T5 Alan Kinder, U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge

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Alan Kinder's sound ranging unit detected a German super-gun 20 miles away, saving Patton's headquarters from bombardment.

Alan Kinder, a WWII Army veteran, recounts his experiences from being drafted after a carrot-eating attempt to fix his eyesight, to specialized sound ranging work in Europe. He details key battles like Nancy and the Bulge, sharing harrowing moments like a shell explosion and frozen bodies, and reflects on pride and memory at age 100.

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A sound-ranging veteran traces the road from Pearl Harbor to Nancy and the Bulge.

Alan Kinder's World War II account follows a U.S. Army sound-ranging specialist from a Pacific Northwest childhood to the long chase across France and into the battles for Nancy and the Bulge.

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You hear how sound ranging carried an Army veteran from Utah Beach to Nancy.

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