World War II Vets Featured in New Book

Caption: Virgil Bixler served in the U.S. Army’s 80th Division, 905th Artillery during WWII. He fought in Battle of the Bulge and others.

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My new book, They Did It for Honor: Stories of American WWII Veterans, contains 34 stories of men/women of every branch- Army, Navy, Army Air Corps, Marines, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard.

Here is a list of the 34 veterans featured in this book and their branch of service:

1. James ‘Andy’ Anderson – Army
2. Virgil Bixler – Army
3. Charlie Conrad – Navy
4. Gaylord Conrad – Army
5. Lorraine Davis – Coast Guard
6. Clairus Dew – Army Air Corps
7. Al Edwards – Navy
8. Charlotte Eisenhart – Women’s Army Corps (WAC)
9. Frank Garrison – Army
10. Dick Girocco – Navy
11. Max Graf – Merchant Marine
12. Sam Hayward – Navy
13. Oren Huffer – Army Air Corps
14. Bill Jones – Army Air Corps
15. Bob Kiester – Army Air Corps
16. Al Lefevra – Navy
17. Polly Lipscomb – Army Nurse Corps
18. Jim Meyer – Coast Guard
19. Dale Pence – army
20. Bob Pyle – Army
21. Ed Robbins – Navy
22. Walter Rumple – Army
23. Bill Sawyer – Army
24. Rosemary Schmidt – Navy
25. Calvin Schultz – Army
26. Bill Shull – Army Air Corps
27. Bob Wallenstein (Bob Chase) – Navy
28. Hugh Wallis – Army
29. Bill Wellman – Marines
30. Max Whiteleather – Army
31. James Wiegman – Navy
32. Don Wolfe – Army Air Corps
33. John Wrestler – Navy
34. Eileen Zeissig – Army Nurse Corps

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Several of these veterans (around a dozen) have said they will be at our book launch party on Saturday, November 4, at downtown Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They will be there from 1-3pm. You’ll be able to meet them, thank them for their service and have them sign books on their respective pages!

Think what a priceless item that will be – autographs from some of our nation’s oldest veterans who served during the biggest military conflict the world has ever known!

They Did It for Honor: Stories of American WWII Veterans will be available for $20—cash or credit cards. No checks.

My first book, WWII Legacies: Stories of Northeast IN Veterans, will also be available for $15.00.

Bonus: We will sell the 2 books together for $30.00!

They would make great Veteran’s Day, birthday or Christmas gifts.

We’re expecting a good turnout so my advice would be to arrive early! Hope to see you there!

Remember to tell a veteran thanks for his/ her service!