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Tbe lew year began for the Battalion in BlLGlull a. it III..'LWIDY-IftAvmm .ector,· 'l'he th. Battalion with th. 80th .Ji-.. lr,i'1n hurrying dbwn from our own otf'ena1v.betore tb. 'QO·. HI 1# l~:L IJ 'lflYArtY, bad ....pt wi th1.n f'i •• 1II11e. of tbe IIBtlCJI tuv., BllirFlitL .i1~ 1944 turned into ::"'945. thi. met attack bad b • • 81(.J1)/.~~: halt "d ;'l!'1ti now tbe 1nt tiative aaai.!l pu.iQg to our Al:l.l.~d&rm1.. The 3Ot.tl Division, .nth attaQ.t1ed units". reoeived: c:r 8d;.~ ~':l: -'i1)liI'!1S11t. from SBA.§' for atop'piQ& the .,nerBJ' t.bruat on ths ~AvlUn:W.t.:-...\Il~,( 11 U8 t brougb 1rlU oh the s~ern;y 1_ ~, pan~ er Dl '11 ~on e.t t !IT'!pt etd. to smash toward Ll TiJ} S,. a k,y obj eet1 va.. 'Reasons ~T ~D • • n4,lr~ N~! ltrivs bad been halted inoluded (1) the con c"'1Ltq~tion of en«n], arfl'.tOl' and troops which out otf at ~AV'l!.OT ~ (2) the tal lt1T'~ of "the enern.y to br e8k through arount1· 1I0NCJCBAU ac.d l"IaI'c!l llJl LIms aud (3) the almoet oom~iJ1at. l!1Qtol'izatlot! of the .Arlerl Jfl..'lS that snablod thflftl to bring Qj! r.lnforoement~ at unh.,ard of speed I n tho d.ef.uai:v. 'pos! tiona, lt~,, Co 1e8s on. platoon and tile Assault Gun :pll'lto()n wsre attached to 117tll Int. Ragt" O:'l1!S plat. oon of .]l" Coml1&tlJ f~"ld. t he Mortar Pl.atoon were attaohed' to 119th I!tf .. aee.tv Company "'Btl was attao.had to 120til Int. Regt~ ComI'B.n.,v • .1... an.d Com:pe.n"y "C" wno. in Div18ion Re8~rv.~ liore snow flJll ~_ "1 the e"I,niag I'l.'ld. tLe ;.:-o&ds \f8l'lS treaohuous with a coat of' ice. occ:nr~e<\ defensive poa1t1ona in the G·:.:!'!"" :',f'fenlilve wh10b had brought
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.llt~ 1..!!JI:V..!!1: ~-. ~.• ~_~.. ~:::. NO change as rear e.dm1 !l1atratlve ech"lon l'el"1ai!18d at OCll,:l..'i.':Jt'BR, ,')ELGIU)i (Vk?4f)155) perform1~ OOl"nal dutl'!3s. LT OOL WILLI4.N D DUNW' 0330647, )lAJ01:t CURINe) L Jjlm T.\U1". 03125ce) and )lAJOtr""Y·Q~DRA C PIn_U>'3, 0364786 were presenteJ 1i!th the ~onze . IJtar $trength:-. 65 B M., 11 0 • .') (Le8S Rono, Aalt~ an:! wortar p1tso j t
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. . IfOR'fAR PWOO.:: IDoat1on rema1~ed at CBVf&'t"X, .~~K[,Glm.
(Vk7360U). 50 rounds ot HI (L) laid down ae harasaing f.! r e CTl
enemy 8Upply route, vIo1n1t7 (Yk'l2200'I). ~t 0900 bourtJ. 15 ene'"'!y
fighter planss ro8;ted 0'9'$1" the Platoon are. at tree tor h'!iigh+: .in
th.e aub-zero tempe.tore, !fo d.8r!UIBe" ,PC HABKY G ~Ir?: 33!')~,~t94
returned'to reaidue with a cold and. fsv!1'. Strengt: ~3 Jg. M· 1 e
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~AH:: The wheel 8"lotion kelJt buay -n t ~1 a rush of .,ork on ~uoeai'l tires, Headquarters trains suppU'.'-c. tt.1'\ )forte Platoon under unuaual olroUll'l.tanoesl' t1'anat~rring 8"I'11i 06 to a l/4-t.on trailer drawn by .. Reoonnai8sanoe vehicle 1". tha!l a halt-ftllle from the Platoon. 'lbe road here was u'ldc enemy obaaI'·· vation and tbie mean. . . . u.ed to get in the aUPl'11ea" Other units ..........10.4 in no1'raal --.-,., fBe 5 JO~&PR P POKORNY, 3727196'1 was :pr.sented 1Il.th th. tlilvc Star~ P:rQ URSO If'trNI 3727Q089 and DO ~JJ2 B PL481Ct, 86fSS0281.1 war. pre.en .d Ui the Bron7.8 Star " StreDg h: 103 I.M., 6 0" .
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{Vlt'7610) I sent man fez IiOt""iDoW81'8~ anjoyed a Jew year turk~l" dinner, and engaged 1n tank mailltena..'1.ce and' COIllp&n3 r.org&!l1.zatict1, PJIC .mOO J , 33792628" want to hoa,pItal, tfP.C, ~iT.h slif..!1t 8iok!1.... P G 'l G S 36773682, p~Of!lOted to T~ohni~la.r. 5tb Grad.. 'l/5' (i 6, 33696012 tr&l18tarred to Service CXt!":~. '•. CAPT Jl N ]AV JJ)_iI ][ SOl, 0 l:!SOl'!, and ~ II;J) L VA
<3rf'elJt~ but no claim wae made· OPL .4YNI ~ F4.CEr~:, 3722&540,. was rrs.ented with the 811ver St&l', f::lJT .&RTBTJR V WOOD., :3r;193~)8, M·i PFC G.,llGI Po'SBLI: 34800825;. • ;':!.r~ ~)r8eant6'i with tba ":l.2'OnZ8 ~ar· C)trength~ Of) •• M~l 5 o. .
"C" ~.lNY; L'l ..!A1.TiR D .\lA(lIll# 038916,3, I,'f ..QLruE_'!:. ,IJ,IOORNILL;, Ol014~ and 6 ~! U~ T J.lUICSOlf. 3':'200510 were rre sent8dW1th the fJilvar Star- SlT fflAi!QIS M DORl@. 33.'5i37!05, an.l
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obj"otl 17 s-A hill (Vk79000330). Plan.. were to have infantry a(\v&llos with ~:tmk. 1:1 ll:1~ formation 30 to 40 ~dd be.b1nd 'the doughs and L:;'ri~ OV'51' their heads. the 'r.'O. 'a in aupport·. The advanoe ~,gan X~ 'L')V; hol.lra. ~.!l..,rn.y Sutornatl:J SMsll arm. 0.pP'" up and l'i"lh-,1 dowl} 0·::.,; dO,l€hs aft~.r rt\(\'J i.!1g 50 y~!'(ld. !he t$D.ka oollt1nued to ;'Ilall tor·~ tla.r1. B-5, 6 and 7 f'ir1.ng tl\ach:i.-:-Ll\ Buns and B.I. at the lIjue''V'I>oGl.ti<.':1.u ?3T G'~~)aG ii ..I (HUM!', 1.3060u65, t 8.!lk QOI!!lII&lldsr ot B...6, W&8 h1 t i.n the f':1')~~i"in enemi machine gun bullet and later ~4OUated, car tanks r ea.:~t:l~d the ej,ge of town wh(!r e t!le 1.Dtantry then advanoed to our :,0 ai ~ion bs:.1,f auto{1lati ~ fir ~ continued to oome 1:1. !'be artill~y 0t'rl'1el" 1'1d1ng on ttl~ lo!lfldi!lg tank (LT CJrA.FEILIlU'fJ) deo1·1ed to l~y ati:lll5rY fir'" in tbe ',jcin1ty of the sn~ .tiona ,P01!lt8v;i t ~IL· ~If 'bsck to t&k~ 'JOVeI' ~et"sCl "Ju1ld1ag. '1'he 111. t~a'lfa.1 ','t1l8 by ~! ,t~!" of th~ In!, C.. O. The t&clt~ fired soort burat .. of mflob1"l~ gun 'CU";; l~ e!l~ ,Poait1.otl8 (liz-eat fire ~~Rr1'" in ho", our direot fro'1t ;m'~ t:13 ta:ll-:a '.f1 tn:.ll' ":!'N A.!].()t her !50 ,.artle. 1f1 th the 4(01281181) our 11.p)~ of (l..,f'5.:13~ Will') i~ th.e -:en~"'!1" ot BDJJION'To ~he Int. 0-00 !lad ordt.:e from :~ ~ ~ '. ~Alton C l' to :llS 1:1 t.~t I>oa1tlonfor the n1ghto As 'li,,!"l~;' ~ 3o!t t;ine.l..~1 5 G-er.:1.an doushe -rare ObS~VM nl.k1!lg tcwarJ. us Yr:.. ~:l(U.1 i:lf!Ultry 01' aIled. u:p w1th maoh1ne gun. "n.l the ~11.1a.n8 ran :i 7l~,) '! n~ar builuiag. LT ST~(lL.A mov"d B-S.up Il!l~ f1r.,d. :3 rou'lds 'J!' t,I': .:.~to th1e bnilllag., -n-e Intsntl'Y and 'ranka ..ttMrew t.o t.h"ir
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force got 1 nto A.1 ~JM)P4T at a;)Oil.t 0300 nour;J the follo"log mor'1.1i18. 13 ':.hfljT 'lf6rtJ 1::1 ~,)o:lttion to jUP1P off 1!l ~ttaok with t.lle l~antl'Y.
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"hi c h 'Rae to be .el. ed at (Vk'1'1o&a). bo '1' .1). ' . . . e at t ached but only one !.D.. atarted wi tb the attaok~ the other belng UDable' to . g9t up blll to . . . .bly at .,.. the C. 0 .. •• tank, B~12 and the !. D. reached objectlv. (Yk'1'1SOa8J withou.t cl1t:flaul1i7, !IO enefltJ' 81Bbtedv Y1s1l)lli t,y was lim1 t ad to about 200 yard.. fh. lat aectlon, 2nd
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Platoon, .tta~Jted (Ylt'/80020) and hel:ped lntan~7 olean out dq in German ~Ougb8. In th1. attack, L! 'lHmpl B 0526016,' Cormt&l:llUng B-14, . . . hit by mortar fire..e was "'·aGuted and the tank oOl'ltil1ued' with a • ..an are.. S Sif p~mCl: lIJfO!JI, Z9004890~ tf)ok ov.- t'be 1st leotloll and oonaol1date hi';P08it!0I1., SG'r ILlfO )I SCHlC:!# 37123367, __:rlve4 011 foot and took OVIIl' L! ADlQISO~ tank.. .a: ut 0100 boura • Clarman. bazooka _ tlr ed at C! 'CHAO. 0 , tank Ifbi ah prolllpt11' r e;p11 ad with maohine gun til' e and 3 round!! of HI into area t.rom wld.oh tbe enelQ' attack o_e. ~he 1~&I1t~J" Waa 80 sparoe1y deployed that an bour later another bazooka team was able to 1!1tl1trattll and fire &1lOt~r round at ~ SCHlCIF 'a vehiole. 'rh1a bazooka tefft was aocorded the aams treatment I i t e tlratt- maohine g~'and 3 round. ot D. til! ~~UR held: bie po.ttlon.
Hefw7 artillery, mortar, and rooket t'!'i'efiII durl.a& the da.'r.
about 0600 hours the order ~e to w1tbdra.. the tank. covered the
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·A- and wnw" Oonq,an1ea exobanged poe1t10na, -.- COID.PaD3 r"lU!JV1ng WU" C::Omp~ 1n ftAYBLO! ('718010),.la.S'r~ (Yk'45028) and PARFOJfDIIOY, BlWttll (Vk7004006), wi tb liD" ODIftp&a3 platoon8 mO'li ng to BlCLU, BlLGltII (V"k'610). . . ·CW COII1p~ tfto,vsd 1 t. let Platoon at 0800 houra t%UIIl sr JiI-t, BKLGIlJiI (V~74708f.) to return toreeidus. ~LWA~., BBLGIUII (1Jk?45155) 1n order to work on 1ts n... taaks ("16mm gun). Two 1M fr011l each arew rem&111ed in 'the oomp&llY area to obange 'eqll1;pnumt from the t.anka bei ns exohanged.. ~h. Battalion O. 00, LT OOL WILLIAJI 'D DUNCAI') 0331)647 t at 1600 boars preliSf1D.tsd Bronze CII!1;pa1.gn ijl;V8 - 'Tfo:r the Normandy fighting) to the men of the Wl1t who had partloi·~
pated in tbe aotion la. ~anoe pr10r to 2C July 1944. 'lheatrengtb.
of +.he 11u~ co rtl1' ani ssP' "A'" Co., 11.1. I.u., 5 OJ "B- Co., 104 B., II,· ~
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The Battallon Maintained i te de!'ensiv,
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BQ OOMP.A.1fY:. )fo location chang'!!" '1'1:).0 :~Bt talion WILLIAII '0 18NCAIJ 0.6.~'.)o4ri at 1100 llou:rs~ ~:r~ •. the company wno w£ e flg!1ti:o& i~ 'P.ranc'~ ~r~o:r .....1 t-';ls .t-4I'onze Campaign Star for the Norm'-lliJ.y ftght: "c j
Tb.~ :-,r~J.3"'l1tl\tion was ~a:l" in the town e.quJU',,! of ~L?lA~EH, Z'l:r74"U5!'l) dllrlag & l3:J.OW4tOEM. '3tre~th:. 65.~~lau:; 12 O. ll·~·.i.· Aa1t 0 , ' and IIortar Pl"ts.) .
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!'he Battal10n remained in defeuaive bo1dioa lloa1tio:tso t'hewar waa oarried on aga1u.t both the 8!1.CD7 and the 1I1n'ter .. In 1"'laJdaa • reliet move 011 roads oovered with ic~ and k:tked with allOW.. 0118 • • 00. taDk lIkidded oV. a4 .abaDkment and turned. oyer on a hill !lOrth ot fJrAVJ:LO!, BlWltDI (Vk7180l0)·, .bOther slid otf the roact but was Drevonted from oa.palzlng by large tree8~ , DEAlL RVOM:"
BQ .l1f1) BQ oov.pm:: Wo looation change~. ad.r11nietre.t i ve real' eohelou dUties oontl!llled. ~r8D8tb..::. 64 B.,II., 12 00 (l'3sS llC!l .. , Ae.lt and Mortar Plt8o).
