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Sent:
Wed 6/17/2009 2:03 PM |
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Steve,
I am researching WWll vet,
actor Neville Brand who was
stationed at Camp Forrest in
1941-1942. Company F of
Second Battalion of 129th
Infantry
I was hoping that some
readers may have stories to
share, either first hand
accounts or written memoirs
about Mr. Brand being there.
Thank you for your help.
Jerry Kovar
kov22334@tampabay.rr.com
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NEVILLE BRAND
Setting the Record Straight
by Robert E. Witter |
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How
many of you remember the tough, but
compassionate prison guard Bull
Ransom in the 1962 classic "The
Birdman of Alcatraz?" What about
Duke, the barely restrained prisoner
of war in "Stalag 17" ? Well,
Ransom, Duke, and dozens of other
characters, shared the same craggy
face and gravelly voice of one man —
Mr. Neville Brand — an "actor's
actor"1
and real life World War II hero.
If you do a little searching, you'll
find references to his acting
career, but nearly every
biographical account of his military
service is just, plain wrong. As his
brother, Bryce Brand, once put it,
"There was a lot they printed about
Nev that wasn't true."(2)
To illustrate his point, one example
is a published account of how
Neville Brand participated in (and
barely survived) the ill-fated
Dieppe Raid on the coast of Western
Europe -- two years before he ever
left the States! |
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Rest of Article: |
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http://www.jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/military/neville_brand.html |
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Sent:
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:34 PM |
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Jerry
I just published your email at
www.campforrest.com.
If you receive any response please let me
know. Also, if you have any information
relating to Neville at Camp Forrest please
send and I will place it online also.
Sincerely
Steve Speer |
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Sent:
Wed 7/29/2009 10:10 PM |
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Thank you,
Steve.
I will certainly
pass along anything that I find out.
Jerry Kovar |
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