My father's father came from an Oregon farming family, and his mother's father was a Lutheran minister from Berlin, Germany. Robert grew up in Seattle, Washington, and after high school, attended Edison Technical School to become a Journeyman Machinist for the Great Northern Railway.
In the midst of his four-year training, he was drafted into World War II in February 1943. After the war, he returned safely from the fighting in Europe, and was able to complete his training and get a job with the Great Northern Railway.
This blog focuses on the personal life of Private Robert Arnold as he made his way from a safe and sheltered life into the midst of the terrible conflict that escalated into a world war. While some of the historical references will be familiar, you will be drawn into what was in Robert's heart and mind as he moved with his battalion from North Africa to Italy, Germany, and France, and then, finally, back home.
This is the story of a survivor, about the making of a young man's faith, and about the value of a strong and loving family who prayed their way through the years until the war was over.
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