Hidden in boxes, stored in closets, living in hearts, lie the stories of heroes. Christopher James Brous and Theodore S. Zajac are perfect examples of true WWII heroes. Both Chris and Theo were not necessarily always on the fighting lines but both played crucial parts in the war. Chris Brous was halfway through college, studying engineering, when he enlisted in the army. Chris became an engineering soldier, building roads and bridges while fighting the Axis at the same time. Chris endured many near death experiences and developed many battle wounds in the meantime. He was taken as a P.O.W. in Germany after the Germans wounded him and captured him. He was kept in a German hospital to heal as a prisoner. When he was released by the Americans and sent back into combat he went right back to his old job and began work yet again. Soon enough, he was wounded again in a bombing and was sent to the hospital again, for he had been paralyzed. After the paralysis, he returned to the United States to recover, assuming he would go back to work once fully recovered. His assumption was wrong and he was granted a disability leave. Brous received many awards for his work, and was left…show more content… After the outcome of the gas masks during WWI, the government knew there had to be improvements. Zajac was on the team working on said new gas masks. He had to run experiments on animals to test how the masks would work. Theo’s work was very stressful considering these masks were needed as soon as possible for the war and the conditions where he was working were not always the best. Theo’s work was similar to those involved and mentioned in Bomb by Steve Shienkin. Theo and those involved in Bomb both had to work under extreme pressure, were in a “race” to complete their warfare equipment quicker than the other country, and they both were using brand new, dangerous,
