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War Journey: Witness to the Last Campaign of World War II

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War Journey

Witness to the Last Campaign of World War II

By William H. Dobbs

Merriam Press Military Monograph 107

First Edition (January 2012)
164 6x9 inch pages
Paperback (ISBN 9781468044744) — #MM107-P — $16.95
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The author was inducted into the U.S. Army in April 1942 and served as a member of the 206th Port Company, loading and unloading cargo, as part of the 1st Engineer Special Amphibious Brigade, for the invasion of Okinawa, on board an APA (Armed Personnel Assault), utilizing landing craft and DUKWs.

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Early Life
Chapter 3: Growing Up
Chapter 4: Trauma
Chapter 5: War Comes to America
Chapter 6: Funeral and Afterward
Chapter 7: Army Volunteer
Chapter 8: Boston Harbor
Chapter 9: Train Ride
Chapter 10: Ship to Hawaii
Chapter 11: Big Island
Chapter 12: Maui
Chapter 13: Back to Oahu
Chapter 14: Aloha Hawaii
Chapter 15: Okinawa
Chapter 16: Air Raids Forever
Chapter 17: Section 8 Special Mission
Chapter 18: Some Psychological Observations
Chapter 19: The Smell of Death
Chapter 20: The Last Six Weeks of War
Chapter 21: Final Costs of the Invasion
Chapter 22: One More Mission
Chapter 23: Inchon, Korea
Chapter 24: Problems of the People and the Occupation
Chapter 25: The Cold and the Terrorists
Chapter 26: The Big Bang and Beyond
Chapter 27: The Way Home-First Leg: Inchon to Portland
Chapter 28: The Way Home-Second Leg: Portland to Ft. McPherson
Chapter 29: The Way Home-Final Leg: Ft. McPherson to Camilla, Georgia
Chapter 30: Initial Reentry Into Civilian Life Issues
Chapter 31: War Hangover Issues
Chapter 32: The Dream War

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