Contains an extensive personal history written by Snow and his wife, A. Anne Snow. Discusses Snow's childhood, his family, and the events leading up to his Army induction following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He describes his emotions at the beginning of the war, his training in, and impressions of, Chicago, and the friendships he formed within training camps. Includes an account of his transfer to England and the living conditions on the troop transport ships. Describes the preparations and exercises undertaken by his division for their role in the Normandy invasion. Also describes, in great detail, the carnage present on the beachheads following D-Day and throughout the French countryside. Provides details of the techniques used to make unobserved artillery fire more accurate. Mentions his gratitude for the one church service he was able to attend during his military service, and the peace and comfort drawn from that experience. Contains an account of combat in Belgium at the Siegfried Line and the widespread use of captured German arms and equipment in Allied units. Also describes his division's pivotal role, while dug in at Elsenborn, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. Recounts Snow's involvement in securing a bridgehead at Remagen and Ludendorf. Also provides a summary of the swift Allied advance through Germany and the capture of a large German contingent in the Ruhr pocket, with specific mention made of the German prisoners who surrendered in droves. Photographs, throughout the memoir, show Snow in military dress, with fellow soldiers, with his family, operating his military equipment, and attending 2nd Division reunions. Also includes photographs of his areas of combat, German prisoners of war, and German military materiel.
