Article: An American Life

I am a Gentry decendent living in Brownwood, Texas. My mother passed away in 2005. She worked the Gentry geneology for some 35 years before passing away. I have been working on it for some 10 years. It makes me proud to know that my relative Jimmy Gentry is presented in your article. I have never met the man but I am related. All my kin came from the Nashville area back in the 1880's. My 6th great grandfather Nicholas was one of the founding fathers of Nashville, Tennessee.

In reading the article about Jimmy's duty a Dachau I had an uncle who was one of the liberators of Dachau. I remember very a few of the stories he told me about it. He spoke very little about it.
I thank you for this article.
Chuck Dodds
P.O. Box 1207
Brownwood, exas 76801

Thanks to Mr. Jimmy Gentry, for sharing his WWII story. It's a 'keeper"...for my scrapbook.
My husband and I were in elementary school, during WWII. We both had uncles, who served in U.S. Army. We're thankful for these special people in our lives, the patriotism and respect for the U.S. Troops. We have much for which to be thankful. A special thanks to Mr. Gentry and all the World War II veterans and their families, for all they did to make America such a great country.
We extend our graditude for him sharing this story. God bless him, his family and friends.
God bless the U.S.A., all the Veterans and their families of yesteryear and all of our troops and families today.
The McGowens, King, NC