In this clip, Erwin Blonder talks about how his unit was cut off by the Germans in France and isolated for days. Running low on supplies, food, medicine and ammunition, Blonder and his unit were rescued by the Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Erwin Blonder - 36th Infantry Division Forward Observer
In this clip, Erwin Blonder talks about how his unit was cut off by the Germans in France and isolated for days.
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