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238763 Cpl. Robert Earl Ailshie United States Army 687 Btn. Field Artillery from:Oklahoma Robert Ailshie was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. He was only 5'6" and had small feet. The Germans beat him with their rifle butts because they could not wear his boots. They were taking all the boots from their captives. Robert and a friend escaped and a farm family took them in. They were so hungry they ate a pound of butter without anything, no bread, just the butter. He had trouble with his feet throughout his life because they had been frost bitten during his time in captivity. This is all I know of his service. He was my dad and he didn't talk at all about the war. This little bit of information was obtained through relatives. Any further information I might be able to obtain will be appreciated. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.