We are Leaving at a Rapid Rate is an appropriate title for this book. Veterans of WWII are rapidly leaving the scene. Many have already left. WWII will soon become history with no living witnesses. As a veteran of WWII at 84 years of age, the author decided to gather his thoughts and memories and write something to leave behind. This is not only about war. It covers before, during, and after WWII. As these thoughts and memories have come to his mind, he has put them on paper. Scattered throughout this book you will find humorous stories and quips, some true and others fictional. This humor will provide a bit of relaxation from the rigors of reality that are talked about in this book. The Introduction describes, in more detail, the contents of this book and the style in which it is written. It is a book that a person can read in one sitting, start anywhere, or stop anytime and resume reading later. It's a type of book that a person might even enjoy reading again.
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Winston (Win) Bratcher was born in Ohio in 1921. This date in time allowed him to be just the right age for World War II. His first memory is of Kentucky. After attending grammar schools in Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois, his family moved from Chicago to the Deep South-Mississippi. He went through high school and 1.5 years of college in Mississippi. The college band was also the National Guard Band of the 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st Dixie Division. He had started band activity in the 6th grade in Chicago. While in college most bandsmen signed up for a three-year hitch. In November of 1940 the National Guard was called into full-time Federal duty at Camp Blanding, Florida. After a division transfer to Texas in early 1942,Win left the Dixie Division for another area of military operations. He was in England by November of 1943. Plans were under way for Operation Overlord. He spent two years in Northern Europe. Upon return to the USA and a BSEE degree from Georgia Tech, he met Doris. His future wife was in school in Atlanta from Denmark, having been under Nazi occupation for most of her teen years.
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New York, Pearl Harbor, Stone Mountain, United States, National Guard, Georgia Tech, Utah Beach, General Ramcke, Independence Day, San Antonio, Hot Springs, Bob Dwan, Gulf of Mexico, Tipp City, New Orleans, Science Hill, Charles Lindbergh, Machine Records Unit, Camp Blanding, Intracoastal Waterway, Middle East, Earth Spaceship, President Roosevelt, Independence Pass, Johnnie Cochran Browse Sample Pages:
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New York, Pearl Harbor, Stone Mountain, United States, National Guard, Georgia Tech, Utah Beach, General Ramcke, Independence Day, San Antonio, Hot Springs, Bob Dwan, Gulf of Mexico, Tipp City, New Orleans, Science Hill, Charles Lindbergh, Machine Records Unit, Camp Blanding, Intracoastal Waterway, Middle East, Earth Spaceship, President Roosevelt, Independence Pass, Johnnie Cochran Browse Sample Pages:
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