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Dog-Tired 36th Men Drop In Tracks After Surrender
Lt. Col. Seldon Simpson and Col. J L Miner survey a valley outside a small Austrian town as Germans surrender unconditionally. The Third Battalion of the 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, fatigued from long campaigns, seeks rest before resuming duties. Simpson reflects on fatigue and the long road from Brownwood to Europe.
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Seldon Simpson
J. L. Miner
Tohoka
Austria
Tle
Colonel Simpson
Miner
Simpson
142 Infantry
142Nd
National Guard
36Th
Brownwood
Camp Bowie
Florida
New England
North Africa
Atlantic
Salerno
Rome
France
Germany
Reecie
Katherine Truax
Col. FE. A. Simpson