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signed WW2 VET book NAVAL HOSPITAL CORPS ETO PTO medicine medical fazekas
signed WW2 VET book NAVAL HOSPITAL CORPS ETO PTO medicine medical fazekas
THE OTHER SIDE OF WAR
By Eugene "Fuzzy" Fazekas - SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Privately printed in 1998
148 Pages  - Large Softcover (11 inches / 27 cm tall)
CONDITION: Very good, light general aging.
The photo on the cover was taken of the author at Pearl Harbor Hospital in 1945, just before the hostilities with Japan came to a close, ending World War II. Fuzzy, as he was called, because it was easier to pronounce than Fazekas, was in the USN Hospital Corps for 27 months during World War II, and for 16 months as a reservist during the Korean War. The Other Side of War is not a story of battles and heroism. Fate stepped in more than once to keep him out of those situations; however, fate did take him on the greatest adventure of his life. He was overseas for 21 of his 27 months in the Navy during World War II. (In both the European and Pacific Theatres.)
Go with him to Boot Camp, to O.G.U. and Great Lakes Hospital, to Lido Beach in New York, to Scotland, Northern Ireland, on to England for D-Day. Follow him back to the States for a leave, then on to the West Coast where he was assigned to the USS Briscoe, an attack transport, followed by duty at Pearl Harbor Hospital and the Medical Supply Depot at Aiea Heights. Then during the Korean War, duty at Naval hospitals in Philadelphia and Bainbridge, Maryland. The story also deals with a short period of his life after World War II and the Korean War.
These are a few of the events you will encounter as you travel with him: Short Arm inspections, a flying five, a sinking feeling, his first Christmas away from home, (he was only 18), Snag-56, V-Mail, USN Base Hospital #12 in England, the Grey Lady, tea-time, an inky revenge, 3 days in the brig, duty in Sick Officer's Quarters. Nurses as patients. She wore a silky nightgown cut low in the back. Fuzzy could feel her warm, soft skin under his hand. D-Day, buzz bombs. The low-down on Kilroy. Training for the invasion of Iwo Jima on the USS Briscoe. Salute, salute, salute.
More training for the invasion of Okinawa. The one-way horse at Waikiki, the USS Franklin, Wainae, Waimea Falls, the Pali. A Marine's pet panther, a fast cure for a goldbricker, an alcoholic Chief Petty Officer, a chance meet, a dramatic change. The Other Side of War is written in a down-to-earth easy to read style that keeps the story moving smoothly forward. It includes hand-written letters Fuzzy wrote to his sister which gives it an unusual personal touch. There are also many photos.
To those who had similar experiences, The Other Side of War will bring back many memories. To those who were on the home front and to the generations born since then, it will bring a picture of a different facet of war.
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