Phil Kline

One Helluva Soldier Phil Kline

One Helluva Soldier is the story of 21 year-old George Martin, graduate of Officers Candidate School Class of 9-A. In spite of being known as one helluva soldier to those who served with him, he was subjected to harassment from two other officers who pegged him as homosexual. This continued throughout his service as forward observer, and into a POW camp. One of the most dynamic stories told in this decade. Previous to the Korean Conflict, most of the enlisted men who served had been on occupation duty in Japan and many had never fired their rifles. In this account, they face highly trained North Koreans who have artillery, machine guns, air support, and Russian tanks. Americans had none of those. Phil Kline's book follows fellow Class 9-A graduates, some of whom became prisons of war.