Christo was sent to
Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for his basic
training. While stationed at Camp Shelby, he was
assigned to C-Company of the 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
and began his training with the unit. While on the train
trip to Camp Shelby, Christo received a shoulder injury and
it quickly became evident that it was serious enough to keep
him out of combat. He was reassigned to the 329th Military
Police Escort Battalion, which was tasked with guarding
Japanese and American detainees. He was then assigned to
the 802nd Military Police Battalion and shipped to Camp
Heliopolis in Egypt. He remained there until the end of the
war. Although he was never in combat, he did have a few
scuffles with the Brits & Kiwi (British and New Zealand)
soldiers. It was not uncommon for them to cause a commotion
every now and then. Christo left the service at the rank of
Private First Class.
Christo
stationed in Egypt, he is the soldier on the far
left.
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