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vioinity (Vk?45001), all eu~ mortar po81t1on wae silenoed at (Vk 7300(1) I oasualties were obse.rved when tire wae put on euMty d.uugh€ (Vk7Z;,QOS) ~d mortf\I'S dropped at (Vk723Ou') where fi'lStiy '..as forced to aba!ldon a DOC tlon. they were fort1f;yill& at that 10oat1u:1r etr~th: 2~ 1.11.,; 1 O. ~r e.agt~.
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JI)ODI to rel1 ave ~. 00. a,t !JTt\V1rLO'l' " .1 2ali Platoon t.ank. 1);-10, turned over on the 10.1 b111 north of CJTAV!LOT, 1)·,11 eliil off the road tut Was ~top¥od f~om turniae over by trees, 'l''l:: hill beclSO~ it'!rus'.\bl" ,iue to 10. and the ·tank. of th~ 2na. PlatQon r'~'~8ill~~ Worth of ~l'Av'lLO'J:, One matt waa evacuated frOF.! the c:'fqjei :6ed tb'j,k ~·.1 tli arM brul ses ana c;'.J!"1tU13i oua -.laug.tlt bet W8ftU llo. gun ·.u,l ta::Ut .tlulL Thtee men ~ ~ain~d for duty with mil10r illjlu'1es S'trengtb of t . .h.r3 J
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l'latoons' ot -0" 00 .. · aDd ·.e ·l'l.tOO!l of - . 00.. went luto actlon, takill& olJjlctlv,. at lWfN"l1 :9'ILtJttIf (1Y1~94'1) &nil 1"A!PlfllAlffAL, B!&GIlJIf. (Vl'''lOV'1S).. ' . :. . . fto. oa.t ot the wooded .......lOuth';otWlQW, tAe eD8!!17 t.hen cOolllter-attaakecl latbe early afternoon td.th" JIa:k 1'1 tUk8, B.l.p!loJ'ted b;r.1OO l.ntaDt1'7. umta of the 11Mh 14t lIeatb 1Ib1Qh the 2r\d Platoon ot '!C-' ___ C»lIOrt14&, w1th til. 81'4 PlatOOD 'ot -p' Co. J t"!a.;.te a ooncclllJd 11 el4 r epori .'baoJt to their col!lrll&ud' whQ eome ot the !11~ douaha and cne ot the _-., t8l4. . .ote4ed in mov ll18 1'1gbt up to ths eqe ot ".1. Clen«ra1. _rlt1OA, of the 80th a1vl.toll. 0'1 h~artll8 thl, r.erort.l' O0Dlrrl8lltedi. -9004' Let· 'em oomo, '.1t,1 . tIl tto"" 'Cllftf· . . .lAd -Yu1t.r" '414-b:eau. . UJ) the ODtI!I¥ COWlt • ...&JarU.st t.il.l.l forcing tho., mUIII7 to dtbdr... 1. . two ot It. t'ar.ake wbloh vier" :-!lOok~d out 'by natt.al1.ol'l gun,ura.. 0. . of our tanka -.a n...-cGd b7 , I ''';~ but ,n h8d no caaual.~lea~ ene tUk washlt by direot '1ST! 3 which blt the aandbass on t!1~ tr~nt slope plat s and ta11·,d to ,t;:''Ate. One was !lit on t~e t.UZ'l'et hatoh' oov,* b;r dl~fJct t1r~ "\ad ·':·:tt oh
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'I'ha' euoo...:tal. ad"'o. . .d' oonao114at10'u ot pos1 tiona U1lder ~ .eatbd ooacUtlo1l8~ vis1b1lity li!".1ted t,o • ~ecl 7Ccla, .-ollr _4 loe 11l!11tll2S tank "",-suTerab111ty_ . .Gl"oWld 005M.ttod . . . not to b'lool"la bettero .It duak. it beg_ .11011111& ltlai_-e.bout AX llLohea tell b~tor. Morning. Ind l.!l . thi. taOW# w1tll Tiab1Ut7 to • • 0, alement. ot the 'l3attal1on 11184. . . atter-4ark rOM: BlOT. to reU.". othel' unit• •hioh .bad bee .to:r1la'd tor ......a1 • • • .
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.:erA. GUB ~I'~ S8.rouda of ,hRaaa1ng fire were ·l)1-.ced:OIl -e17 mortar ~&Iltr,. ~o8itlo~. (Vk7~5001·u Vk7290urBi _luoi. -t1!9 Iftortara and cau..l~ Day 400&_ to at84do. ~o81tl0. areit8t,b.: II •• 11. I 1 o. . fol'~d
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tad 1'111D1!8d into a gUllY tiom the lQ7 roBd . 'l'he co~r>an.:r ·remAined ill its roeitioll at 1I)0ICAl, .Ii.,anw. (Vk7610r.. -B- 00. rAleJo ~!a1!lt&i .. ed , ita po.lt1o~.; al.tbo"g~ all platoons were &1~t~(~ tt', ~9t>o ho.J.re for e. fIl·: .. O~ pated" enemy oounter-attaalt. ~he tuk anginas were kept warm .
t.lls eveni'~Jg Nh11e 8110W tell, but the exp~ct8d attFlt,k tile! not ~~ , "'he let Platoou ot .~.. 00. hal.! ita Ilo81t!.Ol ~t !JIrJ.'11!.O'1', . ~ItDI ~V1t7l6010) ..,here e:lerv e;rt1llsry and mQrtar fire cO""..tim.H,d to ' oo~e 1.. ~he 21ld Platoon moved :!'rom nor th ot' ':Jl'A¥!J!..oT to ~ryp:.A.l ~i:Jg
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'I'.PO, BaGI,. (V~709966) was attacked at·08~ !loura with Oc" K~." 112th I~t. 8~t. whioh moved t~ough the wec... A'" hi6 11.ground . &roC'.l.t 1200 yard. Worthwest ot 'aNal, ttl. ~c. :,;" ·;:~Hl Cfee ~; 1~ liuQ
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" u4 f1~ecr i~to the toa, ~.1_entlQ& anll1~7 t1~.. tl1tcdlotozs' .t111_7 t1~. ooatlllud ta 'about lS lII1_t•• :Wltl1 09"'15 hour.. 'lb. 'lar_U7 ~. .e« ott .toz " .... ton Ob~.otl• • • 0950 houze, the tanka laa41ZW tbe UOO». into t'be' to_~ ~~ 0»1)OJi.:t10D her. flU l1ght, a\"~ .Ul4_altl.. ,..:1.1 - _ tb• •• ~""'Ye4: .tJ:om the wood. 01\ tJae Ioatb ot..... 15 _ _D• • • • • t _ _ . 117,'1080 bota., the tuka .ad U« _ab11.4 a defend". po.1t10"\ in. the re'·, oatp.tQl'ed t08. . ,'" ,.... _111_7 tlz. beoete bMV7. At 11:50 hour8~ 4 vart '!y . . . . . . , _~ t-*.~ '8qppos'1;e4. wlt1l100 lDt.a.U,., coWlter ,.t""'1'1'011 tile Iouth" 011. 01 t.be•• taDU auo.o••ct..d in JlDVlng '%1_ . . to t~ . . . ot . . . . 1ntant1'7.' fire trOM our taak., ..tl11.,- u4 _,~ • • bl'oke Q t4. OOqt.. -attaok" !!ha eIl~ W "....,. __... 'Ifark I" . . . . . kao**" out b;r mJit tailke" 01. . .« 't'7 .... 0019&111'.. ,Ile 811~ witM1' •• to t-be 'oll~h st l50u bour. w. JIa4 !III) oa.altl_ to ~.-_<' One l1&ht tank hit a 1II11la, bz'eak1!2& oa.e t~aok aa4bo&1. "'d'" 'I~a ~eld.olt. wee r.l'a1~el' w1:tbiQ a taw bo1II'- by ...... Co malntez1&zlcl. Ifaak 0.-12 . . . I11t in the ontar ot the, tront alop,,, 'Plat. ,b7 ~ ene!7 71J11lm SUA fir.d t;or.t a ,-*; tile plat. . . DDt iir0e« IUI4 no oue • • lnjUZ'e4. 0-10 bad ita tur. _toll Uot oft b7 eo' tuB 120111 aa. --V t . o . Mt.mrhl1e, at, about bouza, the 3rd Platoon !!'lOved Worth ~,OII an. with the Ind Platoon go. 1..& ~4 Ba.l._l12tb 14t. 8~t.;, to at~" u.1I.a.t.nAL; tiWLGItIf tY.v'loe'1Q). 011 t_ wq, 0-15 blt a m11~e at at ('1,'10'1968). .10 oua . . io.Jurecl... ~he 0.,0. moved into C,16 and ooatiliutG. the attaak~ !!q t01lll . .t entered &Q4 011&n.4 b7 1415 ' o»pold.t10u • • l1&ht. 5 enerv we., ~11e4, IJO p180Il• • taken" ,One'''' AAtl-'1uk,= • • oaptazad lntaat, plaa a .-11 &l!DUDt ot ~ ~ ...all _me. a .lr!cioaA equ11'numt ... re-captura4", 1noluding two lI"-ton tReka alid out al4-toll truck. "M W ana. Brc1 Platoon." plu. tha Sr4' Pl"atooa of • u· OD., . . . b7 ~" ... at Moot 1000 lIo1Jrt.' •• ret~rl8cl to AIlCIIUft, .he" t . . . . . . . rtqplJ.td aa4 detanaive 1»081t10n8 wer~ v.p tor the Jd.&lI'.. "1' r-'_Dt4 to . . . . J5BLGIUII (Vk'1470&l) . . . . tbe, let ftatoOll" ·CJII' ~ •• _ 1A Roa1t1.4n. 'lhe 7!n1l,ga.u in O-~'7 flDlVo I'De .uu&tb of ta8 1.1n. oo.pan1":~ .". (»., 11S ... ,S 0; es-,.,~, 106 ..... ,. ~ 0; --0-' CO~, 110 ... B .. , S Ui
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'rhe Battalioa. IlUd.ntal1lecl detena1Ye ;poal tlou. ,68 M('Iral., cf oW' tI'OOP4l .. a1r~ !I1gh 111 8l'lte of' t!le bitte1',. ~ ••zS.DI w.ather .. l'fa8 slvQ an &4484 'boost as it ... learaocl t~ 8Un4stedt •• acbanoe '!lOW ..... "being cased ant hfJ was pl1l11ns Me C'mOl' out, leaving '1olksgTeu~er troer,a to 11&ht cl~Q1D& aotlou. . Two vet_an r.um ot tJ:le Da\t&l101l auted OA ·t.bIU _~J' jowa.q .Dolle too tb. t;"'DJ.ted $tQt•• Oil to. zotatlon ruzlo~ »1-. 'rAee _ enow to • d8Rta ot aboQ.\ u,aht lAObe. OIl the ,.=,rotmd. ~. CO .. Aeld. ItA Pjpu1r.lat 4u1Qfi t_ attVIlOUA, ual'!18 ~ ~.tmk...QQZ81' &ad a tauk to ••a hI,)" tAe eno. at1'eot.e4 1;Ae1z Mil- . ~1l~/;.rab111.t7. t.Uk-do~ ...... ~1e4 Ullt . . a .DOW 1'10••
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'ben'1ti t by the tm'lough »lao.. Both me ware l'eleaaell tr..'M ~!aignM.Ol1·.,
with ..". Col!tpa~ &114 as.igned t,e;p<)zo&ry duty, ard .81'1< De.pot
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13&3I'OIf (lk''''1Q8t).. k e t.he men reo.1f. £to bot meal. at 19:30 hoU('1i aoC: apent the ~ilto '~ . .t4 ,ot the 114.. OUtll,P~S.: • .1" ~& 1
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!'he 1iatt.uoJ1 reat&1.ne,1 14 4,tenalvs ,Pos1tlo!1.. P:r~aratio!l8 were 1lIAd. tor "'~Q& op.. at1o~., T.a.k1J of t!ut 11nebeguo. to tlU"!1
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whi te"'lahea tor oamoutlaae etteot. '-'he OOlD.pe.as HS 1n ~.t.na1ve
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of the ~'.lsh.. We had tought -nth the 30th 1)1v18100. in tbeaumu
graen hec.ge.rowa of Prance, tllrough the hfarv.at tteldB of l!elgiWll
ALld Boll~:l.d; and ill the autU1lln DIld of GUZDlltV'. .~. 040. more .e
wel'e 011 the attl!\ck with. ·Old lJ1akor1''' vaterana---thla t1f1'ta in. the
whi t: e hllla of the WlOwJanked .&J:deWlsa in Belgtum.
1'01' da,ys:"efol' e us in our seatoI' the S.118l17t1' bad 'b••n d1gs1118 '1:lpoe:.t1:'~18 1n the "K>oded billa of the Ardennes. ms troop., .'"'Lstly Vo1lt$£I'8llGd1er infantry SUAl.;orted i)3 tanka and a8sault aune, 'R~r'" .):·HU'e~c. with t!le r9S,pona1bU1ty ot .t.lolding o'p~!1 the. ssoape route 'jY w!l1.cll·!le was attem;pti~ to l'ull ou'!; bib l'oroee fre', the "13elg1&a ~lge" tht'ot'1.gh '3'1 fl'l'H, :BEtGIUJI (V,Po55885), eo atrat f;gl.oall:l lrr:ortu:::lt rOlld ';l3lltel' to oux south. . At the jUl'W-otr "B" 00. attacked d th the 120th I:rl'. !teat., \,d "A" Co. ( lJ1u13 on"! J>latooll of "'0" CO .. ; wellt i::lto aotioa. with ths 1}'9th In!' "~,, 000 el1oounte,c"d moderate en3rrJy tU't.ll1ery, ".1Ort~l' :,v~al!. ar""lS a"ld f1re f'l'Ol'l autom.atic 1f'9B7')cll1a at !r!DOl«'W n1\l.GlmI 30th," as the world na 1nformed tJ'Y rac11o"
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'f§tVIO'! ~A!!~ lfS0!588ary ~BS, water ~1.d rat10ne were taken ro~,;'·:rtt to ,.a,,"no4d:" oonlhBt n-11 ts .ovar roade-in ve'i!'3 ~or aMl'e-where t~ere were r.d'H\S on some shoulJ.ere. 'ome aUllI'liea were shuttled 111 l/4-ton -';l'llokG. Oae 2 1/. ton~ruck .l'e"ohed the 2nd Pl ~toon ot "'Br Co. After trBvs11ng ove:t tteOOadBry rOF\ds' at I'IIidni&ht with art11Ier.,. arop;.1:1[. 1'1 the 1101 a1 t7~ One driver 881d of tile night ". wort: "It was qnit e "old.. :)ut we war e all 'per a~lrlng. tt, '!trenath: 101 W.lI., 600. t.renICAL t>ftAaBIIEIft:: JlSdio8 with itA" and -B" 008. were buay under art!11s:rTand "1Ortar f1r ~ Iutantryl2len wounded tlght1na ~11 th ~ he 119th and 120t 11 Iut tte~tQ. ..ere attended. C&P!U'·.rm W TA'R!,O':t'MI, 0421437. had B change ot Rrl1101~le dut.1 bom an ~tt,,:rron sur~eou to Ba~t~l1on aurS8\)n. ~en&th: 22 1.1t., 2 O•.
