On 26 January 2001,
kip.stratton@ni.com wrote:
: It's called SOMETHING ABOUT A SOLDIER and, even better than
dealing
: with WWII, it deals with the "peace-time" Army in the
Pacific just
: prior to the war ...
It's a fine piece of autobiography, but I wish he'd also
written about his later wartime service. The bio on Dennis
McMillan's web site says, for 1943:
"Shipped overseas; assigned to Third Army, Company C 11th
tank battalion, 10th armored division, Europe. A tank
commander, he fights in the Battle of the Bulge and is
awarded the Silver Star (second highest medal for bravery in
the US, after the Medal of Honor), the Bronze Star, for
outstanding bravery, the Purple Heart with one oak leaf
cluster, and the Luxembourg Croix de Guerre. Studies art at
Biarritz American University, France, between V-E Day and
date shipped back to the US."
If/when the first complete Willeford biography is done, this
would have to be detailed and then we'd all stop wondering.
Many veterans never talked about the war, which is
understandable, but it's also understandable that younger
people are curious.
While at the McMillan site I noticed that DELIVER ME FROM
DALLAS is coming out in April! There's a sample chapter
at
http://www.dennismcmillan.com/deliver.htm
That's nice news to see as we wind down Willeford month and
dust off our Shell Scott books.
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/ : Caveat lector.
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