SOLDIER BOY by Ucman, Frank A

Quixote, Berea, Ohio, 1995. first US paper edition, 6x9, VG- condition( light cover wear and some sun fading of spine ), 237 pages, map, illus. AUTOGRAPHED EDITION - signed by the author on the title page.................................... Based upon the journal that was his constant companion during his World War II tour of duty, Frank Ucman's story radiates the candor of a fresh-faced, Army recruit from small-town America. Ucman's tales focus upon a soldier's day-to-day existence in barracks and convoys, in foxholes and foreign lands. With keen wit and sensitivity, he has re-created the grit and the camaraderie, the frustrations and the fears of his outfit, the fighting men of the 445th Antiaircraft Battalion.