On December 7, 1999 my father sat down and wrote his experience in the US Army from December 19, 1939 to March 26, 1945. My wife, Rae and I with the help of a professional editor took his original paper and worked to published his extraordinary story, so his family and future generations can appreciate his journey thru this important period in American history. Jerald Shelton, Aug. 10, 2018.