RIP – HOWARD UNRUH


EXPIRED: 10/19/09  – Howard Unruh, 88, was a shy kid that was sent to war during World War II. Reportedly he was a brave soldier, operated a tank, served in the Battle of the Bulge, and kept meticulous notes of every German killed, down to details of the corpse. He was honorably discharged in 1945, and returned home with a collection of medals and firearms.

He came home to Camden, New Jersey and lived with his mother. She worked. He became a recluse.

Today they would call it post-traumatic stress disorder. Back then they called him weird.

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