Heading home after her delivery from the hospital, Ruthie's family was devastated by a cataclysmis accident - Ruthie was left without a mother, her father turned to drunken excesses, and her cerebral damage would hinder her life throughout. Early life was psychologically devastating as her mental acuity was impaired and her frumpy appearance set her into a class by herself where she was challenged, chastized, and teased relentlessly by others for her appearance and her lack of fit into the social cliques of school. Later, she found The Dude who introduced her to drugs and sexual debauchery....

A unique distillation of salient facts surrounding each Army Ground Force, Army Air Force, Army Service Force, and POW camp within the Army's World War II 5th Service Command which served the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Included within are installations descriptions, period photography and current photos taken in the field, details of local library research, internet facts, and personal interviews. The Appendices are a compilation of tables identifying every unit that served at each of the Army's stations during the war period based on data from the office of the...