THE MAKING OF A MONTANAN: A WWII Veteran's Journey From Ranch to Hell

In his own words and style, Redle describes his roots and growing up dividing his time between school days in Missoula and summers on his grandparent’s homestead in Stillwater County, Montana. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the onset World War II interrupted his goal of continuing the operation of the ranch, he joined the Navy in January 1942. He recounts being assigned to a “Two Stacker”, the USS McKean (APD-5); a destroyer converted to attack transport. While ferrying Marine Ranger...