The Ship to Shawano

By June 6, 1944, much of the world had been engaged in a war that was now nearly five years old. For Markus Goethe, a 17-year old German soldier, the Allied landing in France brought a painful end to his fighting days. Oddly enough, the real test of will and perseverance will come after his capture and transport to the United States. While some things will remain the same, others are vastly different, and the overriding desire is to get back home.