Summary of James Megellas's All the Way to Berlin

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#1 When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, I was a senior at Ripon College, in Ripon, Wisconsin, expecting to complete my bachelor of arts studies and look forward to graduating the following June. I was assigned to duty with the army on 8 June 1942.

#2 I had graduated from high school in 1934, and in August 1934 I heard that the Civilian Conservation Corps provided clean outdoor work. I was accepted and in October 1934 I found myself in the north woods of Wisconsin. The CCC transformed me from a seventeen-year-old kid to a working man.

#3 I had wanted to be a pilot, but the failure to qualify for the second phase of training had a demoralizing effect on me. I returned to Ripon College in my senior year, where I took advantage of a new U. S. government program that allowed college students to receive civilian flight training.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822528086

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, I was a senior at Ripon College, in Ripon, Wisconsin, expecting to complete my bachelor of arts studies and look forward to graduating the following June. I was assigned to duty with the army on 8 June 1942.

#2

I had graduated from high school in 1934, and in August 1934 I heard that the Civilian Conservation Corps provided clean outdoor work. I was accepted and in October 1934 I found myself in the north woods of Wisconsin. The CCC transformed me from a seventeen-year-old kid to a working man.

#3

I had wanted to be a pilot, but the failure to qualify for the second phase of training had a demoralizing effect on me. I returned to Ripon College in my senior year, where I took advantage of a new U. S. government program that allowed college students to receive civilian flight training.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was excited to be in the armored forces, and was thankful that I was not assigned to one of the support branches of the army. I was excited to be learning about combat, and was disappointed to be in a service branch where I did not see much combat.

#2

I was assigned to the Lubbock Army Flying School in November 1942, and in January 1943, I was sent to the 24th Army Air Force Glider Training Detachment at Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

#3

I was transferred to 24th AAFGTD in January, and after four months in the Air Corps, I was back at square one. I was becoming increasingly frustrated and wondered if I would ever be assigned to a combat unit.

#4

I was transferred to the Parachute Training School at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 13 March. I had been waiting two months for my orders. I had seven days to drive there, a distance of 1,400 miles. I intended to go through Little Rock and surprise my brother Louis again.

#5

I was assigned to Company T, 1st Parachute Training Regiment, and I began training. On 27 May, I wrote to my brother George, who was still stationed at Camp Robinson, in Arkansas: You’ve probably heard what a tough outfit this is. Well, it’s no rumor. My class is due to start this Monday.

#6

I wrote to my sister Mary on 13 June: Well, I’ve got two weeks left if I don’t get injured. I just finished two tough weeks. Last week we had training towers and mock-up