In 1943, seventeen year old John Gorman joined in the Army
Specialized Training Program, a pioneering recruiting program that
offered enlistees an opportunity for a college education after
completing basic training. In February 1944, while Gorman was still
in boot camp, the Army converted all its "textbook commandos" into
regular infantrymen. By April, Gorman was in England where he
volunteered for the U.S. Army Rangers. Gorman landed in Normandy
less than a week after D-Day, and for the next eighteen months
served as an infantry scout in the 2nd Ranger Battalion, among the
most celebrated units of the war. Compass is his story.
Gorman shares with the readers his memories of the rigors of
Ranger training, combat in the French bocage, the terrible battle
for the port of Brest, the "romp across Europe" after the Normandy
breakout, the horrors of the fight in Huertgen Forest, challenges
from pneumonia and frostbite and the heart-rending experience of
seeing his friends die in battle. Gorman returned home after the
war to college, career and family. Compass includes contributions
from his children that reveal the many ways in which his wartime
experiences shaped the rest of his life.
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