The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins - A World War II SoldierBy Walter Dean Myers

My name is Scott Pendleton Collins. I am an American World War II Soldier

in the 101st Airborne.I am in England training for

the D-Day invasion.

It's June 7, 1944 and the invasionhas started. We have landed at

Omaha beach. The noise is like theworst thunderstorm you have

ever heard.

I didn't think I was going to make it. Igot to the wall where the other guyswere and saw many people dead or

wounded.

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It's been two weeks since D-Dayand we are pushing through to

Germany. We went by a beautifulchurch that was badly damaged

by bombs. We have been fightinglike crazy but have not taken

25 miles yet.

It's July 5, 1944. I went on a patrollast night and captured a Germansoldier. My commanding officer

will question him.

It's July 14, 1944. We hold the ridge

and the Germans want to take it. We shot at them and they firedback with tanks and flamethrowers but

we were able to hold the ridge and

the Germans retreated.

My old private strips

My new sergeant strips

I was promoted to Sergeant today even though

I never made corporal. They call it a field promotion.

I will be 18 in 19 days.

It is my 18th birthday and I've been shot

in the knee.There is a lot of painbut the doctor says

I am going to be OK.They are putting me on

a boat back to England.

August 5, 1944 – Our objective now is to capture the city of Vire, France

from the Germans. My company is responsible for Hill 203.

August 6, 1944 – We captured the city but my battalion lost 107 killed in action,

826 wounded, and 151 missing.

My view of Vire from Hill 203