Letters form an important source of knowledge about the great
events in the life of our nation. They are unique because they
capture what was being experienced and felt at the time of the
crisis. There are no filters through which later thinking is
passed. This book consists of the letters of one American soldier
who served in World War II, Frank P. Sherwood. They cover the whole
of his life in the U.S. Army from September 1943 to September 1946.
They are unique because of Sherwood's range of experiences in that
period. He was drafted and served more than a year as a private in
the infantry, including a stint with the 10th Mountain Division in
Camp Hale, Colorado. After being commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant of
Infantry at Fort Benning, Georgia, he departed for Europe. There he
served as Liaison Control officer for the 99th Infantry division
and was awarded two battle stars for this service. Later European
assignments included Entertainment Officer of XV Corps and Public
Safety Officer with Military Government. These letters were written
to Sherwood's mother, whom he asked to save them. They seek to
capture the various events, important and not so important, in
three tumultuous years. He believed letters of this type would have
historical interest, and he particularly took advantage of his
close relationship with his mother to provide as full and objective
report of his experiences as he possibly could.
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