0:00 - Introduction / Family information / Early life in Indiana
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6:45 - Working at the shipyard in Evansville Indiana
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10:26 - Draft board notice and examination
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12:14 - Basic Training
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14:36 - Assignment to the 36th Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign
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16:55 - Assignment as a machine gunner / Night attacks across the Rapido River
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22:09 - Rufusal by General Walker of the 36th Infantry Division to make a day attack crossing of the Rapido River
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23:02 - "Purple Heart Valley" / Monte Cassino
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26:08 - Emplacement of machine gun on Monte Cassino / Story about getting wounded
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30:30 - Healing complications from the wound
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32:33 - Drinking incident while recovering from wound
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35:01 - Promotion to Sergeant and squad leader / Making contact with retreating Germans / Withdrawal from German counter attack
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40:47 - The drive North of Rome to Civitavecchia / Amphibious and explosives training
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43:37 - Amphibious landing in Southern France
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46:15 - Incident with sniper fire and enemy artillery off the beaches
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50:15 - Preparing for engagement with elements of the German 19th Army at Montelimar
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52:54 - The battle with the German 19th Army at Montelimar
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