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If!!! tI~ COMPAlIIE'J: • A- Com'p81l7 moved trom (lk79&&) 1 nto th: atta01 ;;Ith th~ l:l~th·ttlf. Weat. at OCOO hour •• One l'latoon ot Co--the ~nd--W88 8tt6~had to thi6 force. OV31' ac.oq terrain, th'9 at t aolt maved succeestull., ou.t 0 t '!4AL!I~ to :'ALIZB, ~g,GItbI (Vlt'1S9027) ·agp.1aat moier~ta resistanoe. P.du.,lly Alf m.i'1.ee were the o~y obstaola to ato'p the tankh, 048 med.1Ul'1 and one l1&!lt tank ~elna tem'por~iq M8Rhled. but tlles8 *ere quickI.>' rS4761red. 'l'he ~at PI !lto')!l ot -3"·' Co. moved. out ot aa~em~lJ' &rea at 060(' ~A)ure Bttached to -r' Co.~ 3rd Bn. 1 120th tAt. tt86t. 'I'he platoon ',as to movs t.Jro~b H!IX*Oft &:111 attack oojeotl V. fi'om the riCht. REOOM01ft' wus to 11:..V8 ".lean taken ~y alloth~r U!l1 t before our tanka ~Ti v!'Jd. '1'he "Jnem.r still held the towu when we al>llearad. 13-!5, oom"1\nd~c' 'Jy tT 'RAY1!O~
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u,:.- .':for the !l1g!lt. . I 'Phs ~d Pl:ltooll of "B· 00 ••.or1c6d with 0\). -I" uf th"J '3l'd 13no l l20t h I"lt. ~OM high ground, the 1st 'eotlon overwat.oheti. the 1st ~SC"iO'1 Vlh 1. ~h "dVat'lC9d dO.Vll ~ond through frle1dly mine t1elc1. W"Jl\r t.hf!I o~·'j -'otilfe, a hill ~a1.1Bd !Jf.\ua-«Jort I a .I>~use was mad!! for the iurA.·~t~.f to r9iroup. '.fe w'3nt 11.to t~16 .woods nth the 1~fantry. Rea·13 Cflf3ufiltles were inf11oted. on the eaEII\Y :';1 our macll1:1.'3 ';U!l8 aal 75-mm can'1o'!'l.tit!'!. A def~'l~~ ,l-'o.:.1tlon oNa& ,nt ::~ OLl the objeot111e ~:1'1 t'le
2:1d ')~~t101 .. n~Jfllle\'' u,V to ~u.f.ltd Cl'odaco~J. 83 the' 'l'D'8 had ~ot 'I'ri vad I'ar ~~n~.. ll,)(·.k~t M.i artillery flre from th,"! ~'16m.3" w'f\~ './~ry h~~v.f throu,;hout notio!'}. !h~ G'11~ Pl~toon~ -~. 00. was a.ttaohed to L1':.i ;::.:tJ. ~:'1 ••, 120th I"1f. ~:t..t.• ; f.\:~.;1 it", o~)jGnt1·"~ werA TBI'RI)JNIT. ~'!I.(Em.t (V~J3500~) a'll! Hill 5~1 1:1 "':11\~·Jicl'11t3. 'l'he ji.!I'1'!;,.:-o:f'f from th~ &131:11')""i:)1.; ar:36 '~f\l"'!.1! at OJ30 ~lonl' !;l. <100,far ''.,ij, frOi~ t !11 ~ !U''3fl,. t b.~. t "'4!1k cCMn;.&ud.ed by Y}1' ,TOHN' ~TO'~n~lf~ .,i.I-:..i,tO... _I3.l "b:J h :'~LH). tor O'~I~Tf the~ took Ov~r 1.., ~- ' ~3~:,J·6'O~lf{;~-G3d :)1 with -1 t":.'t:i u(,':.1.1 ~'ro~r6ss '",1\13 hll\lt·~,'l 'trJ. trl'!!"ldl;r :),~I'l,,\~ "";::1 .v·";" , ,') '1 t ii·', fC; 'l~~ aor":'l 'flO1l1''lel ~(l,l 'jon.., l'i 11-\"3,'1 clown ')".1 "3:'l3'M.J :'j::<\. 'rho t.Tlk~1·:ulJ. !'!o: $\fJHj,:lC~ 8~; t~B.I ,;e,;.'!3 1.1,11er ,1lroict fir"! fro·'1 f th~ ,~.,,,,,",/, Aft."3t' >4'k, t 11S .. l~..t~ou ,..1 ~~:Ia' ,u, to 1i~~i"'j~-)l-; ar~l'\.
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At 2330 h:')ur~, th"
1st Platooz:.: moved out from ilare to RIDOIIONT iu '~i'eRarlitloo ftJr !.\ jtil!1P-o:tt with the l17tb Y:l1'. lteato 10. the juornl~. The C.C., .. tank . . . al80 1n this move. etrengtb o:t tlle lin~ oom,:.a.ni 3S: "A" G'J. lUl.lI.; ... 0; "B" Ooo~ 106 1.)10" 5 0; "0" ~"., 113 '!.M.~ 5 o~ Cb •• 63 •• Y~, 5 O.
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0IeAI1tJ:: 14 'Jan 1948' AQ'110.: l1nderolear ule. and i::1. Ireezin.& 'Ne(~t!l~!"; our attaok CC'.1 tlnue4 to Ruah back t he eD.~. Be r~s.pot1dsd vlgo!'oual.1 W1 t:1 (.!.JlA.=lte.r-, attaaks i \le1l2& tanks and .14fautry.
Ue lay dowll heeltfJ' ')&rrFtges of
!he eaream1Di We,)e!werl'u r,ockets &0.,:1.31 the.1r own b,1'deol,18 noise to the aOl1!ld'J' ot oomoataotlo!l.. Our ,PUS;i ;prooe.ded s10.•l1'. ~em:r mine. 'ourled 14 gOU!ld t ;:a.t had :3itl.c,~ f::o ?"!n and ooyced with a :toot or more ot sno«, makirl6 11~tect.1.on a.nd :r e'''o:~~~ dltfiau1t, waa one ot OUX ~et o'bst~:lla.. we lo.-t t!'J1llI'Orari lYI artillery ao,d Jlortar liz."
80"lS vehiole_, d1 sa iJled when the.1 at,rualt thes'S hi 1116:1 "x;plosi vea.
Ii ·:!'lllberats r;'1f'!"f'i.,J u"\de.r ole """ ,' . ~ conditions, managed to !'eturll mcrlt of ',,1l61i8 veltiola~ to 'C(l~rt1Jl~t i'.l 9,
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the 117th.. 119th cmd 12(lt.+ I.l.1 .. ll~tfi .. all le8~'two 'plato;)tl~ of "n" Co. l..l6i.4t L~:l.k; in reserve, were acti,e. ·1l'..'!.1'EiAlJ'1:-LIG~ltJ.!; (V;pdOc9d9, t\::l ~. "!~ ~~a~..y '.stu'):)o.rB17 defeaded t r16 il"'J1)orta!l.t hlb!l ~rou.a.a. 1:1 ··:h.~ 3 !U ala, "A'll Co. tanke, ,Il1us oa.e ;;latoon of "'D" Co.~ "fi~::l i~f'lUt:t,y ( ) f ~.::., 119th 1'11'. ll~t., wel'~ 'lombed in another tacti-;~l erlo~')J f'l'i3:ldlJ Illf1lles<» Minor mechaclic~ danage ""&$ dOLle 'I.oU ';j\l'r ·/e.:11cl~s one \'o'as I>ut Ollt ot actio!. ~ompa%1t ea
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for a oountsrattaoltv 0Q.r fil'~' hs11'-31. to ~r:;!ak. if' :.l~. t.nasion accomplished.; the Gl3m;y ;vtth.drew, ,A'mIO '!I':(,.',eud6d~ :30_ .!.'JU:lds. '3tr3agth:: 2~ I.!!.,. 1 o~ (Plt.1i 1·:;,~'~;.i·14':.tlu.Je(1 1.:111!~ Co. f.Jt::.3rt2,ths) '-30HTAR :P!.A.TOOIf: 165 rour.,iJ ~.!. llru.1.l:~,)i'l8. li.:~ .. I:.'=; ";'IUt. '~0 .. ':1 .i.!l tile eatl; hours (0001 to 03'30) or :d t':i)roiag. ;3 J'ou ... ~a eJ . . 1';; ,~ I!'.1nuts8 on. en.eIV·'pcut1c~e al1...~ UCOii/i.COMl (i.ir.7ut/02l); Z',~ti\ll1.;;> t'.n.!tnoWll. At 1000 bOllrs, a. ~~.H9 r.as"s1s 1':rorf~ (¥'1~'?92031) 1;0 I~ f ru,"1
houae at (Yk79500'1 '1I.J.9r '3 €a n-iVf J.ef~/:.:n" a. ~·o ,3i ti or. ',S;'3 'istIJ~;. made tor t:~~ ~~~t •. :F.FO.QjpHJl {!n.UUq:)l~!1. ~9:31'IGfe an.! P!I'C "SRNE'Jr ,T. m:.x'i, 1(;)1,.,':)390 1 .rstur.aeCI to rear ,for '':e'l1oal .
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alao su'p:-ortad the lfaOth 111f, but' hov .. "w.t. tit ,lIQ'ti"• • l)art.
"1." 00. POft, 13"&11111 (V;p7969"., aDd P,Q1iPLd '0
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countsrftttaek, lo"t Ola, tank ttJro.ua h dlreot fu, :tzOIll ~ '.1 ~a.nk'gull, but J."$t~97~4o th1saun.a.. 1f4l1 •• on... oth4ll. tAft,_ ~_. ' no cl':tsualtlea 10. ths o:t'ew of the tauk. , , towards .ven1a&~ the 21l4o 'latooac.,ot "D- Co........ &1, v8ll~,U....oI"* to advance on.,Bill 551 1•. the 71q1Q1t 7 of. _nllB" JOan,r O..t ..... TmffIldON'l' and LIGlf!UVIU'I to au;»Ol't 00 •. ~ ~4 'Bn., l20th 'Id. ftegt. 1 ~ho wer'~ ,i:med dow b7 h.,.V7 an.- _all..•.• fir •• tanks adllanced to . that ,p081t10n atter ditlioult . .-.ve:r1ns a~o.. rough, hilly, Sl;IOw-oovared tC:l·a1D.~ 137 tbi'!l t1.. , * t U N l'Iild tall:mj makitJ8for' evan slowv l>rogr.....tJ:p01l l'eao.bi.a& .t.bea••tlaatl'OIl. tID. tanka if3l.'9 sat ull ill a a.taneiv. ,PC)11t1oll w.b11etllr•• · t~ mOve' forward 6'p:'proa1matel7 100 ~d.. lft). eA_ tu• ... ·eDOouatll'~'A.l . the three advanoin& twa were abls 'to plak~ all."lDf_tr7 o....ati.. with tne hell' ot other tntantrJ' and medice. !fh••• 0.-&1t1••.••• til"n ev aouatad on t.l}e backeot these tanka att• .baT1. b,e.,1.Q tbe S!'10W for 8S'laral hours unaole to move o.oau•• ot ellem;y tl~4" et her two tanks remal'ned ill·d,teo.sive »oeltion tbro" theni&Jft.
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A'~AmT GUlf PL;t!OOlf::' Beginning at 0600 hours, 30'1 roun~8
wer~ fired to h~lI' "rel? a &e~man Count er.att aok.. ~hia attaalt • •
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VOft!'AR Pl.&'rOOW: 'rhe ;platoon did no tirl128 'but moved' f'rom
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-q'gf.GHD4 (V'p787996). Rock.,t and mo!'tart),re f'rOr.l the ene~ tell in
areA Md along .road during mornins bourse ~rsn&th: 23 1.11., 2 o.
, ~ERV!CE ~MPA1fY~ !{truck ~ivers used 9xtr8l'lle oaut1on in
rlrilfing ov~ roads to sup,ply for.ard 'u'l1ts' as some had not besn
'JO '!1r let ely SW6;Llt. 1l:1e whsels were ks;pt in t he icy rutll I!"ade 'b7 oth'::Jl"
veh1cJ"3s .. Ta:ik U'u,ts 'Rere d~11vEU'ed rations unt'fer enel'Q' 8.l't11181'y
fi.re. lfa1nte'lsnce sectlo'J.s 'Joutinued to wotk ntg;h.t and day to ksel'
+,~nka in a~tioa." '3txengtla:. 101 B.II. ~ 60.
tBDlCAL ,!)!TACmlENT;; i.-nfantry ce3u~ties 8l1'scuated.
