'The Death Factory': Hurtgen Forest and The End of WWII

[CatMor]

3. I never saw The movie, I'll look for the book ....

I have the beautiful certificate signed by FDR honoring his service and the Purple Heart. What makes everything sadder is his brother also fought in the war and fought in some major battles. At the end of the war he was assigned to recover dead bodies and one day went crazy shooting his gun and yelling. They sent him back to the states and he couldn't adjust. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizofrenia and was hospitalized or lived in group homes the rest of his life. He was awarded the Silver Star for bravery but couldn't remember why. Their mother felt she lost two boys to the war. I also have his Silver Star and other medals.