Today, Victor Cleary's second book on Clarksburg Ohio's World War II effort, FROM SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE: LETTERS TO OHIO FROM A WORLD AT WAR, is available for purchase online through popular online publisher, Lulu.com.
From Somewhere in France focuses on the village and township’s efforts during the war and features nearly 200 personal letters from Clarksburg Ohio’s World War Two era soldiers, sailors, and airmen.
You can buy the book today! Click here to purchase Victor Cleary's From Somewhere in France now for $19.99. Or, visit Lulu.com and on the site's home page type "From Somewhere in France" in the search prompt.
Letters from 70 individuals are included in Cleary's newest book. Detailed information on over 50 of these veterans were not included in the individual chapter stories making up Clarksburg’s Courageous: World War II, Cleary’s first book on the subject, therefore a substantial amount of new material about the village's war effort is exposed in this second piece, making it an ideal companion to the first.
The following is a list of individuals whose letters are included in the book.
SSGT Ralph W. Anderson
Aerial Engineer
8th Air Force, 92nd Bomb Group, 325th Bomb Squadron
TSGT Robert C. Anderson
P-38 Crew Chief
15th Air Force, 14th Fighter Group, 37th Fighter Squadron
SGT Allen Anderson
Navigator-in-training
36th Training Group, Squadron A
Sgt. Bernard Ater
Aerial Engineer
Seaman 1st Class Marcus Ater
Gunner's Mate
USS Denver (CL- 58): Cruiser
LT Joe Ater
Multi-engine pilot
324th Army Air Force Base Unit
SGT Jack Ater
Heavy Machine Gunner
97th Infantry Division, 387th Infantry Regiment, Company D
PFC Robert Bethel
Surgical Technician
58th Medical Corps. 344th Medical Dispensary
SGT Corrine Bochard
General Clerk
WAAC Detachment 4201
SGT William Bochard
Radio Operator
6th Army, 10th Corp., 99th Signal Battalion
SSGT Sylvester Bookwalter
Medical Laboratory Tech
3702nd AAF Base Unit, 344th Bomb Group
CPL Delbert Boyer
Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun crewman
T/5 Wendell Bryant
Amphibious Truck Driver
479th Amphibious Truck Company
Roger Bryant
PVT Charles Bryant
SGT Wendell Carroll
Infantry Medic
3rd Army, 80th Inf. Div., 319th Inf. Reg., HQ Detachment
SGT Willis Cleary
Infantry Clerk
2nd Infantry Division, 23rd Infantry Regiment, K Company
SSGT Charles Crabb
Top Turret Gunner
12th Bomb Group, 81st Bomb Squadron. The Earthquakers!
SGT Robert K. Dawson
3rd Army, 69th Infantry Division
CPL John M. Dawson
Radio Operator Mechnic
3507th AAF Base Unit, Aircraft Squad III, Flight I
LT Robert E. Dawson
P-39 and P-51 Fighter Pilot
11th Air Force, 54th Fighter Group , 42nd Fighter Squadron
SSGT Herman Dinkler
Quartermaster
3rd Armored Division, 548th Quartermaster Depot, Advanced Communication Section
SGT Carl Dinkler
Infantryman
8th Infantry Division, 28th Infantry Regiment, Company A
LT Myron Dodd
Pilot
15th Air Force, 465th Bomb Group, 782nd Bomb Squadron
AUX Mary Ann Driapsa
Woman’s Auxiliary
Seaman 1st Class Leo Dunkle
Crew
LST #863
CPL Tom Eycke
Intelligence NCO
1st Cavalry, 24th Infantry, 77th Infantry, 234th Quartermaster Salvage Collection Company
PFC Oscar Garrison
Parachute - Field Lineman
82nd Airborne Division, 505th Parachute Inf Reg, 115th Field Artillery Batt., Battery C
LT Lewis Garrison
Navigator
