Drafted in March, 1943, went to Durham, NC, to Camp Butner. Spent about 9 months there for specialised training on land mines, booby traps, all kinds of nasty explosives. Was on Tennessee maneuvers in March of 1944, after that, went to Camp Pickett, got furlough home, then off to New Jersey, for a month. And then onto a troop ship to England. Two weeks later, in July, went into France near St. Lo, and into action several days later. Was put into the 90th. Division, Infantry. From there, we walked all the way up past Paris, LeMans, Mayenne, all in France. Finally got to Metz in France, near german border. Was captured by the Germans, but my captors all got killed or wounded by one of their anti-personnel mines that had been set up by their front man! I was hit bad, too. I made my escape from that situation, but not without some problems. Our medics found me and my buddy next morning, and we got sent back to hospital. And that ended my army career, as they had to remove my left foot due to injuries from the land mine. I'm still stomping along, and have no regrets. In fact, aside from my loss, i enjoyed my trip across the "Pond"!
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Today's Featured Article - Old Time Threshing - by Anthony West. A lovely harvest evening late September 1947, I was a school boy, like all school boys I loved harvest time. The golden corn ripens well and early, the stoking, stacking,.... the drawing in with the tractors and trailers and a few buck rakes thrown in, and possibly a heavy horse. It would be a great day for the collies and the terrier dogs, rats and mice would be at the bottom of the stacks so the dogs, would have a busy time hunting and killing, all the corn was gathered and ricked in what we c
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