by George Ferris | 28 Feb 2002 | Biographies
I was born in Ottumwa, IA in 1919 and moved to Kansas City when I was 6 months old. I married a girl that I had met on her birthday, VJ Day. We have been married since March 2, 1946. I have three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. On March 3, 1994 we decided...
by George Ferris | 28 Feb 2002 | Personal Accounts
The weather had warmed up and the sun was shining. We were giving support to engineers fixing a road. I was sitting in front of my fox hole and watching the next hill with a pair of binoculars from a German officer. I guess the sun must have reflected from them...