():)m'lJa.t unit.3 W'll'S accom,Psnied'and'
P.rozen teet a'ad haads *er~ tl'~ated<, Three rredt~s were trnnaf"31'red'to "D" Co; PFC HICHA-ql) P GoA". Jlt., 12~'32446; FFIj '!!!ym J ~'m.. 33587449; and PV'1' JULltfC) ~T. OOL1)1ft!Jft)f, .~~)2;023'5
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. '1'11 LIn ~J.1II"~ -J.- 00., with one ...'latOOll of .1)" co., continued RU.h~th att.aohed to the 119th I~i·. ltec:t. '!'h'! .1',v'a 'junw-off waa at 0'130 hours. )tortar, =coaket. artillery and 5"'18.11 ar~s · tire were enoount8l'ed. ~~e 0 uj eot1ve PO!fT.. TJ~f}Lt1)l (V,J7ge977) was 8e1zed a_ lias b.1~h ground to tile '3out h. !)IJ,C i.::." t 11'3 seth-:., enl!t"'3 ia.tantr 7 and F11~ M!lObiue aWl nf3attl "era fired u,Ilon .Ath good etteat ~ . , '8O~.m C Jam, 35'33794, de,;!\.rt'11 t r'lMI'Ol' aJ'y duty Publio -c.lat1oie1JIileloI11li1PreMe tfMdquarte'c>;i AJ.li'3J. ~ed.itio~ar;r . Yore8. Pati., Pl:auo. a;;RrOx. 5 daJr- VOt» 12th c"'V' Grou;p. .,.., V1fP.Jrolf · ,G1:I'.l'Z, 1'I"1J~1- .selaned. aad joined troM 3rd. lIe.;la"e .ent DeDot is.!, lY. tJ.A:trv 10m ~/5 JODAWI"~JJ', aS72.'5897 I duty to . ho.,ltal.' (Ut) ·fJt.otQ1.'.d~. DC. DC iil~ftT{InII l 'l1!ftI,AOJJ. 39922790 4\lt7' to ho.a.pltal (tit) llillOl'" out I lett thumi) IBOo . .. Yhi 1st .Platoon ot "B" 00._ moved tarth'3r into tIGW1UVItlE, (Y~9eo) and eet u~ a tl&bt det"nee at tue bxldgl'S th~reo
. ,!fd »latoDn .moved &oro.. thla br1dge and d.,t l]~ !'J, defe'l::le to
'laet aact ·South. lIeavy enSI!\Y artl1I~J' aUll ,1OI"to6X :f11'~ -IifU, r e
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!'.be 2t\4 Platoon, -~. 00. 1 movetl out at ~ro lleurs to lead: lotant:r.y t.nher into ·"'J!W..r, :BUGIUfI (V"iS:635001' w!;;I3l'. t be ,.n.!lMV was es..,1t1& atubbol'n ree1atmoe. .it one I,01 at L1 JOm J 0 '~t1M~ "1M . •_4 to 7e11 t.tom ll1s t~nk: • Cor!,:, on JUIJ doughs. - 'li t~. tOWAf.· 3-U hit & l'1i.!l1 a.Ut' wae il1sa::'ls{L 'l'h~ lng 1n ftttt!DIOIf ~ neo.. ~he tanka ke~t u,p cc:!tj ~uous
. r 9 on enetV Intantr1' and on. t1;le' bu11dinJ.s. ;;;:10 ran 01lt of &l1!'~C
aDd "',ot "Jaok to th. <1!eahled .,eb1ol., n-11, 1-;0 ~lok \)1' 1 ts loa.r!:
cfa.nk.~-l4 aria 1l-l2 ;prooe13dsd on !:lud B-14 hit. f\ box rnl :l6" l"lBtt ani'\1 .• bogie wheel. 1fb18 did not atOR 13-14, ~nd !~ ,postUOrl tl'.'3 tore
vab101e., ,13-12, B-14 , o'buon'l/ed thl! st.art or a Osrr:an OOUllteratt.·:v~k.
~-14, oorr.lao.ded by ·V~ Ptm,.mU~J!uJI(>;nl 39004890" eha:l6 ed 1 t s
»081 tion e\"ld k!look8d out one iai~ ank B-12, ')vn'fnarl(le1 ....;{
CPt llO~JR4f C JAm" 12124104, knoC"...ked out 'll'J.Otj.':3r !lark IV; a.1.'1 ~! ~ s broke u,p t.he -:3ounte.t'ftttBok. Later 1~ toe day,. L!' 0'~I!.:lf \'~-as e\I·J,:-:l.~~·. ~~:'1 no, .to the medioe l.'"oause of' a 1~ ailment.. ~ lAOTtntook CRf:\reo:: . of the 3rd Platoon • .It a1Jout 0300 the 1st Platoon,; ,,~ Co., r~'::V9d acr03S th'3 brl4sge to rSRe1 & oollnterattack tr.om the 'outh au~ took u,::'a ":-'o3itio~1 · (Y.,81SP32), where it remaiaed for ta"3 reGt of t!16 t!~. !lh'! '3r(:'.. ,.,w.' "':.-- atool1, • 0- ~., tltth the 3r d bu.., l17t h t!l!. "R egt, J 1",." ~d 4ik>ut h"Ne sf then 4Jouth al.o~ the 1'Il6iu rOl\d at the edge of the \~ods {V;8(5959). ,:e-1.'1wae !d:t. b7 dirlJct fire aod 1ta.ook.ed out, t'1~ e~erv Vid8,PO!l F\,rl~~ •.. : 'M.tl-tant sun at (V~.5977) •. 'he!'~ .'Nell'8 no aflfh.l·i1tisa io. the OX-:lW • . ,tthe 'J'est Qf' the 3r4 Platoo:l tb.SLl kl1Ocke:1 .Jut t ....o ~nl)m..l '~lt1-ta:::lk &l~'1e. at ('.,605977). IPhe2nti Platoo4 r'3 i'!aintlcr 1:1 0 ·'!.ef'3:1s1"s j?0Sltt0'1 f~t
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~!',ucrrm~ "!m.GltDr rn74!5l!j~), the &raa MOved to a few houfua that m~e u;p the vl11~e ot t.'ltZ, !''UGIlJII (Yk7S5040)', Hq . aad Rq.. Co~ ~ . '-.r-~loe co'~, lind attac\13d rear eohelon un1. ts r'!tl·,t·3 t,;':e rl'lO'I8 in the morJ:li.!lg with only alipt . 'liffioulty on t ~e wi nt9::.' roails.
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' " leI n ~.J.lID: "A" Co. r emal !led at PO1ft', 'BBLGIlJU . (V»7969 1& deen81ve Roait10!)." Corrw&03 m••• e'd from ~itQhen truck tor nooa ,a4 evell1aa meal...... ~~hot tood vla )fozmite oan.. )fillor 1la••••• ' aot rect1l1r1ag hoe,pttalizat1on W81':3 litill prev&1ento "~,, Co. set up in tIGW1JDVIILW,BItGt'Oll' (VpS069S9) attaohed to the 120th I at. Rtt&t. ~l1e men "el'S alJle to S9t out or treez1l'l8 tBllk8 i in 1Ib,1oh they had been living ught and tA3 slnoe the l~ Januar7 jwqpott, and e,Put aome hOlU'1i i. buildinga in whioh they found eome warmth. hom thld..r. ;position over loo~i~ u.om, BM,GIUIf· (,,»797946), the 1at Platoon,. ...()t co., attaoked this t01nl; whioh was eXjpected to be an e!leRf3 .tr0D&. pOtAto ~he jwrwotf waa at oaoo hourao 118 al.atanoe "'8U.r'pr1.1.~ ll&ht. Yhe 2nd Plaioo.. moved into ttECB'r at. about 1030 'houre. ~he let P1atooJl (l.t fieotloll) took a ;po 81 t10D. at (V'p793940) and. (2nd. 'ectlo~) .at CY,PSO!l93S). 'lhe 2nd Pl"too!l oC0\lp1sd a poaitioll .t (Vl'8019"6).. ~h. 3rd Platooa . ret'!la1.neA 111 a d8tena1v8»oaitl011 at (V~a96p)" !BDk.C-7 had to be r ee-::ued b.1 the "2 111 U ~u.ual a1 tust10n "h,n the lfsdium .tank hum& itself up 011 Ii wrecked airoraft e.aaiae~ With the 1st Platoon rema1n1aa. i~ IIALlIlDY 1& rea$rve, the 2nd P.J.atoon ot ..".. Co. attaciled to the $outheaat ot LIWGI\J1IVILt'l, 'J3lLGltDI ("p606969), 1.!l 8UaPl'ort of the 12Ot.h tat acto ~he l1Sht tanka wer6 eMp103ed to cleaa. out wood8 under artillery ud.lDD1'tar tire" Ifhe 3rd PlatooB s~t up defenaive road blooks 1& !I)tJf.,~. :BEG-IUII.. attc 08.;pturias the towa. 2 enSIV pr1eouze WU8 takell-a o..,tal. ad a ~r1vate4 -1J" 00 .. had l4taaka oa .the 11:18.. , str,.agth of line oompaale8:: "A- 00., lOa 1.11.,4 0; ,,~.. 00 ... loa"~II., 4 0; "C"·CO., 112 1'1.. 18., '~5 0; "D"··CO., 72 S.IiI., • 0.. . ClWALTIE'3:
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..rA. lOS-IIIIIl, 8\1Jl8 ot the Aeaault Gun Platoo!1 two el'l.8lQ' fIlOb11e fleld artillery SUd d.81;1'oted.. " , ~h. . . . . . . . .a. ~11ag out 8vEIl",-thing of If'f'll>ort SlO' he ,.bad 1. th.aa11_t t.l'01il CJ'.l' Yl."JI. !fhe road. ware ahoked .at ora.'1..{w1tJi ,.ow bq.t ..til e,,1I8D taDlt., trucks . 08l'8 z horee .u~ e1Ib•• -~·--ota- etl11c711&at1i18 eaca1'8 rout.s under fire. OU' Air &••• the aDdua a IIOre 1.tlmate at ':elltl(Hl~ eatohiIlB OOl~8 U ••4,UR. 'bUWa to bwqpc. .,he air Nila& r8Rorted knocking ont -_un--e-t--:-l••• ""-l,oGO'..alol. . -other -thaablcyolsa----the eU3Jq thia ti. . U4.aqt .~,- to b. U1J1& 01,0701e.o ...... It. _~ tha 4.a» a.,w, the ua••'Rt .roads. t.hat ~1'evented ,our taika u4 trom . .ee;lD& down the f'Jw remaill1.mil. to the eo.... of tt ,edt'a l'etreat.. !'here wera etrona. 'p,0111ta ot _tq reeiataaoe befo1" 0Ql' 11. . ., but we had ,Provu we oould ••ut·· :raUz. aadthea ovCtOOI'Di moh 4el~lI& torcss as the el181'D3' here • • • to 00l1li1t • At· it bad .b... 81.0"8 the ",13 JaIlU&rY jum,Poff i_ this wbite, ~o,. . bcUMaa_ terrain, our battle' \faa agali1.8~ the elemsuts as . well .. , aat1-taaJclll1aea, fULat10al 98m3 bazovka t~arn.,p 0008810n&1 baaY7 _t111..1' tire, and dlr ~ot f1r e Waa~IOIl8, aloa. to y1 tal W
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"!S'3A'Qle1f GUlf PIA'l'O.Q!: SlVerfIJ. mesioa fired Oil ~nemy and ~eraoWlel todal.'. 0 ... miaa1oli-Wld _9 -.ere the . oJal3 o.e tlr1ag th1e--»ut .'''ollay!. aooaoe.atl'atioll of enemy toroe.. ,_ooked out ware tllVO' el1en13 mob1le field artlllery p1ecs~o We fireJ sfltvC'al other adesloas 0_ other mo"Jl1e art111e.ry I ~ut th~8e were 'lO'l'a. Streqth:: 2~ I .... , 1 O. (Plus 15 i. w., i !1cllJ.I~(" 1n 11 ne 00. ~re~tha). .
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!'nifilf~ OOUPtIj,,:: -:A" 00. remai!led 11\ dsf9!ll:3ive ~od.tlo~ at r<'lft'., B~IUII tVR 7). 'th4t 800a meal o.nl..1 was me.seel from the ltitobel1 truck whi~h returned to residue 1. the afteraaon. PPC ~ICPP'-' ',V ~Wl'1~ i6073557 1 was ~ou!lded 111 act1on. with. a hand lnjury from &" shell a&mRt. He.r .mal.ed tor dut.}".,
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miseeo ,'1he 1st Platoon, .~. CoOl l'ema1ned ill RICBT~ Bln,GltnI (VI)79?c?4e' def8J1a1ve ,Poe1t.lon. 'tli. 2a.d Platoon. 8U~IJortsd illfemtry in Ilt~· e.0k ,a objectlve w'R" (VROOO900) &Ad at ,.uout 1730 hOUIa took 'Ct£' .... ,POsltlolL at (V.p80l.o99) where it remaia.ed tor t.le night. A lO!~~
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bloalt po.ttlon ue &lao maintaiued at ('»811930). ' ~ srd flatoon Sl,p,llOrtsd an flttaak on o~J,aotl is .,,, ('.»81&018). , 'DU.e to the heavy saO« whioh h.f\d to be 018&1"84 t~om road rout •• , b.1 _qwpl,o ••, l'oor t~rratn~, and ~oor ~~utea. the 2nd sud !r4 Platoon. were held gaaeral l.Y in 13ht talion .reserve until these obJeot! v.a _ere take'l :try" the jla'T.ounte.t friendly troop.. ' ' Baclt to )llUll'OY; B1Iatlltll, (V~ooe)went - P Ooml'&.n¥ t'A,ake (J: the lot and 3rd Platoo. i,a.' l'e.erva~ "~.2nd PlAtoon,.$) in
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reserve., moved 'b&ak to tlGtroIVlLltlt -a_toll (YRS069S9), We platoon-a vehicle. _de th• .,.,. ho. llOUY_nz' ('11"'-)" 1Il00e$6fully. A ~xth • • maroollM t..,Ol'V1l.l, beoanee of IIOftle 11!ec.h<;wioa.l ta.11ure ,1n t)M~ woo4.a 1JOl1-tb.~. of X.ltIUlr.ILLI. ','laer streoath ot tbe ti_ oom.;paniefl'!: . -&It OO.. ,lOlLII... "'8'" .... 106 '1.11., 4 0; "C'" 00", 111 8011_* S .or ...' C»~, ,!2 '1.11., a 0
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~"J' ~o. bad two ,ue.t8-~ltleh p~••• wg, OOl:".-.pondentt. One sat in'the 130&~~ .,~tot a Srd Platoon. taDk." Be,._ nQ aotloD. as rOfida wsre not swaRt ot min.. and the pl.toollz,ema1J1ed in a •.81 ting ,Pos1 tlon~ 'lhe jQ~Mll.t 111 ttl the. lR ,J»latOOIl had aome:" thiJ.'l¢ to w.rl te home ~bouto Also ln a BOf'. . . .t, .be _tobt4 t"'ough tbe ;;,erlaco'pe while his tank moved with .be .vI.tOGa tou.\h Ot'er a ,:;J,,;3Ii.L',a road.; ,Pushed tbrough 8CleD\1 rea1ata.uo,e .1,. ~.be ~Z'ra of , taoks l !P 8Un8~ art~11er7 .. l"oaltet and t~." '. . tO~lot ~\a freezing teet and haQ4a as h~ «lt~a.eedbo. the R16toou k'1.0 ()ked O!,lt and destroyed two ot· tAe en..., • the tn,;,) ~'
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,:,,~,tks to retrf3at; and moved j.ll' with 1'l'1an4l.7 troqp.,: to OOO'Djpl' the ' eaem.1 strong 1'01 nt at 1'ID1R JDdIItS, B&tJI1JW f"~). ' . itA'" Co • .taa a1,,0 on ~he lIIOve SOuth, t&r~aafi lnt.alve 1II1ne :ielda. PJ:om POft, '!3Jt(J!tJW(f»"9tS"'" 1t Il10,,.4 with th. U9th Ttl!. 'Rest to ~CHL~B', BItGllDI (Y,»792908'. 2D.dP~too~ .' ,';'\ th 2tlti Bu.-, moved tbrl1oat'rOlf trail. in W094. to ~O!J. (Vp769885) 011 the R8i3, at 1e.at " l2lao.tUll.e IUD. neata nt. ltnooked eut and ~ut out ot aotlotl ware 6 ea~ ~tl-tanlt iuna" oa~tl'!• ..~r e also Inflioted 011 woh enen"" lnt.:ttZ tbat obO•• to .t~d aud d.1e..o Also on the'outhward RU8~ . . . . 0'" Co.,.bloh ..as able· to grlnu the t.cackl:i of 1t" tank tbroush tbe ea.ow 4rltta, to a Joa1t1on , .ov Sl'l ookin& 1AJt'l' ~t.. -ft Yl'ft, BBLtlXtlIf (V»81"~). ' .
