Ralph Hershberger

“As the tempo of the war increases, the soldiers’ interest in spiritual matters also increases,”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“There were regular Liberty Runs into popular spots in the city, and Sunday tours to Garmisch, Starnberg, and Berchtesgaden always took the maximum number allowed on leave.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“you have to have a pass from God and someone has to verify the signature.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis

“With 478 casualties in the Second World War, the chaplain branch suffered the third-most combat deaths by percentage behind the air corps and the infantry. Some historians attribute those losses to the chaplains’ “be there” philosophy.”
― Tim Townsend, Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis