Chapter 64: We have to let it go
In Chapter 64, the war ends for Art and the men of the 332nd Engineers.
1. The information relating to the end of the war for the 332nd is accurate.
2. We do not know exactly when or where Art heard about John.
3. V-Mail from Art to Al, written near the end of the war and mentioning John.
3. For more information on projected losses from the invasion of Japan, see the transcript of "OPERATION DOWNFALL [US invasion of Japan]: US PLANS AND JAPANESE COUNTER-MEASURES" by D. M. Giangreco, US Army Command and General Staff College, 16 February 1998
4. The story of the Sergeant from the 106th who destroyed a tank with a bazooka is true, but we do now know if Art talked to him while at Camp Lucky Strike.
5. Rudy Landolt's story is based on interviews with him, but we do not know if Art talked to him while at Camp Lucky Strike.
6. View the Wikipedia page on the 332nd Engineers, including a panoramic photo near the bottom showing the Victory Bridge.
7. View a current photo showing part of the Victory Bridge still standing.
8. View the location of the Victory Bridge on Google Earth.
9. Web site with more information on Werner von Braun and recovery of essential documents by members of the 332nd Engineer Regiment.
Media and Web links:
1. Figure 64-1 Web: Learn more about the role of Engineers in WWII.
2. Figure 64-2 Video: A video documenting the destruction of much of Germany.
3. Figure 64-3 Video: A video about the Nazi concetration camps.
4. Figure 64-4 Video: A video about the atomic bombs and the end of the war with Japan.
5. Figure 64-5 Web: Learn more about Warren Babcock.
6. Figure 64-6 Web: Learn more about Camp Lucky Strike and the other "cigarrette camps".
7. Figure 64-7 Video: A video in which a veteran tries to come to grips with friends lost during the war.
8. Figure 64-9 Web: Review original documents pertaining to Carl "Art" Koski's participation in WWII.
Copyright 2007 by Dan Oja