Schimm, Bill S. - Memoir
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- 2006
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Bill Schimm recalls his experience as a member of the 4th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge during WWII. This personal account recalls the feelings and emotions of an 18-year-old from Iowa dealing with the horrors of war. He discusses his experience as a clerk in London during WWII, dealing with buzz bombs, the capture of German officers, and as the emancipation of a prison camp. He discusses why he shortened his name from Shima...
- Creator
Schimm, Bill S
- Contributing Institution
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945
- Type
- text
- Language
- English
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- © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html
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- Schimm, Bill S. Schimm, Bill S. - Memoir. 2006. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3960. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Schimm, Bill S, (2006) Schimm, Bill S. - Memoir. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3960
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- Schimm, Bill S. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3960>.