His son said: In retrospect, he thought any and every POW in World War II had that. They just thought it was being shell-shocked. I think he became interested in sharing his experiences."
Over several years, Donald Casey began pulling together his wartime materials, including photos and began to work on his story which resulted in a 294-page book titled "To Fight For My Country, Sir."
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Deaths: Donald E. Casey Sr.-- Part 3: Shell-Shocked
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books,
Casey Sr. Donald E.,
POWs,
prisoners,
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