Gentle Infantryman

William W. Boyd was a combat infantryman in Europe during the Second World War. Entering the lines as a replacement when he was eighteen, Boyd saw action in Alsace, the Siegfried line, Wurzburg, Schweinfurt, Nuremburg, and the Danube. Before the war ended, he went on with his division to liberate the Dachau concentration camp, take Munich, and cross the Austrian border. Boyd was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge along with the Bronze Star for exemplary conduct under enemy fire. He was also granted three battle stars on his European Theater medal for participating in the campaigns of Ardennes and the Alsace, the Rhineland, and Central Europe. His antitank company received a Presidential Unit Citation for its heroic and successful stand against overwhelmingly superior enemy forces during the German winter offensive in the Alsace. After the war, Boyd earned an English degree from Yale University. His other novels include A RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH, A FIGHT FOR LOVE AND GLORY, and BOLIVAR: Liberator of a Continent. Boyd is Chairman of the Board of the Boyd Steamship Company, the oldest and largest shipping agency serving the Panama Canal. He and his family divide their time between their homes in Panama City and New York City.Boyd, W. Y. is the author of 'Gentle Infantryman' with ISBN 9781586190484 and ISBN 1586190482.