book outlines the World War II experiences of Carl E, Meyers, an Ohio man, from registering for the draft into fighting in the European Theater of Operations in, A large part of the book is the letters Meyers wrote home from his basic training
and from Europe, This volume traces his military experiences fromto, showing how an average American went through registering for the draft, being drafted, basic training, and combat during World War II.
The primary theme is an examination of the ordeals of a common, everyday American draftee, Carl E, Meyers, as he experienced World War II, He registered for the draft when the Selective Service Act passed in, and surprisingly enough was drafted inhis being selected was surprising because he was a PrePearl Harbor father and Selective Service tried not to draft those men.
He experienced the boredom and monotony of basic training in a state far from home, and after completing his training was shipped to Europe and fought in that theater, in General George S.
Patton'srd Army. In Europe he again experienced the mundane of waiting for his unit to be sent into combat, which happened in the Novemberoffensive, He was killed in that campaign, making the ultimate sacrifice for his country, .