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Col. Glover S. Johns, Jr., was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute,  Class of 1931. In 1943, while serving as Military Attach‚ in Costa Rica, he applied for an  assignment in the European theater, where he served with the 29th Infantry Division.  Johns was awarded a Silver Star and Bronze Star Medals, each with Oak Leaf Cluster,  as well as the Purple Heart. Joseph Balkoski is a historian specializing in the history of  D-Day and the Normandy campaign during World War II. He is the author of Beyond the  Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy (0811726827).