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One Lousy Bullet One day Dad was told to go see the Burgermeister of Leuchtenburg. There he was told that he had 24 hours to leave Bavaria and to return to Austria. Our German citizenship had been canceled and in this instant we were declared refugees. Dad was devastated. All we had was in one […]
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The Island of White Witches Col. Charles B. Bryan At the 1995 reunion of the 90th Infantry Division, Col. Charles Bryan gave me a copy of a manuscript he had written. At the time, he had only made ten copies, for his grandchildren. I have always treasured my copy, as it is one of the best
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A Lousy Deal Vern Schmidt Vern Schmidt, of Fresno, Calif., is a veteran of the 90th Infantry Division. He told me this story at the Division’s 1993 reunion in Louisville, Ky. On March 12, 1945, I had my first shower in six weeks, and I didn’t get another one until the third week in April.