G.I. Jive
by Frank Furlong Mathias
"An Army Bandsman in World War II"
Popularity
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Medics
Military Unit:
US Army
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
264
Published Date:
1982
ISBN13:
9780813114620
Description
Frank Mathias was a Kentucky teenager when war swept him halfway around the world. He took part in the huge invasion force in the Battle of Manila, the deadliest single battle of the Pacific War. As a saxophonist and a machine gunner attached to the 37th infantry Division, Mathias saw World War II from the bottom of the heap, where young privates lived and died.
