Oh, Johnny

"Call me Johnny. Oh Johnny Oh. That's what my mom calls me. You can call me anything. But mainly call me a ballplayer. A center fielder. I'm good, and I'm going to be even better."[pgs. 36,37]A talented athlete, Johnny Wrigley firmly believes that someday he will play major league baseball. But on the way to his dreams, Johnny finds his life unexpectedly taking a detour. In April 1944, Johnny is a newly minted marine on a troop train heading west for California, where he will be shipped overseas to fight in the Pacific Theater.At a brief stop in Wichita, Johnny gets off the train and falls in…