In 1943, Buffalo, New York, native Bob Stromberg went to the draft board to see when he’d be called to serve in World War II — a question he says caught them by surprise. “‘Well, here’s a live one!’ They’re usually coming there saying, ‘Please don’t take me,’” Stromberg told News4 during an interview at his Rockville, Maryland, home. Stromberg…
In 1943, Buffalo, New York, native Bob Stromberg went to the draft board to see when he'd be called to serve in World War II — a question he says caught them by surprise.
"'Well, here's a live one!' They're usually coming there saying, 'Please don't take me,'" Stromberg told News4 during an interview at his Rockville, Maryland, home. Stromberg trained as a medic and he was shipped off to Marseille, France, where he joined his unit and began the march toward Germany.Get DFW local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.At the Siegfried line between Germany and France, Stromberg said he ate matzah — his way of sticking it to the Nazis.
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