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Diary of Bruce L. Worrell : Diary/Journal 1944-1945.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Summary:
- Description: YMCA issued POW (prisoner of war) log/diary of Bruce L. Worrell, 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division, who was captured in Italy on May 13, 1944 and liberated April 13, 1945 near Hanover, Germany. The log includes names and addresses of other prisoners in the camp; "My life in the American Army" by Bruce Worrell from pages 31 to 48, describing his entrance into service, capture and liberation; newspaper clipping on Worrell; photograph of Worrell; photographs documenting a German soldier's wedding; collected poems; an image of the Grand Canyon he received in a Red Cross parcel; roster of names of Kommando 1711; diary documenting "My Return to America" beginning February 1945 and ending on V-E Day in May 1945; food ration list for American POWs in Germany working on a Kommando (farm/field labor) and not inside a Stalag; "A March to Freedom", written by Worrell in April 1945.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).
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