G.I. jive
Subtitle: an army bandsman in World War II
By: Frank F. Mathias.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Mathias, Frank Furlong; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 37th -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Band musicians -- United States -- Biography; Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
Other titles: GI jive.
Description: Frank Mathias was a Kentucky teenager when war swept him halfway around the world. He took part in the huge invasion force in the Battle of Manila, the deadliest single battle of the Pacific War. As a saxophonist and a machine gunner attached to the 37th infantry Division, Mathias saw World War II from the bottom of the heap, where young privates lived and died.
Notes: Includes index.