The Eighteen-Year-Old Replacement: Facing Combat in Patton's Third Army Volume 1 - Kingsbury, R. Richard
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When the United States entered the Second World War, eighteen-year-old enlistees were routinely assigned temporary duties and not sent into battle until they turned nineteen. But as the fighting dragged on, America was eventually forced to draft younger men into combat. In The Eighteen-Year-Old Replacement, Richard Kingsbury brings an often-overlooked perspective to the annals of World War II.

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When the United States entered the Second World War, eighteen-year-old enlistees were routinely assigned temporary duties and not sent into battle until they turned nineteen. But as the fighting dragged on, America was eventually forced to draft younger men into combat. In The Eighteen-Year-Old Replacement, Richard Kingsbury brings an often-overlooked perspective to the annals of World War II.
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Recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star, R. Richard Kingsbury married Mary Jo Mason upon his return from the war. He is a retired businessman and minister who lives in Kansas City, Missouri.