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At· n1'aht I tne 'platoon f1r e4 for 45~ m1pu.t•• on .the towa of :eottW,
B'ELGIUV, 8S artl11erJ"'pre;parat1oa beto:re an attaako Wll11e on 'foot
recQnry.at seauoe for 'po a1 tl01ldur.1na tlle aft srnoot!.. the .Platoon
leader J Lif SHAN'. 0ij290ij1l~ wad CJl l&ht 13' 1n,;hU"«: \t en...
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volley o't enerq artl11er,.1~4e4 OlG,...·.' ..Ltf.lfA'tll, who, :re.auained '.
tor. dut¥~ was also llaCtl¥_U. .a.....laful......._· n-e-iiijia.? .hGlll h1tt1rc, .'
the ground 60 damn. fallt!· etrqth::8e •••• , 1 o. (PlU 15 1.110) ,
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1HE ~ ~E OOl!P.ut~J~ ".I." Co. moved ou.t of l'Oft,.B&itnw (V~7969'7i7) to attack at 1400 .Dours 111 th the Ugtb lat. 1n ,iQ, (VJ)'lOO905)... booWltared and destr078d .... ,& 9Ilt.1-tBDk gunS,9
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~everal machia.e a€ Wl nests'J and units of en. . 1~8Atr7·•. A detensive ,;osltion Wf:\S ~8t up at 'fCBLOJaIUml'fB, BILGIUIf.· (V.»'19a9_l .&ad at 'JEER c:3! CROM'BJ.CIt (»'189885). pft 11)1 'W. • !JOP'It, ~aouo. tr &net ezr $, to "plf' Com281l3~ . . \ 'l'htt 1st Platoon l wnw Coo, moved out ~u.th o.,.,·.~ rO~da, ..... !1 encounter.l enefl\Y' tan..lcs, !3P &~1.~8, artillery, ~oc1r.et. . . -mall t\c ::: "e. 'rwo of the enem;t SP ~u!UJ WfJra destroyecL. !'he »'1.ab ";fr.00e.deo to :iE1>1R EWELS, BELGIU1I (Vll840906):wh.e. anew deteueiv.. JO.ltion.a, 8E'~' up. Ifhe 2r..r". and 3rd Platocrns were unt01e to RrooHd toward t. ~\(3 f3ne!'l!3' a retreatia& line 'cl~!e to unswtr,p . l'o_~an4. .th.l~.Pl'obabll1tj .:' mi.nea. 'lhe 2nd Platoon WIlF 'I'scalled totIGiUiiVILL.... BlItMmr (u·u:':'06989) 1n reaervao !'!:'i6 3~/J. Platoon just ...t Bt11l in the cold ~L;:.t~er and waited, to:r tne roada to be oleared. ~., CO. utertaiuEJd \.1;:,"\ S'.le8t8-~itlsh War Corres,pondeata. O"e _ action ill the ~g's ~'?':;" ,)f a 1st Platoon ·tank. Iflui other wbo saw at n.rat hand what sr.;~t ;J! life t&nkers lad as he ,Bat i4 a 3rd Platoon vebiole. the 2nd and 3rd Pl.atoons; "OW Co.,. !T1oved ~uth to (Y,l>805698) ~~n:' ('"..,811901) ~es;peot1 .. ely~, cYQrlooltlt'~ U'Rt'-L1IZ-91' m.nr, '1'h. ~$t Platoon remained in .1'.\ ':l.~ f'>:\rI~J~V ';) .,Position 1 n \t1ORt' (V»'19'1946) LoS no read block, All thr I€ e '",'lat.oon o...,O .. ·s made a .~econna1 •• aD.oe of ~":.,~. '3A"RT-LEZ~'ft V!'l'H area thrcush IiIIhioh the3' WEn'e to ad'Iano•• All three ~~1f.\tOOC.8 of teD" Co~ 1"l'are 1!'l res~rve~ the lilt and, ,:,~,~ ::.t l!AIlI'lmY, and. the 2nd. at LIGNU'!Y'!'LtI" ,.11e strellgtb of the ~: .. 'j rJOtl1J)B.n1es:: "'A" CO,,; 10" 1 . . )1.6 4 0; ,,~. 00'1' 107 'L)I" , 4. "', It'c·' CO., 111 E.,'k., 5 0; .". 00<. '72 ... Il ..... 5 O. ,
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-,l- 00., 1st aodSl'd Pl~toons moved va BI'ld· jOined t he 2nd P~atoo~ lit '("1>.7688) .. 1arlaa the 4a7-the ad ~l,_toou moved forward to th1 • .;>ositlo'l, . tllk1• . •bout SO jr1aonerl tor tbe 14tantr7 and kaoold ~ out several maoht.' g.ia ne.t •• . . ~ OorqpaDl' 1'1llt00l18 l'emai aed 121 Rosl tl O!1 f\8 roads ·h~d not b.en \tleare4. 'Ill the evan!~, the let Platoo~ 'J!I)v-ed a short d1 $ t&DOe eouth to SURlIort and 1nfantr7 a4v8!:).oe. ' "0" 00. l'I1o"',d 1ta 1st Platoon to (1'»~900) to "ttack oll ;Seoti•• ·.,lQto:f" (Ult!-LIZ-'Jf VI!!!) at oaoo !lOurs. 'the' town wae taken aad ole8l'ed out b7 J.CX)O bo~s aided by the 204 ~e.tOOD, &t.. taohed to .tbe 2nd lin•• 11'1th Iat. tt8&t. ~OU1' boraeJdiawn _gone and 1 balttraot nrltnookad Ou.t b.1 the 1st Plntoon at (V'pS23S89)· o11.ut.1t& the•• ettol'te oy deatro),in& a lfarlt IV tank at (V1'80r.;~5!i ~. ~ .150 8JM119 wera relllQve4trom ~tar... Ba »rlsouere. ~he Dlatoo'1 10tt on8 me4lum tanlt--C-lO-w.!:l.1.oh -ournad" and '.IS lost bayou,} 1'81'8011' With the to_ claa.ra~, tbe let saotlo!1of the 1st Pla.toon movsd luto a »~.ltlo4 at (V1'8l88OO). !lb. ~ud 'eo~loIl went to (Vp805~e4'. At 1400 .b!O\U_, the ard Platoon "Rorted the lat :h. ol 117th tnt. "~t 111. an atta~ on o",)jao'tive at (Yll83OU90). !'be e8ooru1lfark ot tbe 4 . ,... ktJOalted out 8t (YR82'1902) and a third ~al'k IV at ~1D9OO). Also deatroY
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of a taaka t~ . . . . ._1... tra1~·.aa l>ro&1'Ml. 'rne ~rd ;platooa _veA lrato :BU~• • ItIU.I, MLGIllIf (~l.SOliJ :'ifhtl e the 2nd ttl_GOG r...s. oed at U,nfinL'l, MrDI'UIt (T;peoe9S9). Ifbo t.o tau. ot tbe ·'xala1xaa , ..tooa~" at IIIrZ, ~1t(J!lJV (Yk'!55MO) , tbe z.al.. ..... IIbe .raeD of tMe .,latooll. "we to -0&&&1 in ,. l'l'o,srao ot oz1_btloD ad oo.at ~.at10fl ot tlaa mecUwn t.aak. tphe etre~t. he ot fl1e..11. ~.G1 ••: · ' ·... 01.• , 10'1 '1.11., "0; .~.. 00. ,. 106 11.)1., .~; ••~.,JbO ...... , S 0; .., OD., '11 ..... " 5 O.
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one of t11e 'BattaUoJl"a moat valued leader., ClP'l'.lIW l)A'lIl) '\" x00llIq('~, 0101:J0a7, who . . . evaouated with a broken leg atter !iIa t~rtli
••• kuocted out b7 e.IleaQ' direot t1re_ III this o'perat1o:l, 2 !. ~J_ #
were lUlled and 5 ..,u~d.ed. .» Co _ hel1'ed to .to~ an en,,'V oount '!1'
.ttaa1t 14 whioh ~ llark ~v 8UI';'Ol't.d b7 1 nfftntrywere thrown ~t I!
oU!' linea. .,he attack _.broken Dr oonll'lete17, ortA,Vark IV kno·,ke(1
.out with b1~n oasual t1 sa to the ene:v 1~Q,ntr7. 11 til l~antr3' rld1~ the t.ue, ·CW Op. moved t.o p19tOO::UI to attack NJOE'HL'OM-, (VR~aee.). ~h •. 3rd Platoon reaO~ed thi s otJjeotl VI later b3 aDGth. rout., 'Dut a.oute l08t a tank oo lllrta1lder, '/$'1' At !:Xil!1'm lOm, I'1l'1l901, tilled b¥ an "n80\7. art111 :ry t)h.,ll.
C.o.
f.
Adnl1 01 'itr "t1 0 n -lu t 1 e a 00 at 1 aued. (1,_ lien., Aal~ ana. )3Q.:. tar Plts. )
l!!~.~IP.:t!J.A.lfCl
PLAfOO'·
10
0
h"l t8 e.
CJt.r .~ ~ t h~
10
E.?.!." 1
o.
rOWlde of n t\:'l.ti f rOU.Clllii of WP
'3ll1fUD,& f1re Na~ ;l:'\~'3d. L1n ~ '!.'oF\d~
and at lOa«) hours, fir ad R. ba" tallon 'rOT O~ t '-j.? tu':;~ of 4ft' 'r!'M'
(VllS5~). At 1125 hOt...I·~1 ttld o:)ser"sr l.::J.J'ltaJ a :jatt~J.·J of ?~~,ty artl11.r7.. Othe.t !O'P'liI li~31'1ac6d on Ehlerv 1 ~fa."ltl'y 1\..'1.1 vehl:'::~3s
NU.e
""UJ.ll' GUlf PLA!OO!:: i'l.red dur11£ R. :,U.8Y d".
46~
'N"
wi. th t;;,oo~ results.
.Il!iY!.~
'3trensth:
OOII'PA'!I:
!o
25
1!.~5.,
oA,~e.·
1
o•
'ttrsflt,th:
102
E,!~.,
.;.;
o.
f!il0lL P1'I'AC HM-M: "ade 'ie'leral tr1l'~ to t:i':l f-:O"1t to evao1Jat~ ••n hurt in oarn·"at 1n -A- Corn~'8ny.. TIIO men tI()~'~ ·.;.'"o.:t.:,ht baok trom·O" Co. for medioal treat:nl3ut: ~rl3neth: 19 "S.".I 2 ('.
-30-
RESTRICTED
82
Act1011 Aliai 'lat I!l.~my .. llS~iort.
uttz'/Mtsr
Actioll, 22 Jan
4a:,.
Oont 'ci:
oaoo
,.H'S tIPf!: COl·l'A"tfIl:;otl~ ..... CO. att<",xed at hours an,.,
OCOU.11i3-1 mmHifHlti1!tf\V~'7q(7) a:ld "'11'..1.11: (YM7GQn). IPbe 1st ana !rd Pl~t.ocn8 :,)~\oou':lt'ered l1t.tle re.,l_tan"e 1:0. the in1tl&1 ,phaee
","s the h~tlon d.,ye1o»ed, enerv relllst&t'lCs stif
tened. 'Pbsl'.q ~",e ht3S'1'y art111 ....~¥ ',ad I!IOrtar fir s. "ineri elcll3
W9l''' also '!n.oou"ltered and one tn.nk ...._atol''ped. Pour cUr aot
tire hits struM.the &.0.·, teak, '.Jut did.oo~ .r~aetl'att). 'Phe C).·";1 .... e
evaouated ~)oth. tai1ks--the Olle atoJ;'l?ed ill the minef'ield and the
C.0.'8· vehlcle •.• ne~ artil1er7. sotloe ... heav7 at tb1a tlme,.Bnd
as' the M.an 9tt~t'3d to 8a1n OOV8l' ill • tUIA1''b;r h()use; a buret .
. l.njured '5 aa.1l ldlled two \'teB. . CA.'PPAl. 01013027» .
! h. a•.,. ,,·,cel ved a ,,"ok 8" 1116. other..... • war. QI't ~roMI.'3
'Ilf~, 335597'fO, l'ft . ' ~ 119&1101i361 1IIld]lft
at thd olleratto:1.
"V1rJ;u..9X'IO.!,
t & GlI, 335119.91 _ad ailed 10. aotion we.L·e~ ~A!IIOtrn
!JR; _ _,:,_-,:,,_,
~'E
~
mw=!
aV325120.wro mS!l S'1fJ09956, and P.PO
.
