 10, 1945. Afterwards I was transferred to Co. K., 2nd Inf., 5th Div. at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. I was separated from the service on April 24, 1946 at Fort Sheridan.
This account was written by me 31 years after the events had taken place. I have tried to avoid using too many dates as my memory, although good, is not that good and in combat we did not keep a calendar as we took each day as it came.
I was encouraged by many of my comrades and also my family (wife, 3 daughters and 1 son) to write of my experiences. I have used names and hope no hard feelings will be felt, but this account is of my true feeling and memories of events as I saw them.
I have a warm compassion in my heart for my many comrades in arms and hope that they hold good memories of me. We were for the most part, good soldiers who fought a good fight in a just cause.
My wife and I have got to know many of my comrades and their families through the years and we find them to be very good and true friends in peace as my comrades were in war.
My thoughts in this book were influenced by my very good friends Bob Landrum of Missouri, Kenneth McCrae and Herman Genrich of Nebraska, Joe Kelso of Texas, Marvin Gardner of Iowa and Rex Storm of Illinois. Also I must include Elwell Sanborn of New Hampshire, James Steinhaufel of Colorado and, of course, the late Roger Pitcock of Texas. All these and many more were my comrades in arms in the 35th Division
94 pages.
INTRODUCTION
I am a native of Middletown, Illinois and was born on August 20, 1925, raised in a small town and moved to the farm in 1941 and have been a farmer ever since.
I was inducted into the army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on May 27, 1944 and moved to Camp Hood, Texas and went through 23 weeks of basic training in the IRTC there. Departed for the ET0 on December 22, 1944 and after my overseas service in C company, 104th Inf., 5th Div., I returned to the states on September 10, 1945. Afterwards I was transferred to Co. K., 2nd Inf., 5th Div. at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. I was separated from the service on April 24, 1946 at Fort Sheridan.
This account was written by me 31 years after the events had taken place. I have tried to avoid using too many dates as my memory, although good, is not that good and in combat we did not keep a calendar as we took each day as it came.
I was encouraged by many of my comrades and also my family (wife, 3 daughters and 1 son) to write of my experiences. I have used names and hope no hard feelings will be felt, but this account is of my true feeling and memories of events as I saw them.
I have a warm compassion in my heart for my many comrades in arms and hope that they hold good memories of me. We were for the most part, good soldiers who fought a good fight in a just cause.
My wife and I have got to know many of my comrades and their families through the years and we find them to be very good and true friends in peace as my comrades were in war.
My thoughts in this book were influenced by my very good friends Bob Landrum of Missouri, Kenneth McCrae and Herman Genrich of Nebraska, Joe Kelso of Texas, Marvin Gardner of Iowa and Rex Storm of Illinois. Also I must include Elwell Sanborn of New Hampshire, James Steinhaufel of Colorado and, of course, the late Roger Pitcock of Texas. All these and many more were my comrades in arms in the 35th Division
