US soldier makes contact with kids he almost killed in WWII 96-year-old has video call with three siblings after 76 years 15 Dicembre 2020 ROME, DEC 15 - A former United States soldier has managed to make contact with three children he nearly killed during World War II after a successful search via social media. Martin Adler, a 96-year-old native of the Bronx, entered a house in Monterenzio, near Bologna, with a companion of the 339th Infantry Regiment during the Italian campaign in October 1944. Once inside they heard sounds coming from a basket and they were ready to shoot as they thought German soldiers were hiding