Dad's War Stories

About the Book

A young American enlists and begins his life in the Army with pink-cheeked optimism. The realities of combat and imprisonment during World War II test his will to survive. Written for his children and grandchildren with both rawness and humor, this journey to a labor camp in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia conveys both despair and hope.

About the Author

Bill “Red” Woollen served in World War II from 1942-1945. After his return from the war he trained to be an airplane designer and worked at Lawrence Livermore Labs in California. He then attended seminary in Springfield Illinois and enjoyed a second career as a Lutheran minister. He and his first wife, Leona, raised three children. After her death, he raised four more children with his second wife DonnaJo. He never gave up his love of building model airplanes.