Vern, I recently stumbled across a DVD that a young woman had assembled about the 109th infantry during WW2. It included combat films plus inteviews with surviving vets (and their wives or widows) at a reunion a few years ago. At one point a Vet remarked in an interview that casualities in the rifle companies were horrific and he thanked god that he was in the anti-tank company. My dad was the CO of the 109th Anti-tank company. He survived the war and in the early 50's provided Bill Huie with the background information on the 28th in WW2 when Huie was writing "The Execution of Private Slovik". The original hardcover edition has an acknowledgement in the frontispiece.

But your point is well taken. Slovik was never a part of the unit. Never fought. Never soldiered in any meaningful way. He took his chances and unfortunately things went against him.

Regards,

Jim

PS The 109th DVD for anyone who might be interested is:
"Our Heroes and Their Ladies in Waiting" 2005, Linda Rae Stockton
www.lindaraeproductions.com
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