"The grim reaper missed me.
EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK:.
True, gripping stories and pictures reveal the mind, heart, and soul of a fighting WWII Marine.
He witnessed twenty-three of his friends die in a bombing.
Roy Wilkes, Private, USMC was unfortunate enough to have a front-row seat.
The casualties were monumental.
The dumb bastard had a close-up swing at me on six different occasions--and missed." The invasion of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest battles of WWII Pacific. "The grim reaper missed me