by Richard D. L. Fulton Kenneth P. Anders Battle of the Hedgerows Kenneth P. Anders was born on February 28, 1922, in Rocky Ridge, Maryland, to parents Grayson Howard and Grace Emma Brown Anders, and had two sisters, Zelda (who only survived one year) and Beatrice, and three brothers, Atlee, Wade. and Kermit. Grayson Anders’…

Donald Lewis stood crammed among a group of friends and fellow soldiers, trying not to lose his balance. The landing craft they were on was pushing toward its destination on Omaha Beach at Normandy, France. A strong current threatened to pull them away from their destination. Lewis was a long way from his hometown of…