A Different Way of Touring Europe; One Aid Man's Journey Across Europe During World War II
Journal: The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College (Gettysburg College)
Year: 2017

Robert Bell Bradley enlisted in the United States Army in October of 1942 as an aid man. He spent several months training to be a first responder on the front lines of combat and learning how to deal with a variety of issues. He was then attached to the 30th Infantry Division and sent to England in preparation for operation OVERLORD and the D-Day Invasion. Two months later, he was captured by the Germans and this event began a year long journey filled with death and near misses. [1] While Bradle