All My Love Elwood

<p><strong><em>In case of my death my body will be sent to you. Don't be scared. I said in case.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>When the author's aunt handed him 160 wartime letters from his father - spanning from Army induction in 1942 to postwar Europe in 1945 - he uncovered a side of his dad that had long been hidden behind silence and stoicism. Through these candid heartfelt letters U.S. Army Medic Elwood Turner details his journey from small-town New York to the frontlines of Europe with the 4th Infantry Division offering a rare and personal look at World War II through the eyes of a young man who lived it.</p><p></p><p>This remarkable collection traces Elwood's path across the U.S. and into the heart of the war-England France Belgium Luxembourg and Germany - while also chronicling his budding romance with a British teenager named Hazel who would later become his wife. Their story pieced together through letters photographs and travel unfolds against the backdrop of some of history's most pivotal events.</p><p></p><p>With modern-day reflections and revisits to the very roads Elwood once walked this book preserves a legacy of service sacrifice and love. It is both a family memoir and a powerful tribute to the enduring spirit of the Greatest Generation.</p>