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One Soldier's Journey

by James L. Thome

168 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #02-0798; ISBN 1-55395-084-4; US$18.95, C$21.79, EUR14.77, £9.79

Pesonal army experiences from induction, combat in Europe, crossing the Rhine to victory in Germany.

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About the Book Come, walk with me on a journey back to the dark and threatening days of World War II as I lived it. Those will be back in the days of Churchill, Eisenhower, Roosevelt and Stalin. They're back in the days of conscription, of induction into the military, of basic training and yes, back when soldiers, civilians, children and our entire civilization began to die. This will take you back also to the miracle of Officer's Training School where a young bewildered Corporal could be turned into a 2nd Lieutenant in ninety days from a clerk typist in the Payroll Section, Regimental Headquarters, Camp Robinson, Arkansas, and would then, in a very short time, command a company of 200 combat infantry soldiers. He would eventually be decorated with three Bronze Star medal citations, a Presidential Unit citation and the Croix de Guerre with Palm from the Republic of France in apprecialtion of his activities while there during the war. Come with me as we explore the shores of Utah Beach where so many G. I. bodies washed up amid the carnage and litter of war. Those were the bodies of our young soldiers who last wrote home with, "Mom, don't worry". Jim Thome tells it as he experienced it. He tell of the dead bodies on the beaches, the hedgerows, C rations, calvaldos, combat fatigue, trench foot and self inflicted wounds. He tells of the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine River and the untold stories of desertion and cowardice and the disappearance of a private who later reappeared as an officer in the rear, far removed from the front lines. He includes stories of flame throwing German tanks, the plundering and looting by our troops and yet, it also includes the unbelievable heroics of our Government Issued and in many instances, our young teen aged soldiers. So come along with me. The journey of your life which you'll never forget. "And so, dear friends and comrades from Company C, 253rd Regiment and from Company L, 315 Regiment, to you I devote my story. To you who are resting where you fell or perhaps resting in the fields where poppies still grow. My prayers are forever for you and for what you sacrificed for our little band of soldiers and especially for the honor and freedom of our great country." - James Thome

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About the Author Mr. Thome married while he was in the military and after he graduated from Officer's Training School, Ft. Benning, Georgia. He attended the University of Grand Rapids and after military service he was employed by Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Inc., for a total of 37 years attaining the position of Executive Professional Representative specializing in Cardiovascular Disorders and Infectious Diseases. During his tenure with Merck, he attended conferences and graduate seminars at the University of Michigan, York General Hospital, Cook County General Hospital, the University of Arizona, University of Miami and cancer conferences from the faculty representing the M. D. Anderson Cancer Hospital in Texas. As a lobbist (Legislative Agent) representing Merck, he worked with the Department of Epidemiology at the Michigan State Health Department to help pass the Rubella Bill which made it mandatory for all children entering school to receive protection by receiving a German Meeasles innoculation. Michigan was the first state to do so. Mr. Thome has five children, five step children and is married to Lee Nora. He is now living in Fairfield Glade Resort, Crossville, Tennessee. You can contact him by email at jthome @usit.net

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