ContentsMilford: I was born in Milford, Connecticut in 1925 Enlistment: I got my draft notice right away Fort Benning: Basic training Christmas: Northeastern University in Boston, weekends at home! F Company: 101st Infantry, 26th Yankee Division Over There: On the 27th of August 1944 we boarded the Saturnia Our Commander: We thought he acted and looked like someone's Grandma. The Front Line: Some of those nights were the longest I can remember Hill 310: I was sure that I was about to die and didn't Trench Foot: Each stop had a doctor with his own theory of treatment To Oxford: Some nut yelled, " must be a torpedo" Luxembourg: Our outfit was in Luxembourg and shortly, Replacement Depots: We slogged through snow a good part of the day Occupation: Our occupation duty started out in the Sudatenland Netolice: The Yankee Division organized a school One Lonely Soldier: Got no mail from home for several months Camp Lucky Strike: Military installations named for cigarettes? Chapel Hill: One of the oddest New Years Eves I have ever spent Epilogue: The Green Family Facts and Links: Helpful facts and sources View Guestbook: Read the responses and contribute to the discussion
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