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Joe Simboli holds a photo of himself in a WWII tank. | Photo courtesy of Andrew Simboli, son of Joe.

This essay was originally published in The War Horse.

The following narrative was written by Joseph Simboli Jr., (my partner’s father) one of the members of the 89th Infantry Division who…