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Billy is Born
Born in Ilium, New York. He is an only child of a barber and was a funny-looking child. -
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The Life of Billy Pilgrim
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Billy Joins the Regiment
Billy was needed in the headquarters of an infantry regiment that was currently fighting because the regimental chaplain's assistant was killed. He never met the chaplain. -
Firebombing of Dresden
Allie troops begin air striking Dresden, Germany. -
End of the War
World War II ends after Germany surrenders and Billy is finally sent home after being a prisoner of war. -
Honorable Discharge
After being taken prisoner by the Germans in the war, he got honorable discharge and went back to the School of Optometry -
Veteran’s Hospital
3 years after the war, Billy voluntarily committed himself because he believed he was going crazy while no one else did. -
Billy Meets Kilgore Trout
Trout is a science fiction author that Billy meets. It's later discovered that Billy's illusions of Tralfamadore is based off of Trout's books about aliens and being abducted. -
Billy Begins to Lose Track of Time
Billy goes on a radio program and talks about how he was "unstuck" in time because he was kidnapped by aliens. He says he was taken to Tralfamadore. -
Billy's Plane Crash and Valencia's Death
Billy ends up in a plane crash and is hospitalized. Valencia is concerned and goes to visit him but ends up in a car crash causing her muffler to be damaged. She still goes to see him but ends up dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. -
Billy's Death
To avenge Roland Weary's death, Lazzaro hires a hitman to assassinate Billy at a speech about his time travel.
