Ghost in General Patton's Third Army

Eugene G. Schulz was born on afarm in Clintonville,Wisconsin in 1923. He graduated from high school inMay, 1941, and worked on his fathers farm and at a truckmanufacturing plant until he was drafted into the army inJanuary 1943. Schulz received his basic training at Camp Young, Californiaat the Desert Training Center, and later at Camp Campbell,Kentucky. He was assigned to the IV Armored Corps (laternamed the XX Corps) where he was a typist in the G-3 Section. His duties included the typing of battle orders developed byColonel W. B. Griffith, the G-3 of XX Corps Headquarters. The XX Corps sailed to England in February 1944 on theQueen Mary with 16,000 soldiers on board, completing the voyage in five days. After finaltraining in England, the XX Corps landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on D+46. Hisunit was attached to General Pattons Third Army and spearheaded the drive across France,through Germany and into Austria where they met the Russian Army on V-E Day. Schulz was awarded the Bronze Star medal when the war ended. He served inthe Army of Occupation in Germany, then returned to the States and was dischargedon December 1, 1945. He enrolled at the University of WisconsinMadison takingadvantage of the GI Bill of Rights, and earning Bachelors and Masters degrees in BusinessAdministration. Schulz met his wife, Eleanore, at the University and they were marriedin 1949. Schulz worked as an investment research officer at the Northwestern MutualLife Insurance Company in Milwaukee for 36 years. The Schulzs have been retired since1988 and continue to live in Milwaukee. They are worldtravelers. They have five sons, all married, and sixteengrandchildren.