Description: I COMBINE SHIPPING $1.50 per book. FREE SHIPPING for orders over $60. Send books to your check-out cart. E-Bay will automatically adjust shipping costs.PACKAGING & SHIPPING RULES:1. Individual books Under $18.00 are shipped in padded poly envelopes. 2. Individual books Over $18.00 are shipped in a poly envelope inside a box. 3. Buy Three or more books and the order is shipped in a box.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LISTING:This is about a young GI at the end of the war. He is an infantry replacement sent to Hawaii. From there he makes it to Saipan and then he is forwarded as an infantry replacement to Okinawa. On May 8th 1945 he is assigned to the 77th division during the attack's on Shuri Castle. The book says he is in company C of the 77th division. Though he talks about the three regiments making attacks, he never says which one he is in His purple heart certificate only says company C 77th division. The soldier does about two weeks of combat In mid May 1945 he is standing next to a tank prior to another assault when he is shot in the shoulder. The rest of the book discusses his movements from aid stations to hospitals nd then flown back to Hawaii. The GI finishes up the war in stateside bases. This is a true story about a young man soldier serving his country during WWII. While it focuses on his experience in the last phase of the Battle of Okinawa, it includes a personal glimpse into his life's journey through an extraordinary period of history. James was an ordinary young man who never lost the sense of who he was at heart and his faith in God. He grew up in a small rural farming community in southern Indiana during a time when people needed to work hard to just survive. James learned many things that were invaluable for his life's journey, which included surviving the horrors of war. The reader will be intrigued by the stories told in vivid detail, captured through the eyes of this young soldier while serving with the 77th Infantry Division of the army in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Price: 20 USD
Location: Livonia, Michigan
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Signed By: James Willis
Book Title: Odyssey of a Purple Heart Vet
Signed: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Length: 9 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2014
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1940s
Item Height: 0.6 in
Author: James Willis
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat
Topic: Army, Combat, Memoir, Military History, True Military Stories, War, Warfare, World War II
Subjects: History & Military
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