'! lfJ.'OUHfOff, 32'1'101.98.·
fhe let Platoon of' -B- 00. remai!'led in ROaltlon with the
120th lot. lleit. B-8 requ....ted·artil11t7 tire on what
to he en8!!\1 eu'tl1lc.r movl n.a out. .it CWOO !lo.U1"a, 5 IIct
.IV tanka and eor.le 100 enerl71' 1nf'antr.r: be&an a oollntsrattack.... (lu%
Th'1ka I\nd 'f 1).·'8 .ere called en to bl'MkaaP t.l1e OOGIlt81'flttaok;
1'1' ~tro G 1ft'AJ'lI!L"t, 0106811, R1antl.ed the tol1"w'1Q&' atrat ... uem
;.i~~1f-ff. O.O.a. he 'f.1)'•• we.rs to fire thxo1l6h tn, woo.de in
t'13 tenaral d1r sctlo:1 of' t~e oo~teratt.ack while 2 tanJu J:evved~heir 3!lglnea to Make the enetV' tb1nk t~e attaok _I OOM1t~ tl'vr.'l the
~~est. "saa.hile Ltt took 3 tanks around to the • •t and
att&cked the eneIV t a • two ot the MQk IY' • .,th4:a••, but B-9
COM 16aded u¥ 00'f ~.' .184'18,.....& 'Jd.~" One, Jalttiaa it 1.~~ ctat &~ 180 ,.48 .....kill\. . tn. e:l8IQ' d:tl... u4 ,a~... ou. tllr __ - . . . . fol'...t ..•.lio. . Cd
tired. oa "8I\11ataatl'1, ud. 8..... 0_.111 _ ...... _oA1u aWl
fire. ~t.. ~uat_.t&Ok _ oo.l.t~. brot.... OU I tMk. . . . e
qRort*, b7 8 ~M.l_ aad Ird U&'ooa. %..a1Ae4 .lll poa it1~a uat11 U ~ oa1~e4 to~ .... , . . ., ., w.bloh till. S
vehiol•• floo.. t eat to .~ ...t"'lI. tbe 11••
the 1at llatooll held.
~_ l..t aad ad Plato048 of -0· ·CO. IIIOvedout wJ.th the
:'et
!!!l.J'
Di~ea.r ed
0
!. ,..
RS1'!L.A
Ga.' ,_
.
-ua-. .00......
tg_ojl~(~~"" .•'c-1if:f~.!
l&':'lrt.IMMJ ~ laa4
,puled .out 'b7 tile Ifa. .' .
. I'lle 2114 Platooa l'.a~le4. th1~ obje()tl•• at UIIO !Iou. U4 .
set 11R a ~_ ~n .~la'ooa. 001114 _, z_ob tbe ob~~lv.
beQa\1M ot.eon pO_G. tJae .e1_~e4. .., ... , . . . t.aea &l'011a4 All! 0U&e baok to tAft~.-Vl'!B bOIl .... 'Jaq ftat 00. to tlla O').1IOU •• alo. . tJae __ I'O~t. t ••• b7 t.!leJ::dlatoO'l. o-a wu hlt b7 p l ••"'attl1~ .-']1 8t (y, ." ~1l1.. . to
I).
4et.....
l'CN.'
'V.~ ili'¥~0!l,I'I.lfOl,
.....
_uutV. GRQI,' \W.' a • •if&r '£hei18Iit MlQljD I(
alua&.;ae ~ II( ,-' :tl_oo.. . .
at (Vi628S64). , _ 3rd :Platoo& .... at (V»88sasg).
..
. ' r. .. 1). Oo~ ta!!'Ail1sd ia 3ELLW.ltJX-LIGIft'JYILLB,
~ifJGltnl, (f»'1'15005) troM whloh the 2114 Itlatooa movsd at 1000 hou.re to
1tl:I2» Bl3rr.GIUlf (yk7S!5040) 1. .. resatve. fiJtl' .~th ot t ~'3 lin" I)O~SU ea:
!'he
:3:r.~
..
!l:: '.
--cw
"A- 00.,105 1.11." "0; .~- 00., 10'1 I .... , 4 O. S 0; -1)1"~., '11 B.N. # 4 O.
ClAn,:;
"~,,
CA."'-lLn"':
CO., 109 "1.11.,
Ooltl'aq: 1 )lark IY destroyed.
,I - 1I.i,
0 - UIJ.;
6 - 1'lJ. •
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RESTRICTED
j
-
lotion APinat -n8ll\1, ttaRatta ~
"
.'
Aft_itt.• Aotl~·II..J._
J..u 1946
ACi'fIQI:
,
."
B&Gl1If ,('~"'l . •l • • • • ( . . .~•. tub of -Ae -00,. "ttlit' QQ.....,. Jl.... ..,.. • . . tv the ... tack.' oD' ca.....' .................': .......,'.... t., •...." '. ..... .. . . ~' •. ~. I . • •k If' fl .. ""t~\"'''""" aud 4 IfItirkn ,.~.. pa .o,.tueo. 1itt~ . . . . '.\" c'" .' '>
. '. mft.,.
.Dv,
».>
-
"
'
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IotOftA'R PLAmol:: J. move - . mad. ~p . (VR"I~7 i?17) to (Vp '04854) at 1600 hour ••. 'fbe 3rd 'Jquad'f:I balttl'~ot_s etrllak ~)y
shell tragments, RUDotUl'ing its radi"ter. "~s •..biole remained'
...1 th the squad at
(V'p797a77)~
'.VIOI WMPtlfJ:' 10 ,duty.
iIlmlOlL
nftA~I'I::
CJtreagth:
Ohf111ge.
l~
:.JI.~
'Jtrenath:-
1 o.
lOa _.11., 5
o.
fJiolt oall.
1 total -ot l1Ilen -r*""lned
~e~th::
21
6 man went trom Q.uartera to under t~8atmeQt at dispeuary.
E."., 2 O.
,m LtD OOVPAlfIECl: !he 18t and 3rd Platoons, led by t,t" 3O!:t 0101.4920, at tacked ltROImAClf, ~m.(Jnru with the let :8n:-- of t he iDt h I'n!. 'ft est at 1000 hour a. 'lhe town -s t aae.n 1 n a hour e • th 11gbt reeiatano!i met. 'fhe 2nd Platoon ,iluahad ott .at the same
time from l'eterda,y's I>ositlo11 and. moved 'into "4ft.,'9It
100 etl.8ll\1 »l:'ieonere were o8l>tured in the 2 towns.' 'rhe ~dPlatoon, "Btl 00. moved with- ~ oo~ of .the 'l2Oth Ill:· tteat. to 'attaok O'BR DJI1:t, and lmt "MIL'. L! lB. P RAlfm, 01010599, led· the flr:3t sectioll i ato the at·tack and enterecrthe toWT~ betore the lntantry. HB was fired 1!lto the houses, p8raUadl."ng some SOenerv infi\nt.ry· tt.reill that their tem,porary lease was u:,. In moVia&...down the street, B-1? ao:ted a Mark, IV fJP gun at &'lout 400' yards. ~lrT mlfR~ L ~4S3ll9, set the CJP S~!l. on. fire with 8 rou.nds. B-16 ai&ed ~other )lark IV 'Jp and removed 1t trom action. .A.".B-15 started to assist U-16 in this operation. 11~'BAlf'3El! 6,.i)otted a third Jlark tV. "hree rounds of E l!AT'l"I'iSl',
'Rltm,
- 32 -
85
I -)
. .-,ttOIl JaaiDJJt .f18R\1. . . 4QO~~8 ALter/After
RESTRICTED
Aotion 23
,-Tat.! 45~ Cont. 'd~
A.'P and one ot 11.10 knoolted 1 tout. -A-16 oall.,u • tfU'£3t On ~ fo,,!'t. h Va:k If and I'ut 4 .l.P.·. into 1t; Ifhle vehlo18 . e elEUl!lol 11 pobtlbls ae no one wag ob.e.r~ed to le'lV'ett a'H\ 1t I"lB¥ hh"tS been • elba4do!led. ' ttJS" 00. alao ent.ered a cla.lm tor the ca;ture. of 4 "Iu'k, tv
W· aWl8 -pen ow tanka ot the 8rd Platooll o~tu.ted the Cl' ••~ ln
.. b&1'tl betOl'S .th8 en.,. bad time to l'ut their vebio16tS 1 nto a(Jtto'1~
ttbe.• 800114 aeotioCl of the 1t'c1 Platoo.. · attached to t~e 2nd Etl .•
l.aot.b lilt. "tit •• atta*act tnIt 1Iftt&" ~1~ to oa,.tutS 13:5
fn!-::ctwlt.ho11t- a :t~W14 be1n& tiJ:ad b7 81 t!lu t~le doue.~a or
'. '
,1&
la' _ad 2n4 PlatoQ118 ot .. 0. 00. re,,,1 !l"l1 i'1 "!ft'!9'JOft~ • Sll, • deranaive A0e.\tloa. "he 2ad Platoon C.O. aoted -•• 'artil!.-l' ob.,rver at cri828M2) to direot artIl1sr7 fire
. Ct»82~,,'l',"
ef·,( Ie..
V'.
to 1',eo.1 !Us a, ()Q selon 88 2nd Ueuteoant ~ , 'he 8r4 PlatOOCL ot ltD,! C>~ mI\1 ~ta1lled a Ro::si.tlon 1:1
Blttl'f.ltfX-J,tGJrIl'JVItL"I (V-'75005j ill rea.va. 'lhe 2n,t !'l~toon was
aleo 111"2 (Vk99f!(M,O) whce othsL' Slement. ot the OO'T8Q3
'in ~ed1~ tQ4k. tr:1A1!l&. 'treD&tn ot t~e !'1lle ~():m~an~ e8~
U OO!.L 102 W"W., 4 0, B" 00., 107 ...... , 4 0, 'C" .,-oG" lOCo.> ,!,)J.,
.:_&sed 8 0;
"'U• . Qt)
.
c,
71 'J.lI., .. O.
iiAII!: )lark"Bet IfOG:1SP 1,guna lI'U'it IV Jtiatro.ved; 2 lJa:k If 1JP destl'o¥fld. Rro'b'lblej 4 IV Ir' e.U'l1!
4eetr-07~~ Qartured: 24 Jan
l!iU'lt
.
ell"'!
4~
.lOtI01f::
•
"'~tber br1l11d,RMa. of 70Ul' o~alsl11!l& on th, 'Jsatern
Pl:ont haa been auooa..fI1l1, aQaompli&h~a," wrote lIaJor 1eaeral
I. , m~~, 'Oomnlandil'1& Gac'll ot thIS atlth I.:lff.itQtl"7 Dlvlel~!l to
eaoh 8010.1 .. In ev~Wllto HLs letter ool'ltlnued:
.~b. o'p8l'atlot'lit troe 16 "oember to the .i.,r,:aeat <1Ate (;duch
1 nclude tile t-.kl ~ and holdi l1dt of IlALMWY. 'fl'AVII,C''1'ot' crrom.!olfl'.
LA OL![Z'I, fltttttJa)W pd tne hill to the ,south.tist thereof. '
tIGlUlfILL"I# !tOft, BF.:LLW'&'UX, the tamous orO~fJl'Oad8 at road
block Ie 2. It"SCBr, om. D:.!It', trDlt. _!!:tC). NlJ'I .. ~'!1 ~~
JItt'Ow. lli.l., mna1WJ'3D, IWfnJORI', 1QllarACH, ',V!I'f1D, re,pr es'!ut
a Ue»leq of OOIlr ~., forti tuJ.,~ and endur~nQ.• · thnt will I' em-at !1
B.
forevC' •• a &lorloua Rart of the ..ark of your (l1.Y'is1.on, of 30ur
unit; and ot 7OUl'"e1v•• lndivldu.81a.
-Ae.a.in the d1'11aloQ ~s 111 the rftht .k'll\c. at the r1t!lt time to .atOR and then tbro'" b80k the b'l:lt t he G~",an. 6a.d to offer on _ On t!le -:reaterrl lZ.ont" . -.&ll Faia. to YOIl for a tue'~ ""ell dOlle., ... 'JQ;} hf.\ve fought the &004 ti&ht •• 00" , ~1encJ.q un! trs had l'e'lol~d CJJ' VI'l'H. 'l':18 o';)j~t}ti is has rye'!!:', reaohed. ttu.Ddatedt·. ")l)lg" "bieh hil;i ar.mor hb,! M'!Il'\e:t' ed i~to 13'tLGt'mI, waa now oom... letsly ooll~s~d, 13ut fot a few uaent:'lU~1a3tic Em.mr units left ae r 9'll' bUI1.L'd.si t:J.e ()arr"a!l~ n~l~ .1rU'Iftl b !.Ok ~J ~1111d th9 oOllarete ot tlls 'al~trled J ~ HOlle, rlO':o" . "oat eltdunt.J of the Batt,&lion"ent la.to 1'13;3:3ro/A &tf\tu')
AAOtb.er 'phase of ita oom~)'t"';Jtk ill ~Ul'o~'e' ,'1',\'j ~ mf.. tt.lt' of Hiat.or1'
-
~;5
w
RESTRICTED
86 .
'ii;
~f
JJtiiJt.2UKZaS)!! au
RESTRIC'fED
.. ,I
Action AaalJWt W.DaIV, _.,porta .lrter/Atter .lotion" 24 Jail 4S; eont 'd~'
arlIt ltJPOlI:
.0 oba~'" ar ,lta.)
.
I
-P"u-gsm If''9P:-
.o..
SUeD&th:
strell&th:
o .blase.
. . 4'MlIIr' ItlIJ .. ' J,!P!::. ,pcal .,OIa tlre4 pa,!fti.. . ""l'i:: 18 •••• , 1 O.
~_ mobIIe
p!J.tl lJ,ltpOJ::
... . wua QP!PMt::
.0
obaD&e.
67 10 If• .; 12 0..
ftreaat.b:
10 ••
11.,
o.
1
on en-V infantry
22 ••11., 1
o.
'11 til roade !1M In ta1l' oondi tion, ..,»ly tr&1.oa eDoounte.a. IN. 41ttloult7 1n ,ettlD& through to the v.,l,oua ·ooawArlJ.... ..'~._.,Qrtat1~ _d .mat.nt~noe 4htlee contlnued. etren.ath: lD8 W.Jf., 5 o. .
