Stories of Faith and Courage From World War II (76 page)

425.
Ibid.

426.
Langer,
World War II
, 211.

427.
Elson,
9 Lives
, 72–74. Used by permission.

428.
James H. Jordan, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

429.
Ibid.

430.
Harley A. Reynolds, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

431.
Ibid.

432.
Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858–1901), “Be Strong.”

433.
Story of John Burkhalter, www.highrock.com/JohnGBurkhalter/d-day.html.

434.
A nineteenth century hymn by George Duffield and George Webb.

435.
Quoting an article by Ernie Pyle in the
Stars and Stripes
newspaper, June 1944.

436.
Story of John Burkhalter, www.highrock.com/JohnGBurkhalter/d-day.html.

437.
Distinguished Service Cross Citation, Capt. Joseph T. Dawson, www.homeofheroes.com.

438.
Lewis,
D-Day
, 282.

439.
Ibid., 284.

440.
George A. Davison, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

441.
Ibid.

442.
Albert J. Berard, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

443.
Carroll,
Grace under Fire
, 50–51.

444.
“The Little Pocket Bible,” by Dianne Smart, Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu. The Bible is now on display in the D-Day Museum on Utah Beach in France.

445.
Carroll,
Grace under Fire
, 46–47.

446.
Quentin C. Anderson,
A Fighter Pilot’s Story, The Face of War
, http://prodigy.com/fighterpilot.

447.
Ibid.

448.
Myron Eberle, “World War II Stories: The Hand of God?” LeadershipU, www.leaderu.com.

449.
Ibid.

450.
Litoff and Smith,
Since You Went Away
, 45–46.

451.
Ibid.

452.
Onward, Christian Soldiers
, 1865, selected verses, words by Sabine Baring-Gould, music by Arthur S. Sullivan.

453.
Stagg,
Forecast for Overlord
, 15.

454.
Potter and Nimitz,
Seapower
, 613.

455.
www.archives.gov/education/lessons/d-day-message.

456.
Ronald Reagan, “Remarks at the Ranger Monument,” www.reaganfoundation.org.

457.
German Surrender Documents, www.seattleu.edu.

458.
Bonhoeffer,
Ethics
, 355–57.

459.
Ibid., 15.

460.
Ibid.

461.
Ibid.

462.
Ibid.

463.
Ibid., 112, quoted by James Dobson, “A Day of Prayer that Changed History,” May 2000,
www.focusonthefamily
.com.

464.
Ibid.

465.
Carroll,
Grace under Fire
, 62–63.

466.
Lewis,
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II
, 448.

467.
“The Story of the Prayer,” by Msgr. James H. O’Neill, www.pattonhq.com

468.
Ibid.

469.
Ibid.

470.
Patrick O’Donnell, “Night Raid,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.

471.
Elson,
9 Lives
, 24–26. Used by permission.

472.
Ibid., 29.

473.
Letter written by Francis E. R. Ambler in May 1943, Peoples War, www.bbc.co.uk.

474.
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Mar. 4, 1865.

475.
Lewis,
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II
, 420–24. Unfortunately, that relief would never come. By the 26
^th
of September 1944, only 2,400 of 9,000 British paratroopers would make it back to friendly lines.

476.
Prayer of St. Francis of Sales, Elson,
9 Lives
, 59. Used by permission. Corrected version from www.catholic.org.

477.
“The Story of the Prayer,” by Msgr. James H. O’Neill, www.pattonhq.com. Article includes these notes: “From the Review of the News 6 October 1971. This article appeared as a government document in 1950. At the time it appeared in the Review of the News, Msgr. O’Neill was a retired Brigadier General living in Pueblo, Colorado.”

478.
Crosby,
Battlefield Chaplains
, 149, www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.

479.
Ibid.

480.
Charles Ziers, “A Purple Heart,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu. and “Memorial Day-Letter from WWII Soldier,” www.blackfive.net.

481.
Ibid.

482.
Ibid.

483.
Spellman,
The Risen Soldier
, 6–7, 10.

484.
Skelly,
The Military Chaplaincy of the U.S. Army
, 16, quoting from Eichhorn,
The GI’s Rabbi
.

485.
Avigdor,
From Prison to Pulpit
, 230. Used by permission.

486.
Patricia Moorhead, “An Irish Chaplain’s Memories of D-Day Landings,” WW2 People’s War, www.bbc.co.uk.

487.
Ibid.

488.
Barrie Stephenson, “The Simple Faith of a Prisoner of War,” WW2 People’s War, www.bbc.co.uk.

489.
Ibid.

490.
North,
War Stories III
, 265.

491.
Ibid.

492.
Lewis,
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II
, 441, quoting Martha Gellhorn.

493.
Ibid., 445.

494.
Lewis,
D-Day
, 279.

495.
Lawrence Donkin, “Two Wars,” WW2 People’s War, www.bbc.co.uk.

496.
Ibid.

497.
Carroll,
Grace under Fire
, 84–85.

498.
Warren,
The Purpose Driven Life
, 194.

499.
Spellman,
The Risen Soldier
, 33–35.

500.
Greg Bradsher, “Nazi Gold: The Merkers Mine Treasure,” The U.S. National Archives, www.archives.gov.

501.
George VI, radio broadcast, VE Day, 8 May 1945, The British Monarchy, www.colinburns.com.

502.
Abraham Lincoln, in response to a question during the Civil War, www.collegeboard.com and www.leaderu.com.

503.
Potter and Nimitz,
Seapower
, 827.

504.
“Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt,” The Avalon Project, www.yale.edu.

505.
“Antwerp Ahoy,” by an unknown author. Found in the ship’s library of the SS
John W. Brown
, www.liberty-ship.com.

506.
Congressional Medal of Honor citation, Capt. Joseph T. O’Callahan, www.medalofhonor.com.

507.
Capt. Joseph T. O’Callahan, www.medalofhonor.com/worldwariio.htm.

508.
“USS
Franklin
: Struck by a Japanese Dive Bomber During World War II,” www.history.net.

509.
Miller,
The Story of World War II
, 542.

510.
Ibid., 541.

511.
Ibid.

512.
Ibid., 554.

513.
Ibid., 552.

514.
Ibid., 553.

515.
O’Neill
, The Oxford Essential Guide to World War II
, 206.

516.
Lewis,
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II
, 551–52.

517.
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book
, 75.

518.
Carroll,
Grace under Fire
, 67–68.

519.
New York War Stories
, “Approaching the End of World War II Veterans,” submitted by John Bezpa, WNET New York, www.thirteen.org.

520.
Ibid.

521.
Crosby,
Battlefield Chaplains
, 201, www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.