A Combat Engineer Remembers

About the Book

    Norm Southergill draws on his experiences during World War II to write this account of day to day activities and experiences of the men in the 150th Engineer Combat Battalion during training and during their months in combat. The Author makes easy transition from the serious elements of battle to those fleeting moments of relaxation, and then back to the harsh reality of war. This is an account that will interest young and old, male and female, those who can relate to the book on a personal level from their own experience, as well as those for whom it will be a learning experience. Southergill is a natural communicator with a fascinating story to tell.

About the Author

    Born in Manchester Connecticut, Southergill tried to enlist, with parents' consent, at age 16 (1941, but before Pearl Harbor). The Navy wouldn't take him because he stuttered. Voluntarily inducted, in March 1943, he and most of his male classmates from Manchester High School Class of '42 were sent to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where Norm became a member of a new Combat Engineer Battalion, the 150th. Surviving ten months in combat in Europe, he returned home, married his sweetheart, raised a family, and is now retired and living in northwest Connecticut.