M'I!J!Cge
pmCJll1lllJt
50 a . . . . . treated
at slok oall and
1lIl4.91IdtftII:at at cl1e.p~!l~a:tl'.. J.18O, 3 oivilian8 -.re .treated.. ftre.tbr l' W.If. 2 O•
12 ramaIiiil
.... 00. remained at CROIfBACB, 13ILGITJIf \a"gc..,.). Dq .ere in defenel ve l!'0aItlon. ntananoa _ oarri.tol1. duriD& the dqand ldtohen moved In. trhe ~t and !rd PlatOOIl." ·B...· QQ • •are ,plaoed in 1)1via1on reaerve tit tt4• .,'IU.'I, ~1LG%tIf (1'R806P89) •. !Iou.e. were found for qu artere, k1tohen was .et 11,P, and hot bathe were taka. in VA~ ·C"'· 00. remained at 1108001', !5I'£Gt't1II ('f1l6288M) and ."••- 00. continued it • .p~a1tion a.··L.e.tcda7. ~reD&th ot the liu4.! OOM;_n1es: ..... Co., 105 I.JI., .• -~,i -P' 00., 108 1.11., 4 0; .~ (k)., 1()6 B.lI., 5 0;: -D. 0'0.. &9, ..... , 4 . O.
a
,
.
.QAWlL!I .,;. . 0
- Et...;
0 - MIAi
a-
WIA..
2S Jan 194&
;ACTIO.:: heeRt tor tbe luna of the "'a.ult Gun Platoon, the BattalIon was not :8otlve 8&ainet the ene'V'J 'be .eather ~ntinued very oold.) the road. loy.
mAIL 1I1POB!I ~ . B:l Jon ~ (l(l)Ip.l~: lfO ohange. Normal dutie8. 67 ]; • .,.;11 0.te88 ~., .lalt and IIOrtar Plt8.)
tEOOlfW,-u.!fCI PLA!OO!I:' 10 W.lI., 1 o. .
.lmlJL!' GUK PLA!QQI:
.0
cltz-ength:
oha~e.
!formal dutIes.
~ended 2~1
rounds of ammo.
'J1;rength: Booci
ett'eot waa obeerved on eneM3 artillery. Ifoat of the fIr1ng was in prel'aratlon tor a un1t'. attack on our lett. '3trenath:: 25 •• 11." 1.0. (nus 15 I.U. iaoluded in line Com,i;.1803 atrenatba)
!Q!IAlt
l'Jtl~Otr:
~.n~
lOa -.v., 5
~
COIlPAlfY:
1rO.obange.
'0 ohange.
CJtren&th:
....
22 'I.ll. J 1 O.
lformal. duties.
~rength~
RESTRICTED
81
~
) j(
, '
'BTRleTEO
',.
l )
\
"
tu~ort~
Action u&1net In8lV1
~nt.'d,!
After/After Aotlon,' 25 Jan 4'5
M.nI_C.&t 'Dft'.AQ!II!.ft::: 25 men on e10k tJall, Rlua 1 oi vilian. a,~1A r~nid \104. tre&t!'!8nt in 418~etl8ar7. 1treaath: 19 ••'..... ,
a o.
.
LI9
'1'lfI ~1lflI':: Ifhere was no OhJ.lng9 in the looatlon 01' .1 tuatioa. 0 ~llne. l3O.azu t:tl f'rom J'esterlitq. '!he atrensth: "A" • Oo• .t. lOS "0; - . -. OD .. , 10& ..... 1 4 0; ··OW 00., lOt B.II., 5 0, V" 00., to l.lII., 4 O.
.'1._.,
26 Jan 194!§ AorIO.:
'lh. Battal10ll z.-1ned ill active cletens1vfJ ao ohanaes trom 18aterda.;r.
~81tlo,D.,
·.v1th
Dm'AIL RJPORt: ,
.
r. •."
o !. ••QC)IIl'.A!!I~. s Ion.,
IR An
67 E.tA. , 12
.0 chatl&e. 1I'0E!llal dllti ss. Aalt and JIoztar ~lt •• ).
..
~r~aath:
RIOOQ.u'SUICI PLAfOOW" ; "l~.~LQt t4e.~1I\tQon moved to new aran vloi1tt7.GhRY,l31tttX'Oll tV'.M'5S56} to vr!l'loh the 13attallon ~laa.ned to take ur re.t l'osltlona. 1trenath: 10 I.W., 1 O. A.,~TJt'r
10 o.ba~..
OTTI.PLt1OOlf:
1Jt.r'SQ8th:
lICIM'Alt ·PtAtp()()I.: (fc cbft'1£e. 4JtL'en&t.h: 15 ~.1I., inOlu!ea In 11ne (Jc. atreooth,).
W2
'JERVlct ~~:
'I.v., 5 O.
'!1PlCIL
'Ra'r~ eyal)~:t\bHl t.!' >3'lt"ent
oha~e.
tfo
25 I.""
23 W. M., 1 O.
.gr-,al "-lltle..
0 men
CA'J1J4J,!In;'
'Jtr-.thr
0 - U":
(1'111.
~reuath:-
'Dftt":· a treat,a. Oll elok oall. toec8nr1ng station anetS ""."n
at d1 'We4eal'7.
1 O.
8 lIlea
reMlnld undv
19' ..... , 2 O.
0 - IIU;
0 -
I
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was olaeaified .e tOR eecret" 111, r'\ftrl-.:lt'1&8 of veh101'ea -.4 ~1I1<1C' ,patohes 0/ individual& ,fa.re O(~\'''l'' ... d. tu kesR ,t
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trav'31 £0 rul'..)l! l'c.;.l'!.U i;~""'~6h WAV"M;O!. a::!'i-/~ in nt!~" looatlon Jlt :;480 1.0 ra~n :rid .~1:'5d tL.."I.d.er 8' atJ.nine,
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\'11e 1"hv,;)lvl..l ufi,o ·are.l Whta ..;.st u;) 14 moderD bu11¢1~.-~,the:HI ss~"ec r.o".fi.1:k~bl';, aft~ til. tlCl!18wh&t loedle~al oOlldl tl0tl f 'the 1'\r6[\ it. h.c.J.:::':, 'i~-~ ha "l ~~':!'I., I.t 1000 l~'~t> th'3 'Battal1ol:' Comander ueld n M'lstlr:i of C()r'~f\:'J CI)p'b~'uhua 'f.l,t\;! st:!l.t'f' effIc8l's to e:'91f\1n dotHl1~ ~i' the t=r.i.'J.l~ ~':r(Ji..J; ~~:·1. uacreC,:\)' riJ; .;'.t ':.rj"Snt l>6J."iod.. non-rratern1zatlQn w~ th ger~n o1v1,lihn S und lleCeS¥al'Y r.esII.t1ctlon 01 tlls Battalion..
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1945
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'l'!:.o Battalion rerei%l.ed in D1Vil:lion xeaJrve. Ofr C31"1:! th9 th~t h&d r..8.ftOu.tlased tha ytddo16d -iT) th8 anow. Suer u.l I'l&intenanc.. ot v9h1clee oo!ltlnuad. will tetrasA
nftA1t.. ttWOlft: JIICluA:~ll.!JJ CO: Adm1n18tr~t.lve fulti ea, . 11··0 (le.a~, Aolt , ..~=t~ ..\>lv.toona).
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. ::-::::::::::::::::::::::!:.::::: 74lD ~jBK BATTALION U. S. un' ~
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De IIOn'th o~ed ,vtptly enou£,h "or th~ ~ttal1011 which no... aaiatained hol-Uns :,0.,1 :;1<':\8 atte". the otr~n.l'Ye jue'C ooncluded' wbj "'h bad oar=ed our arMt" 'f'Jroel!l. &0:")['. the. ;:OER RIVD.deep i~to the 1h1mel8D4. Beadquarterp ... with Headqkartere Coapan7 tm KIR~TEN, GEmwtt (fpl!267) p~r~ol'll1.·~ 1t, '-'''1'&1 ~ilnratiye duties. The Aeeau1t Gun Pl.toon near Ie' 'NIG,HOVEB (Vp151717) _., ·active with 'firing ai8siO!ls, expenuing 229 rds. which inoluded.~ houre 'of harassing tire. The. Jlorta~ platoon at KONIGSHOVEN did no firing' but was at.rt to possible oountdr-attaok froa.the. East aeroBs th@! Ell!! C.lBAt. WAR Oc .rfl!lIB.lne1 .i~ bl'Youl. 3 area s·t XJ.1lCHHBRTEN (Vp 1267)enEf;aged in aintenanoe. -B" and."C· COB. had a~fenl!!:Lve position., around KONIG5P.OVEN, and "I" Co. wa~ at PUTZ continuing i te _d11111 taDk tr,&ining prcgraJI. 8tr~ngth ot the no.pant,s: Hq. ~o.! 12~ E.N., 14 0: ~AW Co., 95 E ••• , 50: "B" Oo.! J.04 E •••• 5 u: "a" 00.,100 E ••• .! ~ O~ wDw Co., lIE E.M., 4 U: . Sv. Co., 106 E•••• , 6 0: Med. 18
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CASUALTIES:
0
KIA,
0 MIA,
0 IfIJ.
2 Mal"Oh 1945
ACTION:
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b2rlng the nigh't the eaelQ staged a counter-attack to the northeast 01 our forward el_entr and at ICAPELLEN GE1U4A!rI (Vp2~.! 8~cceeded in cutting the saIn supply route to RID 00: of the 8~4 Inf. DiY. who were ~rrounded in the town. !he c-ounter_ attaoking torce inc1uded.ar.or. "A" Co. was alerte~ When word wae r.oeived rf this en~ action a~ ~)O hours. A few minutee later If A" Qo. 1IOTed 01lt of bivouac in XIllCHHERTEX and went to ~JU'EN, GERMAJiY wrhere it . contacted the 1st Bri .• 120tb Inf. lte((t. HSIOIERDb wae the i ine ot Departure. One plptoon, lUl3er L! FLOYD JI JE'IXINS t juaped ott to .e~'t the erlea17 at IUPELLEN. The a!,proach W~llt f1'rB~ eoutbea.st about 8 halt-aile, thell turned north to -work toward the t~W!l. aeeilStance WIl8 _t Wl.th c11r.e.O¢ fire coll1ng fro. the e~reete. L! JE]iKniS. knock.d out one Mark V ~n ~le tc)wn. The enemy. platoon of lanks ~ nnLLEN w1tht!rew lAlldf>rouir attack. Th,f' reet of "AW 00. no~ CftmeUP and teok defe~siTe positions, with the oo...n4 vehicle on17 reaaininl at HBMMEKDEN. This wa~ tne only . combat aoticn of the day. We ~ no ca~unltiee. Th~.. aeeaul t Gun l'latocn mo....{{ to a new tir1rr: poeftior, r:f"ar nnBTmDYCK, GE~~'!.A~1Y (Vp182807) but 0.id rtO f1r1r.g, One ~riv~r o"f an a!~~~'l; f$Ull wae ~l1. ::htly 1r.j':lrf!d b~ t'lyin~ brick~ .,.1, ... ~~ hi!:1 V~I': cl~ or '- hf'~ lrltc and thr-Oligh a '",all "~.•n a right track - 1 ...
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IIEJlJlEBDD: ~t two triendly yehiclea were at orossroad 21382!.
tiring SE. Vehiolea were observed burni~g on road at 216823.
EneID7 tatlk obserted . on road at 21882, was not IIOnng and was pro
,b.~1yout·of ~t10n. Becn. of nearby towns revealp.d nor.a1 f1o~
of friend11 traffic on all roade'North and Weet ot 2138240. No
MoYeaento9v14 beobeerTed in eneay territOry.
At 1220 obserTed flashes tram two enemy gun! under covpr at
220820.' Could not get artillery to :rire a .iesion, but P-47
air strike ••a ae4e in vicinity. Linieon plane under er. emy ack-ac~
rive tiaee, no holes in plane.
S1"uation apparE'ntly under control at 1300. Duratioc ot' f11 t:
2 hours and 15 ain.
Hq. Co., 124 E.M., 14 0;
SftDGTH OF !rHE COJO>AllIES:
"A" Co., 112 E ••• , 3 0: "B" Co.~ 109 E .• ~, 5 0: KC" ~o., lO~ E.M., 50: "Daco., 96 B.II., 30: Sv. Co ... , 106 E.•. , 6 c:
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portant .ain eup~~ ~ute whioh h1gh.r ~eadquarter~ war.ter kert
olear. Beoo.oaaieeance wae maoe for the n€w area.
DETAIL EtiS:
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104 E ••.• 4 0:
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Co., 122 E.". l! O. "An Co
"C" Co . , ios E.•. ,~ C.
"B- Co., 107 E'.'1 5 0:
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0 KIA.
- 2 -
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0 WIA,
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0 MIA, 0 WI.!. 0 H08'P.
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., ! .
" Ml?rch lq4; ~_CT:(,)N:
Il'1 Di"ieion Jlteeerve in recently .oc~upied oMoaan 'towne " the.' :f 'md it hRd to b.e 1t._o~ 010, I.G,~. IPs. ,01;t11_~ ",pre found wendering arourut -fte OOJIIl,)8JlY ...a'_ a.t .n hou" of. fte ~a~l and night. In lnJFGEN, CAPl'AIN Gm.G. P DI'ESD had·,all o1Yil1anll !lRRelllb1ed et thCl} 8oboo1hoW!Je "b..re fie7 were ...raa1ft't~ with "he,
B~ttalion
t !
A1III!c. ':M.l1 ~~ Md All 1M'I.1 ... P! fro1l
t
16 to 60 ul'ter'ti.ea.
Ofte _Ie' 01..
i11an, 21 ye~ ~ld WAP! h~t4 aDd ~urDed o.er to tbe'r.g1~al . IP" . '!'he acting echool priDoipal, 47 year8 ole!,' wae " ....ale. to bp the eommandin~ officer o~ the local To1kstara OO~7. ; 10 "ct1.<"~ ".,~ tlllrf!l1, 8f11 thE'~ wa~ no facilities for eTaouat1ng suoh n'h~n·A.etere. The' (')eftl Tf'lkstu'!'ll hP.lf! not SeeD. eemae befO'ft4 80me
community d1teh-4t1.~~ng.
