Bud Will Return to His Battlefields
Erin Faith Allen and Lockered ‘Bud ‘Gahs, December 2019 © Erin Faith Allen
I have spent much time in conversation with my friend Lockered 'Bud' Gahs about his memories of frontline combat with the Anti Tank Company, 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd “Rainbow” Infantry Division.
My mission is to understand Bud's personal role and honor his service, and to compile first hand stories to add to my growing research about these unsung heroes.
Bud shared with me that he’d like to go back, one last time, to see some of the most memorable places of his war service.
Together, we will work closely with his memories and this experience of returning to the battlefields to remember and preserve his story.
As a liberator, Bud will be a guest of honor at the commemorations for the 75th anniversary of Dachau in just six months on May 3, 2020 which will be the center point of our journey together.
We look forward to sharing more with you!
Bud and Erin
Erin Faith Allen is an investigative war historian and the founder of Fortitude Research, specializing in WWII archival research, wartime reconstruction, Holocaust documentation, and the recovery of women's wartime histories. She is a leading authority on the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division and the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. Her forthcoming book, One Day Over the Rhine, is in active development.
All original photographs and written work published on this site are copyright Erin Faith Allen. Historical and archival images are used where they exist in the public domain.
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