| Title |
A Foot Soldier's Diary: World War II and Beyond |
| Alternative Title |
The Story of Phil Larsen Andersen 1926 to 2001 |
| Creator |
Andersen, Phil; Andersen, Barbara |
| Contributor |
Stevens, Paulette, editor |
| Publisher |
Family Heritage Publishers |
| Date |
2004 |
| Date Digital |
2004 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1926-2001 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Germany; Utah; France; California |
| Subject |
Phil L. Andersen; World War II; Utah; Gary Andersen; Barbara Andersen, Clark Andersen; Mark Andersen; Karen Andersen Kellam; Germany; Occupation Forces; 310th Infantry Regiment; 78th Infantry Division; US Army; European Theater |
| Description |
This is the story of Phil Larsen Andersen, a young farm boy from Utah. During World War II, he was an Army foot soldier in Europe. His experiences were filled with struggles, humor and miracles, which he credits for saving his life. |
| Table of Contents |
"Preface; SECTION ONE; The Adventure Begins; Phil's Ancestry; Phil's Childhood; Phil's Memories of Family; Changes and the Attack on Pearl Harbor; 1941-1944 The Home Front; 1944 Graduation and D-Day; SECTION TWO; The Making of a Soldier Induction into the Army; at Fort Douglas; Basic Training at Camp Wolters; 4 Home for Christmas 1944; SECTION THREE Assignment Overseas: U.S.S. Wakefield to Liverpool, England; England; Belgium and the Battle of the Bulge; The 78th Infantry Division's Push to Berlin; The War in Germany-Up Close and Personal; "Berlin by Christmas"; Transition to An Occupation Army; Victory in Europe!; Letters from Home-Spring 1945; The End of World Combat; The Boar Hunt; Berlin, Germany; Going Home to America; SECTION FOUR Home to a Changed Life; A Civilian Once Again; Love and Marriage; SECTION FIVE Epilogue-Bobbi's Perspective; Living a Good Life; Memories of Family; Sketches of the Children; Major Changes; The Golden Years; SECTION SIX Tributes; Clark Phil Andersen; Mark Phil Andersen; Karen A. Kellam; Gary Lee Andersen; Duane and Evelyn Player; Barbara E. Andersen; Appendix Preface; SECTION ONE; The Adventure Begins; Phil's Ancestry; Phil's Childhood; Phil's Memories of Family; Changes and the Attack on Pearl Harbor; 1941-1944 The Home Front; 1944 Graduation and D-Day; SECTION TWO; The Making of a Soldier Induction into the Army; at Fort Douglas; Basic Training at Camp Wolters; 4 Home for Christmas 1944; SECTION THREE Assignment Overseas: U.S.S. Wakefield to Liverpool, England; England; Belgium and the Battle of the Bulge; The 78th Infantry Division's Push to Berlin; The War in Germany-Up Close and Personal; "Berlin by Christmas"; Transition to An Occupation Army; Victory in Europe!; Letters from Home-Spring 1945; The End of World Combat; The Boar Hunt; Berlin, Germany; Going Home to America; SECTION FOUR Home to a Changed Life; A Civilian Once Again; Love and Marriage; SECTION FIVE Epilogue-Bobbi's Perspective; Living a Good Life; Memories of Family; Sketches of the Children; Major Changes; The Golden Years; SECTION SIX Tributes; Clark Phil Andersen; Mark Phil Andersen; Karen A. Kellam; Gary Lee Andersen; Duane and Evelyn Player; Barbara E. Andersen; Appendix " |
| Abstract |
This is a book that follows the life and times of Phil Larsen Andersen who kept a camera and a diary with him during his days as a US Army Foot Soldier while in the European Theater in World War II. It also talks about his family's background, his childhood, life while on the Home Front until he joined the Army in 1944. Then it follows his life while a soldier. Then he goes on to get an education, get married and have a family after the war. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
Autobiography |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission may be required for use in any form. |
| Is Part of |
Polished Works Collection |
| Conversion Specifications |
MS Word document converted via Adobe Acrobat. Size 4.143MB. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6379131 |
| Setname |
uu_lsl |
| ID |
927402 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6379131 |
| Title |
Page 106 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uu_lsl |
| ID |
927270 |
| OCR Text |
Show - 106 - "Berlin by Christmas" As a replacement unit, we had orders to march along the Rhine River from Bonn to Cologne, cross the Rhine River and go east through Essen to Wuppertal. This was the battle cry of our troops - "Berlin by Christmas!" Many places were bombed and destroyed as we made our way through Germany. I have pictures. One is of Cologne, Ger-many, where I was involved in some fighting. When I first saw the famous Cologne Cathedral with its two spires, I noticed a hole near the top of one of the spires. That was all the damage that I could see. It was standing in the middle of mounds of ruins. Our pilots were so accurate that they destroyed the surround-ing area in air raids but left the From a bridge over the Rhine River, Phil took this photograph of the famous cathedral in Cologne, Germany in 1945. beautiful cathedral standing nearly un-harmed. It was remarkable. Cologne was overtaken in two days. I remember crossing the rough Rhine River on a wobbly pontoon bridge. We carefully stepped over the little boats. Water sloshed over our feet with every step. One mistake and we could topple. The pontoons were wiggly, wet and uneven, and the roaring Rhine River rolled swiftly along underneath. I was scared to death. Each day, we marched for miles toward the front, carry-ing our packs and ammuni-tion. We carried all of our pos-sessions with us. A full pack weighed nine pounds. The am-munition belt around our waist, bedroll, coat, extra socks and boots all added weight. Sheet # 106 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6379131/927270 |
