Thomas E Oblinger: 2 books
Old Man from the Repple Depple
The Story of an Infantry Replacement Soldier in Europe in World War Ii.
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2007
This is the story of PFC Raymond Oblinger, an American replacement soldier in the U.S. Army in WWII. Part One takes the reader through the vigorous infantry training in the US, across the Atlantic and into the well-organized replacement system and ultimately into a cold, damp foxhole in France where...
My Life as an M.P.
A Hilarious Look at Life as a Us Army M.P. in the 1960S
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2009
This is the true story of a draftee in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps during the mid-1960s. Chapters 1, 2 and 3 describe Army life in detail from the Draft Board Office in November 1965, to the Induction Station in Detroit, the Reception Station and Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky,...