Charles F. Marshall
Encyclopedia
World War II
veteran
Charles F. Marshall (1915 - October 2002) was raised by a German
-speaking family in New Jersey
, United States, and spoke German fluently.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army Sixth Corps in World War II
for military intelligence and interrogated German POWs and analyzed captured and stolen German maps and charts. He was present at the Sixth Corps' landing at Anzio
and the subsequent battles in southern France
. He produced The Beachhead News newspaper and kept extensive notes on the war. He later authored two books on the subject, Discovering the Rommel
Murder, and A Ramble Through My War: Anzio and Other Joys.
He died in October 2002 leaving his second wife Mary, 8 children, and 23 grandchildren.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
veteran
Veteran
A veteran is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..."...
Charles F. Marshall (1915 - October 2002) was raised by a German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
-speaking family in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States, and spoke German fluently.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army Sixth Corps in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
for military intelligence and interrogated German POWs and analyzed captured and stolen German maps and charts. He was present at the Sixth Corps' landing at Anzio
Anzio
Anzio is a city and comune on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome.Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza, Palmarola and Ventotene...
and the subsequent battles in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He produced The Beachhead News newspaper and kept extensive notes on the war. He later authored two books on the subject, Discovering the Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel , popularly known as the Desert Fox , was a German Field Marshal of World War II. He won the respect of both his own troops and the enemies he fought....
Murder, and A Ramble Through My War: Anzio and Other Joys.
He died in October 2002 leaving his second wife Mary, 8 children, and 23 grandchildren.
External links
- Article "A Ramble Through My War" retrieved on August 31, 2006