Michael was an Army Veteran of WWII, a retiree of Kodak and a member of the Chili American Legion Post #1830.
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From the Veteran's Memory Book, 2009, published by the Chili Senior Center:
"I enlisted, for three years, in the regular Army in 1940 in a new division forming at For Bragg, North Carolina. I trained with the same division and went on the Carolina Maneuvers. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, I was sent to guard the Tennessee Dams until the Home Guard was formed. After returning to Ft. Bragg, we started ampbious maneuvers out of Norfolk, Virginia; and then I was shipped to North Africa arriving in Casablanca, Morocco. The rest of the division landed in Oran and Algiers. Later we regrouped in Tunisia and fought against Rommel. After his defect we pulled back to Algeria to rest and get replacements and supplies. We were then sent to Sicily. After Sicily fell, we pulled back while the 5th Army invaded Italy. Making sure they succeeded we sailed for England for rest and more training for the Normandy Invasion. Our division came in on Utah Beach and our task was to cut across the peninsula, which we did in two weeks time. Then we turned north toward Cherbourg. After capturing Cherbourg we turned south. By that time, the Germans had fortified the front and no one could advance. After a huge bombing attack, our division, along with two other divisions, was chosen to brake through the line and Patton followed. We swept across France. I was then in the Battle of the Bulge and was hit by artillery at Rampage Bridge. That was the end of the war for me. By the time I was out of the hospital, Germany had surrendered and I was discharged by the point system. I received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and several other medals with seven campaigns."
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From the Veteran's Memory Book, 2009, published by the Chili Senior Center:
"I enlisted, for three years, in the regular Army in 1940 in a new division forming at For Bragg, North Carolina. I trained with the same division and went on the Carolina Maneuvers. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, I was sent to guard the Tennessee Dams until the Home Guard was formed. After returning to Ft. Bragg, we started ampbious maneuvers out of Norfolk, Virginia; and then I was shipped to North Africa arriving in Casablanca, Morocco. The rest of the division landed in Oran and Algiers. Later we regrouped in Tunisia and fought against Rommel. After his defect we pulled back to Algeria to rest and get replacements and supplies. We were then sent to Sicily. After Sicily fell, we pulled back while the 5th Army invaded Italy. Making sure they succeeded we sailed for England for rest and more training for the Normandy Invasion. Our division came in on Utah Beach and our task was to cut across the peninsula, which we did in two weeks time. Then we turned north toward Cherbourg. After capturing Cherbourg we turned south. By that time, the Germans had fortified the front and no one could advance. After a huge bombing attack, our division, along with two other divisions, was chosen to brake through the line and Patton followed. We swept across France. I was then in the Battle of the Bulge and was hit by artillery at Rampage Bridge. That was the end of the war for me. By the time I was out of the hospital, Germany had surrendered and I was discharged by the point system. I received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and several other medals with seven campaigns."
Michael was an Army Veteran of WWII, a retiree of Kodak and a member of the Chili American Legion Post #1830.
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From the Veteran's Memory Book, 2009, published by the Chili Senior Center:
"I enlisted, for three years, in the regular Army in 1940 in a new division forming at For Bragg, North Carolina. I trained with the same division and went on the Carolina Maneuvers. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, I was sent to guard the Tennessee Dams until the Home Guard was formed. After returning to Ft. Bragg, we started ampbious maneuvers out of Norfolk, Virginia; and then I was shipped to North Africa arriving in Casablanca, Morocco. The rest of the division landed in Oran and Algiers. Later we regrouped in Tunisia and fought against Rommel. After his defect we pulled back to Algeria to rest and get replacements and supplies. We were then sent to Sicily. After Sicily fell, we pulled back while the 5th Army invaded Italy. Making sure they succeeded we sailed for England for rest and more training for the Normandy Invasion. Our division came in on Utah Beach and our task was to cut across the peninsula, which we did in two weeks time. Then we turned north toward Cherbourg. After capturing Cherbourg we turned south. By that time, the Germans had fortified the front and no one could advance. After a huge bombing attack, our division, along with two other divisions, was chosen to brake through the line and Patton followed. We swept across France. I was then in the Battle of the Bulge and was hit by artillery at Rampage Bridge. That was the end of the war for me. By the time I was out of the hospital, Germany had surrendered and I was discharged by the point system. I received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and several other medals with seven campaigns."
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From the Veteran's Memory Book, 2009, published by the Chili Senior Center:
"I enlisted, for three years, in the regular Army in 1940 in a new division forming at For Bragg, North Carolina. I trained with the same division and went on the Carolina Maneuvers. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, I was sent to guard the Tennessee Dams until the Home Guard was formed. After returning to Ft. Bragg, we started ampbious maneuvers out of Norfolk, Virginia; and then I was shipped to North Africa arriving in Casablanca, Morocco. The rest of the division landed in Oran and Algiers. Later we regrouped in Tunisia and fought against Rommel. After his defect we pulled back to Algeria to rest and get replacements and supplies. We were then sent to Sicily. After Sicily fell, we pulled back while the 5th Army invaded Italy. Making sure they succeeded we sailed for England for rest and more training for the Normandy Invasion. Our division came in on Utah Beach and our task was to cut across the peninsula, which we did in two weeks time. Then we turned north toward Cherbourg. After capturing Cherbourg we turned south. By that time, the Germans had fortified the front and no one could advance. After a huge bombing attack, our division, along with two other divisions, was chosen to brake through the line and Patton followed. We swept across France. I was then in the Battle of the Bulge and was hit by artillery at Rampage Bridge. That was the end of the war for me. By the time I was out of the hospital, Germany had surrendered and I was discharged by the point system. I received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and several other medals with seven campaigns."
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