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Smith, Perry Early Life and Pearl Harbor
Perry Smith was born at West Point, New York in 1934 while his father was serving as an instructor at the US Military Academy from where he had gra
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Smith, Perry Early Postwar Life
By the end of the war, Perry Smith's father had been assigned as the operations officer for the US Military Government in Italy and had moved
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Smith, Perry Lessons Learned from World War 2
Perry Smith saw the Second World War as a turning point for the United States.
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Smith, Perry Vietnam
Perry Smith worked with CNN during the Gulf War as a military advisor. He also worked with CBS and Brian Williams and Dan Rather.
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Smith, Rothacker Being Captured
After being wounded by a mortar round Rothacker Smith, his sergeant and another soldier wounded during the German assault on the Italian village of
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Smith, Rothacker College and the Draft
Rothacker Smith attended North High School in Detroit, Michigan after his family moved back to the city from the country.
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Smith, Rothacker Detroit
Rothacker Smith's family moved into his grandfather's house in Detroit before the Great Depression.
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Smith, Rothacker Discharge
Despite his excitement at being liberated from German custody, Rothacker Smith knew he was to return to a racist and prejudiced country.
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Smith, Rothacker Early Life
Rothacker Smith served as a medic in the Army in Italy during World War 2 where he was wounded and later captured by German forces.
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Smith, Rothacker First Days in Captivity
It gradually sunk in to Rothacker Smith that he was a prisoner of war as he believed for the first couple of days in captivity that he would be exe
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Smith, Rothacker First Interrogation
Rothacker Smith's first interrogation was not bad.
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Smith, Rothacker First Prison Camp
En route to their first German prison camp, Rothacker Smith and his fellow prisoners never discussed the possibility of escape.