An Honor and A Guard - Birch, John F
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There were those who doubted whether National Guard Units could hold up like regular U.S. Army units in wartime. Routinely assigned missions where the odds were stacked heavily against them, the 175th Regiment-29th Infantry Division not only silenced the doubters, they went on to gain a reputation as one of the fiercest fighting units of World War II. This is the story of one infantryman of the 175th-Forest S. Birch-as told to the author, his son, John F. Birch-over a period of many years, culminating in a recorded interview, made on June 6, 1994 (50th anniversary of the D-Day beach landings). The transcript of the interview is included.…mehr

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There were those who doubted whether National Guard Units could hold up like regular U.S. Army units in wartime. Routinely assigned missions where the odds were stacked heavily against them, the 175th Regiment-29th Infantry Division not only silenced the doubters, they went on to gain a reputation as one of the fiercest fighting units of World War II. This is the story of one infantryman of the 175th-Forest S. Birch-as told to the author, his son, John F. Birch-over a period of many years, culminating in a recorded interview, made on June 6, 1994 (50th anniversary of the D-Day beach landings). The transcript of the interview is included.
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Dr. John F. Birch is from southwest Ohio, where he haslived for most of his life. After completing graduate school at MiamiUniversity in Oxford, Ohio he married his wife, Debbie. They enjoyspending time with their daughter Kara, son-in-law Dustin, andgranddaughter Kierstin. While a Ph.D. student at the University ofDayton (U.D.) he co-authored a theology text entitled "ReligiousDiversity and the American Experience" with his advising professorand classmates. John is an ordained minister and currently teachesat Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), where he serves as AssociateProfessor and Division Chair of Liberal Arts.