It took me over 2 months to get any further word on his condition. This news made me one nasty S.O.B. as a infantry rifleman.
I can imagine.
Reminds me of Sgt. Bill Guarnere when he found out that his brother, Henry, was KIA on the eve of his jump into Normandy. This is described in the book/movie "Band of Brothers". Henry was KIA on 6 Jan 1944 and Bill found out about it on 5 June 1944.
I wrote Sgt. Guarnere about the loss of Henry. He signed off one of his letters with "I made up for him on D-Day".
BTW, I obtained the records from the National Archives on PFC Henry Guanere and how he earned his Silver Star----it relates to some of the other topics on N. Africa. Tech 5th Grade Henry Guarnere(yes he had a higher rank at that time) earned his Silver Star in Tunisia, N. Africa when he rescued a wounded man during an artillery barrage. Henry was a medic. The date and place were censored but the award was issued on May 7, 1943, by the 47th Armed Medical Battalion of 1st Armored Division.
Interesting that Henry Guanere earned his Silver Star in a circumstance similar to how Bill Guarnere lost his leg.
Steve