This is the soldier's own version - his story - of the activities of the 30rth Infantry from the day back in March, 1942 when it was called out of retirement until early in the year 1946 when it was again inactivated. Some might term it a history in that it deals with chronological order and with actual facts which were checked for accuracy with G-2 and G-3 reports. But it is more than a history, for it is the story of the men of the Regiment, an account (perhaps prejudiced) of their feelings regarding the food they had to eat and the manner in which they had to sleep it was written by the foot soldiers of the outfit in their own, everyday manner of speech. Perhaps professors of the English language might raise their eyebrows in horror at the grammar which is employed, but if perfect English were used the book would not be as the editors intended, a volume for the GI who trained and fought with a 305th Regimental Combat Team. So, for all faulty grammar, we beg to be excused. -- From the foreword (page ix)

Fort Jackson -- Louisiana maneuvers -- Desert training at Hyder -- Indianatown Gap -- The West Virginia hills -- Camp Pickett -- Training at Camp Bradford – Camp Pickett : second phase -- Camp Stoneman: POE – Hawaii : camp Pali -- The Battle of Guam -- Post-campaign on Guam -- Layte : Ormoc to victory -- The Kerama Retto Operation -- Ie Shima -- Okinawa -- Cebu and the war’s end -- Hokkaido : journey’s end -- Medal of Honor citations -- Distinguished unit citations -- Campaign casualties -- Killed in action -- Purple Heart.