0:00 - Receiving assignments in Iran, joining the 36th division, and first combat experiences

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Keywords: Enemy fire; Italy; private; replacement soldier; sand

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3:00 - First combat experiences II

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Keywords: Enemy fire; German soldiers; Italy; KIA; squad

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6:00 - First combat experience III, travel through Italy, and German soldiers

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Keywords: Field; GI; replacement soldiers; squad; veterans

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9:00 - German soldiers II and Battle of Rapido River

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Keywords: 36th divison; enemy fire; GI; horrors of war; KIA

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12:00 - Battle of Rapido River II and Leghorn, Italy

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Keywords: 36th division; Anzio; enemy fire; German soldiers; mountain

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15:00 - Leghorn, Italy II, travel through France, and being a forward observer

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Keywords: Ammunition; German soldiers; Rhone River; Silver Star; water buffalo

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18:00 - Being a forward observer II and days as a Prisoner of War

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Keywords: 36th divsion; car; German soldiers; injury; Silver Star

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21:00 - Days as a Prisoners of War II and escape from captors

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Keywords: 36th division; enemy fire; enemy lines; French; German soldiers

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24:00 - Escape from captors II

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Keywords: Civilians; enemy lines; farm; food; German soldiers

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27:00 - Escape from captors III, return to the 36th division, and injury

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Keywords: 3rd division; civilians; dog tags; enemy fire; KIA

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30:00 - Injury II and differences between fighting in France and Italy

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Keywords: Artillery fire; hospital; knee; metal; shoulder

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33:00 - Differences between fighting in France and Italy II, horrors of war, and mental health

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Keywords: German soldier; KIA; Post-traumatic stress disorder; record; shell shock

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36:00 - Mental health II, second injury, and third injury

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Keywords: 36th division; children; medic; Post-traumatic stress disorder; shell shock

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39:00 - Third injury II, finding the 36th division, and the Lost Battalion

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Keywords: Browning Air Rifle; foxhole; hospital; KIA; rifle

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42:00 - Lost Battalion II

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Keywords: 36th division; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; ammunition; GI; military equipment

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45:00 - Lost Battalion III, awards and medals, and third injury III

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Keywords: 36th division; canteen; Oak Leaf Cluster; Purple Heart; water

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48:00 - Third injury IV, Disabled Soldiers Act, and civilian service in South Korea

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Keywords: Eleanor Roosevelt; post-war; procurement officer; Rhine River; veterinary school

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51:00 - Civilian service in South Korea II

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Keywords: Eleanor Roosevelt; food; guard; Prisoners of War; procurment officer

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54:00 - Civilian service in South Korea III, discharge, and communication with wife while overseas

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Keywords: Farming; letters; marriage; post-war; V-mail

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