Overview This collection consists of one copy of "Amazing Grace" by J. T. Witherspoon written in 1980. This manuscript is 170 pages long and documents the history of Witherspoon’s ancestors and family through genealogical information, photographs, anecdotal stories, and more. Witherspoon’s life stories are included, particularly his time serving in World War II. He recounts the history of Company K 117th Infantry 30th Infantry Division. Witherspoon also recounts his time visiting the concentration...

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In this memoir, entitled "Why Me?," Bill Fulk describes his experiences before, during, and after World War -- with a strong emphasis on the time he spent in German Concentration camps.

Abstract In this 18-page memoir, Laurence Grossman describes his service as a combat surgeon with the 80th Medical Battalion of the 10th Armored Division during World War II. Grossman recounts his training, his service at Fort Benning, being sent to Normandy after the initial invasion, meeting French troops and local residents, and seeing evidence of the concentration camps. He also discusses his unit's service as the military government for western Austria, the area south of Munich, and his...