WWII Army Infantry Training, Texas Style

The story of Dean H. Olson covers army infantrytraining at Camps Fannin ( JulyOctober 1943)and Maxey (MarchSeptember 1944) and presentsunique perspectives on the day-to-day life of anarmy private Dean H. Olson, a young man maturefar beyond his teen-age years. It also providesunusual insight into the army specialized trainingprogram at Louisiana State University where he wasa student (November 1943March 1944) and onthe Ninety-ninth Infantry Divisions deployment tothe North Ardennes in Belgium shortly before theBattle of the Bulge. WWII Army Infantry Training,Texas Style describes in great detail Olsons armytraining in preparation for fighting in WWII.Because Olson was an exceptional student, hewas selected for the amy special training programdesigned to create new officers for the army. Deansletters bring to life the experiences of a youngsoldier during this time in our nations history. Olson was among a handful of Army soldiers whosaw training at both Camp Fannin and CampMaxey, and perhaps the only such one who wrotethoughtful letters to his parents about all hisexperiences.