"We moved past the prisoner cage and saw six to eight German prisoners there. They looked to be very young kids, sixteen or seventeen years old, and very scared as what the day would bring. We weren't very calm about our prospects, either." (Memoir, page 7)

James H. Langford

James Langford, 2002 War: World War, 1939-1945 Branch: Army Unit: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division Service Location: United States; Europe Rank: Sergeant Place of Birth: MI

In December 1944, at the tender age of 19, James Langford was a married man with a young daughter, but he was far from home, serving as a rifleman in post D-Day Europe. His descriptions in his memoir and interview of the Battle of the Bulge are vivid, horrifying and even amusing, as when he describes the antics of his company's two "goof-offs," too lazy to dig the deep foxholes they would need---until an artillery barrage spurred them into action.