Contains a detailed memoir outlining his military experiences. Discusses his assignment to the engineering corps and the tough discipline learned in training. Describes the miserable transport to England, his living conditions there, and his further training in preparation for the Normandy invasion. Provides a list of needed equipment and logistics necessary in setting up a telecommunications base. Discusses his two-month attachment to the famed 101st Airborne Division as a member of a reconnaissance team with special assignments on D-Day. Provides a detailed account of the bravery and carnage present during landing at Utah beach. Discusses the logistics of keeping communication channels open throughout the front lines. Mentions a letter received from his brother notifying Cheever of his mother's death and the period of depression that followed. Gives an account of his unit's participation in the breaking of the Siegfried Line (including physical descriptions of the line), the capture of Aachen, the Ruhr Pocket, and the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes). Describes his unit's meeting with the Ukranian army in the heart of Germany near the war's end. Details the war's end, his demobilization, and his return home. Discusses numerous spiritual experiences, including receiving a revelation that his mother would pass away prior to his return, spiritual promptings warning him of imminent attacks, and the daily blessings of living his religion and staying morally clean. Also includes a list of lessons learned through his combat experience. Contains Cheever's induction and discharge papers and combat maps of Europe. Photograph shows Cheever in full military dress.
