Grinning From Ear to Ear

About the Book

Grinning From Ear to Ear tells the story of a young soldier away from home for the first time. He turned twenty a few weeks after he was sworn into the Army. He went to Europe in WWII. This story is true. The characters are real people. They have different names and perhaps were in different places; the stories are true but may not be in exact chronological order but historically it is true; it all happened to Irving Strawder.

It is a lighthearted story of a young south Georgia solder's experiences in the Army during World War II. Anyone who has been in a war or had a son in a war or had a brother in a war or had a husband in war can identify with the young Irving as he experiences more life in two-and-one-half years than many people do in fifty years.

About the Author

Irving Strawder was born in Moultrie, GA in 1921. He was the youngest son in a family of seven sons and two daughters. His younger sister, Opal, gave him the soldier's diary which inspired this book. He received his formal education in the Moultrie Public School System. In 1942 he was drafted and served about two-and-one-half years in the US Army. Today he is retired and living in Moultrie.