One Man In Ten Million: One Man's Tale of Serving with the 104th Infantry Regiment During World War II

The classes of 1942 and 1943 from America’s high schools made up the largest percentage of the 10 million men that served in the American Armed Forces during World War II. Many were drafted, but many more freely enlisted because they felt it their patriotic duty. They did not take this decision lightly. For most it was the most fearsome decision they would ever make. My father, Richard E. Powers, served with the 104th Infantry Regiment as a part of the 26th “Yankee” Infantry Division. They ...