Reminiscence of a Forgotten War
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1414020856 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 356 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A Good Read But Not Scholarly History" according to MG (Ret) Jim Delk. The book is a homey narrative written many years after the fact. As a consequence, it has some factual errors. Divisions were (and are) commanded by Major Generals, not Lieutenant Generals. The commander's name is misspelled. The caption on the photo of Capt. Boniface's body speaks to another incident at a later time. Nonetheless, the author's folksy style makes it an easy read.
It is the story of life and combat on the Main Line of Resistance in the Kumwha Valley, Punch Bowl, and Heartbreak Ridge. The memoirs of Frank O. The book deals with there training of the Division at Kapyong during the Summer of 1952, and the conversion of a National Guard Division into a combat-tested regular Army unit led by regular Army Airborne officers eager to join the fight. It covers his service as a rifle platoon leader in "E" Company and Company Commander of Tank Company of the 223rd Infantry Regiment. Pruitt and his Korean War service with the 40th Division in 1952 and 1953. The book is more of a study of the characters and personalities of the officers and men of the 223rd Regiment and 40th Division, than a combat narrative. He returned to Korea in Septemberof 1998 and, accompanied by a Korean guide, revisited sites where he served at K
Pruitt and his wife Ginger reside on Prien Lake near the site of a prehistoric Indian settlement in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Pruitt completed Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Pruitt, a native of Florida now residing in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is author of the widely-acclaimed Reminiscence of a Forgotten War, a memoir of service with a rifle and tank company inthe 223rd Regiment of the 40th Division in Koreain 1952 and
Pruitt is an avid student of military history and frequently lectures on the Korean War. Army at age 17 in the closing days of World War II. Pruitt and his wife Ginger reside on Prien Lake near the site of a prehistoric Indian settlement in Lake Charles, Louisiana. About the Author Frank O. . Over a period of three years, Pruitt interviewed numerous World War II and Korean War veterans who contacted him following the publication of Reminiscence.¿ These unique interviews with 35 veterans form the basis of his latest book, Delayed Letters from Korea. Following peace-time service, Pruitt returned to Florida and civilian life b