8th Air Force, 466th Bomb Group, 787th Bomb Squadron
PVT Don Garrison
Quartermaster and Crane Operator
3204th Quartermaster Service Co
SGT Richard Garrison
Infantryman
8th Infantry Division, 121st Infantry Regiment, I Company
SSGT Harold Garrison
Forward Artillery Observer
32nd Division, 120th Field Artillery Batt., HQ Battery
Muriel Hale
Wife of B-17 Bomber Pilot Lt. George C. Hale
92nd Bomb Group, 325th Bomb Squadron
LT Robert Hamman
Mobile Howitzer Commander
9th Armored Division, 73rd Armored Field Artillery, Battery A
CPL Forrest Hicks
Fire Control Operator
SSGT Harold Hoffman
Infantry Section Leader
40th Infantry Division, 160th Infantry Regiment, D Company
CPL Harry Holloway
Heavy Mortarman Crewman
82nd Airborne, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, H Company, and 2nd Battalion HQ Company
Silver Star Recipient (June 1944)
Martin Junk
Field Director John Kirkwood
Red Cross Field Director
SGT Bill Lemly
Ball Turret Gunner
15th Air Force, 465th Bomb Group, 782nd Bomb Squadron
SGT John Martin
Infantryman
90th Infantry Division, 358th Infantry Regiment, G Company
CPL Warren Martin
Mail clerk
8th Air Force, 301st AAF Base Unit, 704 Air Material Sq.
PFC Paul McCormick
Life Guard
919 Signal Corps, 48th Repair Squad, 4121st AAF Base Unit
PFC Glenn McPherson
Light Truck Driver
204th Quartermaster Battalion
LT William Merz
Artillery Officer
Americal Division, 245th Field Artillery Battalion, HQ Battery, A Battalion
LT Jack Minser
Railhead Supervisor
Army Transportation Corps: 6th Port Headquarters
CAPT Sarah Moomaw
WAAC Training Center
SSGT Gene Morris
Heavy Mortar Crewman
1st Infantry Division, 745th Tank Battalion, Heavy Mortar Platoon & HQ Company
Seaman 1st Class Glenn Morris
Seaman 1st Class
PVT Charles Morris
Infantry Training
LT Jack Morris
Navigator
8th Air Force, 392nd Bomb Group, 576th Bomb Squadron
Seaman 1st Class Fred Nye
LCL Seaman
SGT Richard Pabst
Stationed in Okinawa
PFC John Peck
Aerial Radio Operator
1333rd Army Air Force Base Unit: 13th Area
Machinist Mate 2nd Class John Pool
Machinist Mate
USS Texas (BB-35) Battleship
SSGT Willis Prince
Aerial Nose Gunner
15th Air Force, 465th Bomb Group, 782nd Bomb Squadron
PFC James Reisinger
Artilleryman
981st Field Artillery Battalion
Ship Fitter 3rd Class Tom Rittenhouse
Ship Fitter
USS Hamul (AD-20)
SSGT John Roseboom
Artilleryman
1st Cavalry Division, 760th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery C.
PFC Ephraim Shull
Cook's helper
58th Ordnance Ammunition Company
PVT Henry Shull
U.S. Army
PFC Cary "Scoop" Skinner
Litter Bearer
41st Infantry Division, 116th Medical Battalion, 5th Squad, Troop B
T/4 Tom Sowers
Infantryman
80th Infantry Division, 318th Infantry Regiment Company A
PFC Richard Stephens
Artillery Observer
20th Field Artillery; attached to the 4th Infantry Division
CPL John Templin
Aircraft Mechanic
Air Transport Command: 1504th Army Air Force Base Unit.
Machinist Mate 2nd Class Robert Templin
Motor Machinist 2nd Class
Naval Sub Chaser
PVT Darrell Templin
United States Army Air Force
LT Daryl Williams
B-25 Pilot
5th Air Force, 345th Bomb Group, 499th Bomb Squadron BATS OUTA HELL
PFC Albert Willis
Firefighter
369th Harbor Craft Company
SGT Dwight Willis
Mess Sergeant
Air Transport Command: 1337th Army Air Force Base Unit, Battery 6
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