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World War II Memoirs: The 41st Infantry Division - Southwest Pacific, September 1941 to June 1945

by Frank J. Konrath

123 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-1669; ISBN 1-4120-1291-0; US$15.50, C$18.18, EUR13.00, £9.00

An unusually interesting story of a GI's WWII experiences in the Southwest Pacific islands.

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About the Book Description of a GI's overseas experiences of 38 months in WWII in the southwest Pacific islands with the 41st Division Infantry.

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About the Author Active retired 90 year old Chicagoan, WWII veteran, whose hobbies include sports, gardening, music, movies and photography.

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Sample Excerpts

Quote: "At dawn we counted 28 dead Jap soldiers. All were armed with U.S.A semi-automatic weapons."

Quote: "I pulled on his leg to release him from the rubble. All of his entrails came out."

Quote: "They were eating their own soldiers' flesh. It was cannabalism."

Quote: "It was the worst kind of jungle fighting in the whole war."

Quote: "The shrapnel was about 3, 4 inches. Jagged and red hot. It missed our heads by a hair."

Quote: "We gave our wounded cigarettes and morphine. They were in shock. They all died the next day."

Quote: "The Jap grenade landed right in the middle of us."

Quote: "We buried the 'nice gentle' medic officer at sea."

Quote: "We finally found the body of Tommy Horan. Nothing but bones and hair. I bawled!"

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Catalogue Information

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