Description: I COMBINE SHIPPING $1.50 per book. FREE SHIPPING for orders over $60. Send books to your check-out cart. E-Bay will automatically adjust shipping costs.PACKAGING & SHIPPING RULES:1. Individual books Under $18.00 are shipped in padded poly envelopes. 2. Individual books Over $18.00 are shipped in a poly envelope inside a box. 3. Buy Three or more books and the order is shipped in a box.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LISTING:This has been signed by the veteran. This is about a soldier who was originally an ASTP student. In 1943 he is assigned to an artillery unit. After several moves he is sent to the 16th Field Artillery Observation battalion. This is a specialized unit and did not fire guns The unit was involved in taking equipment to the forward areas and with sound and flash detecting devises detected German artillery fire so that their location could be figured out and counter-artillery fire delivered. Soon after D-Day this unit, part of the VIII Corps is sent via Utah beach to Brittany The 16th FA are involved in the 8th Corps Campaign in Brittany Later the VIII Corps is sent to the Ardennes region before the offensive The VIII Corps is hit hard by the initial thrust of the Battle of the Bulge. The GI continues with this unit to the end of the war the VIII Corps is attached to several different US Armies during its combat tour. After the war this GI became a Kansas politician and Senator.
Price: 18 USD
Location: Livonia, Michigan
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Signed By: Cliff Hope
Book Title: Growing Up In The Wartime Army
MPN: Does Not Apply
Item Length: See Pictures
Vintage: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: See Pictures
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Army, Combat, Memoir, Military History, True Military Stories, World War II, Military / World War II, Military / United States, artillery
Subjects: History & Military
Item Width: See Pictures
Signed: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Sunflower University Press
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Publication Year: 1989
Literary Movement: Does Not Apply
Era: 1940s
Illustrator: Yes
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Cliff Hope
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Item Weight: See Shipping Section
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
