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Beschreibung
Richard Berkey was a third year pre-med student at Indiana University when he received a letter from the draft board. He withdrew from college in November 1942 and answered the Army's call. Equipped with more courage and compassion than medical supplies, he served as a combat medic with the 14th Armored Division, 68th Armored Infantry Battalion in France and Germany. During 1944-1945, he treated casualties in the field, lost friends from his unit and hometown, was wounded in action and was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. His journals reveal a sober and reflective young man, while his letters home are filled with humor and tenderness. The voices of Richard's family and friends intertwine with his own framing a portrait of an American family during the defining event of the twentieth century.
Richard Berkey was a third year pre-med student at Indiana University when he received a letter from the draft board. He withdrew from college in November 1942 and answered the Army's call. Equipped with more courage and compassion than medical supplies, he served as a combat medic with the 14th Armored Division, 68th Armored Infantry Battalion in France and Germany. During 1944-1945, he treated casualties in the field, lost friends from his unit and hometown, was wounded in action and was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. His journals reveal a sober and reflective young man, while his letters home are filled with humor and tenderness. The voices of Richard's family and friends intertwine with his own framing a portrait of an American family during the defining event of the twentieth century.
Über den Autor
Karen Berkey Huntsberger grew up in Indiana, annoying her family with endless questions. That need to know persisted into adulthood, and she would spend all her time on research if she could. She lives with her husband in Oregon wine country. The daughter of a World War II veteran, she is also the author of Waiting for Peace: The Journals & Correspondence of a World War II Medic and I'll Be Seeing You: Letters Home from a Navy Girl.[...]
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781937303471
ISBN-10: 1937303470
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Huntsberger, Karen Berkey
Hersteller: Karen Berkey Huntsberger
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Karen Berkey Huntsberger
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.03.2015
Gewicht: 0,638 kg
Artikel-ID: 104153072