Oorpor",.l l'rank GartMr, 'cUd, tb.f! 1nter
',i pwlng in G~:rme.n. ' . , " BY' n1eltt, thf' secur1,t,. eet-u'P o~ Service CO-l'fIl'l7 in H~Jtl)D' ""A~ testf>d, inadvertently by f1 eoldi ..!" ot the (JertllP.n ArII;1 who· •• 11 ~romptly
given the
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t" hRlt.
!he
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made a
?aft
for it '
'eft"""
The ~Il~ m\~n"" "i1"~. '!'he 801di8'1" .:r~, 1 wi tb R 'tt)i;1Il1 of 1 ~ hi t!l in hi e boc!v. Questioned aa lie .... givpn mpdioal tr~at~nt, h~ wae a~~ed why he "ae 1nthe area. ~1. ancwpr: h~ hAd come to-vieit his g1rl~en~. ' D1"".8. IT,
P'F,PO~TS:
ThE' str~ngth 01 the oompaniee: Rq. On., 122 P',M., 14 0: ".4" Co •• 104 E.!!., ., 0: -Bit Co., 105 E ••• , 5 O~ ·C" 00.,105. E.'., '; 0: "II" Co., 96 !.M,t ., 0: Sv. Co., 107 'f.M., 6 0: .ed. 18 ~.,•• , 2 0.
o ~IA,
0 MIA, 0 WIA.
RESTRICTED
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reserve.
The
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T'lt".tqor. !!Ir1Tked thp roads 'for the imnend1n~ Battalion mOTe. The 1""".... ':".'~5. to be to GAr1G~!.T, G~!Uf.ANY tVk78067 C ) , wh~re we were to
.
conthlUe 1n . rP.'~el""l'e . ~!P0~TS:
IlFT.I!!
T~e ~t~nr,t~ o~ t~e Corn~aniee: Hq, Co., 122 ~.M., 14 0: MA" ro., 102 R.Y., 4 ~i ~P" ~o., 105 ~.M., 5 0: NCR Co., 105 P.M., 4 0: "D" Co., 96 ~.M., 3 0: ST. Co., 107 E.M., 6 0: Me~. 18 ~.M., 2 O.
C}''lUALTIES:
o KIA~
0 MIA, 0 WIA.
7 March 19.45 ACTION: moved 1.'1 the morning to .A'!"~h to (aN(~"';1'l'. 'fhe mOTfI' bfl'gan at 0800 houre, witl1 the I'P R". . EIiFfHi:N an~t'1"" T"oute of msrc}1 WSA by way o'f JACKJP,J.IlATH, JULICn, .A!Jn~~N!fO~N, PtJlfFFNDO!tF ?.JlO Gl"It::!!!KIl'WHrn. There were c; eeTiEl~~l, '1'ht>
~r1ti T"P ~R.ttsl ion
G:!"~MA!fY' (Vk780671i-);
i
with "Aft Co. IE'adine, !ollo~'t!-d b:r "C" Co., "B" Co., "D" en. ~lf M;E':ault Gun~, and·hyHo. ann R~'M"ice Cae. GANGJr.LT W!I!II!I -r~a'Jh~c. b~' flAIf C-o·.··at Ill'; hourI!. Hq nnd S~rTic~ Co~. elo ... ~d in thp AI"l'"'" 8t'~a at 1300 hOtl'!"l'!l. 'I'hr.. emil(>q f1:"Om AL:DEl'lHOVJ.:N, 8 fatal 8cc1dent occurr.. d du!':i~ tlJ.~ 1l8re:h-~ "~/5 ~y !: HA'LL, Pt~ ... ie~ant driver in a "0" c~). t",.!'.k, wne k111ftod whftrr·1Jhe·tMk in ~hich hfll> "a~ ridinff ew~rved to ~,l,e "'1. -; ~ide ot ·the road: --4fhe"sweorTe-WaS ·made to Rvoid hittine 8 trl1"~k: which'hl'td pul:l ..." in .fro.-t ot' the tank. T/5 HALL W8~ in th.. E~H':' '" It1!8ni-nP.' oTer'-thf'!-·~:t~,·o·f th~ hull to ...atch thfl'teide of th~ roael ':r-' th.. f!r1ver wl0,
-c,·tral~.
!'he· are-a into wbic.h· the Battal1.0 l''' aoved was. quite. dirty . . ,:.."lhe. 'rest: IJ! tlr~~.-:N;erDOon was' spent1n organizing th@' living ~art··:· '. eett;i!l~.=·upi 'CO'1B!!Itt!'de'!ft1 one t and arranging. tor guard. eecu,..i ty, altho' .... -!!tIl oiTil:!:e.nl'lh1.trr '~'ar11er beo~n e?8cua.ted from tl:J.fII town. Th.. lUen ". ·>s90nmad~·~1""~· ·com:fnT'tft.b-le" i~ the-. d-rab village l}oueee whi.ch, c: like', ~o~,"1'·~t!r'h'C'Juee~'~ hF..·be.en··se-e-ing· lately, wer""'lIUch '''.' ','" thf'!-..(n-8e:~o.·1':-""fI'r·-WMlr i:w1:ndo.l:ess···and--eh~l:l torn. Battalion. Head ;' ~ qllart;E'la.'",fJ'e'·~.e-t -up-trr"the- town hal1, a .:f'ai r 1 ~.. aodern . building· Gf t .. ' -..r..,~ /rtoTi'e''8''Whictr'l)fte-red the' .adJlin:ietra"tive eections the .· . l lBUry ·\gaiJt· O'f ·ef'f-tteft::-a·nd ·:~eke.- "'The furniture' wes·di·sco?ered- a1'-ter . ':' .; ";,he:·~etr:-and·~i,tt ..r-hed .be ... n:"cl~aned .wq.
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o~;the7
Hq~,
c,omp811i....s:;
Co .• 123
E.~.~.
H O! "cn Co., 105 6 0:. !tfpd,
- ".A~·Oc ,', 101 E.M~;·. 4, C:' "E" Co, J 104 F ¥., !) 0, , B.Il;". 4 0: ,~." Co',., 96 E.ld.,··' 0; SV. 107 1": ~" : 18 Z ....... 2 O.
CA8UkLI.U's.:,.: 0 J:lJ.;-', 0 lilA,. 0 .IA t ., 1 rill~ (ne - LD)
8 llar.eh 1945
ACTIO': . In, its ,np.w locat1Drr at GANGEL! ,GERIt'..lI1Y,. thfl! .Batttalion ' .A.,prag.ru. .'IIP'6S': ,arranged· to'.· 'bri:ng ·orde-r otmCt-97ew.:-to:· .this retu_1:o-"'!Garr±flon B ~.l:i:e., ·as the Bat,te:l:ionremait.ed: with rivi-E:':l (1) :in rtf... tr.ai:U17~g. a~. ',Sb.ow~ truelat· ~;"'.8Ch~dnl. ...d ,;to', carrr- m"r. ~8tea.
I
i
, . for _llet,:'batlia,;-in-·:.~rJ:?"",~'~: ;,,:HOLI.A.1illo~ '. :l~hour'~paes'~S', 'trom 0800 to 2200' l:tour.a:" were mae~e.: a.Wij~·abl~ ..~y: 'CQII~"qU;Ot&8·.,to -SITTA:RI.,
l
I ~
HE.t:~ '"
and- ·'IUAS~IlCH~·:-;,o. all.:.. 'in HOLLJ:.t1D! ' There. we S' '11'1t~ru;!.V~
f}le-anir;g u.p', the_.ur-a-;: -policing., st?e~.gr.Qunds,t';
-ho.us~as-..· --J. _··:_:b.-up~,1r.. -the~. town".8 <·f,orJIrPr lIlOTi-f"hous-e-.-'!h~rl' " " ""w&s-··mapec'ttien. of .~ and -.'b1-1;le"tE. A, ma1r4tf'-1~nCe .nrra: ,t;ra:i."!:ir.:g pro. . . . ;"11& '.'?1r.m::ed:::fQ,~-;t-be· coapani'es:. ·.lJ'lPoint".nt-s for- ~f"nte.1
; .lIOn •.'theat.er
?;Orr wre :ngir.tr., mn:~~ ltYEtiaMr.7., "A!ld1)n ·the·· toWn
t
8 m~ir-'_ 'stref' t •
"BIa'ber:ehop" a.PPf"F..1'"ed,- manTitkd .b~', compaD7 'barbr.rf'l, noate: 'w.ere ~et' up' -for. 'guard:!ng t-h",. area.
" 11
Speci·s.1
DETAlJrilRPOHS: ' . ,. .....AII
ot
···~strf'!ngt,l:t thE' c-ompeni'@s~ eo'~', 100 E.M .. ,. 3 0: "13" Co.
E.M.~ 4 1ied~ 18
0: ' "DII
co~,
E.?' .. , 2 O•
96
~.~~t
~
nq, Coo, 12~ E'.M., 14 0: 10~ F,?4., '5 0: "(,It r:')" 106 0: Sv. Co., 107 E.M., ~ n: I
.CAEU!!l1'l.FS: .' 0 KIA, 0 MIA, C 'I.1.
'3 March 194'5 AC!IO~:
1!he Buttr,l.:.c!'! Tl"m&:i:r_r:" wi t-h riv1eion .lr. ~r·n'!" trAj,nir_e p:!,..~,[. lillP. compp"r,i~B mai~-tenen.cf"d VE'L'ic'.':f' PDf. re8Up'!f"~ tl'e .won:-ot.se.ndbagf;ing DE"". Wl~_ old tanks. ThE"_ ,;.arrii'on progr~r.' cont'1-nUf'a·,,,:-' ~D" Co; buiJt It SMct~hl~. fo'" h;.tr't:ei.-jo~' p'lrJroRes . "'·'1» 1h' tra.1rrln~. progranr,
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..... -DMA1J,.. BEI'OEfS:
8trenld;h .~
"Bn Co.
~·O;
4- 0:
97 Eo»., 3 0:
F.V.~,
E~M., ··"D- Co. ~
ofthl'¥-~otlr:LTJ1eB:
Co., 101 2
o.
CJ.SU.A!.~ill..:
t
Hq. Co"
104 E.
1.27
o.
r~',
t40:
"A"
~., 5 "C" Co., IJ4 E.~.~ SV,' C(J., 12~ E~', ~ 14 O·:~f'd. 17
0 KIA, n MIA, 0 WIA.
- 5 -
RESTRICTED
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194'>, Cont'~:
RESTRICTED
A-C~t:IPN:
;, !he Battalionl'"eainet! 1.nDivision r ... ~erve lG..U;GEILr). In SI,'nr and .MJ..AS~RICHT, th ... '!"e was a1lJ8a:~.~-'PBne'B toVAIEENl3ERS,. HOLLAND, l"eet camp. " .!here-·,wft"8" ....... ·ef'lOWlleche4ttleaee.eh day', at 1400 and 1830 boure . ' .. ' . A !at1;ati.n·~:catn:t:q:·~gra. was' set up and followed by- tlote compe,ni(lO(I .•. 'Subjeots' i.n1J 1 lIIlect ".P- reading, . tank "gtmnery-, .ppeo1al, ol"ientR."t1on in .",1DI;-t:a1Jk'.~~ .• " 'lhe.oppor-turr1tv waa- also taken for care . ful'Mtntl81lll1tC'brg-o:t:whtelies'w1'th"'speclal aTtention· to new' re~ :, ' plac'ement'·'l1eb't'el"e:., ~ ," -- . . .
t, '.' add~t1ol't' to-·tlre··~'to ·HEl'.J!LEN,.
.,,,b,
··'D!ltIL. DPOHS:-' Strel18"h of' the' OOIl',P81'!i9S!' Hq. Co •• 123 E.M., 14 0: "A" Co. ,101 E'......, ~.. 'O:. ~- Co. ,·104 E .... , 5:0: tIC" Co., 108 lP..M., 4:· 0:' "n"· ~o., 109 E. M., .,. 0: S..,.. Co., 107 E. M., 6 0: Med.
l7E.M., 2'0.
CASUA"L'1'I!5: .. 0 KIA, 0 MIA, 0 WIA. /
11 '1Wareh'1945 A'e'l'ION:
''1'he ·Battalion rema!Iled withd);l]l1eipn in reflr trai1'ling area J3F1;t'ts-;Uon Trainj'}'1g Program continued.' The" ~t r~,.too~(~; "'D. ; Cb.• l~:ft the 'BAttalion area A.t 1500 hours for a
.-....
rPA~GEL'}. .. !~
24-hour
tra1ni~gwiee1on.
"l)io-'TAIL REPORTS: f r - ,
of the co.mpaniee: Hq. Co., 12? E.M., 14 0: -A." 3 o!! "B''' Co., 104 E.M., 5 0: tIC" Co., 108 E. M" 5,O~ ~D :Co~. 109 E.M., 2 0: S~. Co., 107 F..M., 6 0: Med. 17E.M'.,20. St;~ngth
;
~;o., ·lOi~~;.!tt..
CASU! :JTI'F.fl:
-0 rIA, 0 MI!, 0 WIA.
"'T\ ...... '
ACTION: l' ,
: .:,
.
.
." ~.. Battalion remained with D1 v1.~1.cn iTl l"enr tl'~.1.ni:"\p' 81'('12 l GANrrr.lF~.".' !be tre.inipf" program oontinllll'd" The 1st Pl A.toon, "D", Co., returneCl at lCiOO hours from i t.e tT£inin b mistlion. J):ETAIL REroRTS: ,
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, -. ~rength of the cOIL1lanies: !iq. Co., l?~ R.M., l~. 0: "A" ('n. E"M •., ~ 0: liB" Co., ,10~ t.M" C3 ()~ "(I" 0~. t l"lA :r.Y.., I) 0' 'tI'"'C(') •• 109·E.~., ~,,: f-v, Co., HW 'F.,~.L. F. ':'I: Mfld. J.7'W'.,,,., v ~ o. l02~
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Mnr 1945
1
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( Actio'!"!
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:n~po'rt,
o
('!Af,UALT:ITS:
~P."1"ch
1945, Cont'1:
V,IA, 0 YIA, 0
RESTRICTED
~!A.
A.2! T : --: fY~l
BattalioT! l"f'!1M1ned wi.th Division in reft.r t!"ainin~ area The trfl inil'1p,; program continued" • A" Co. held company in SITTA~D in th~ evening. Other dances w~re ~lanned ~o~ all
ty'lt ..
a
(CA1JGFI.T) • ~ftnce
Comt'fln1f1!A .
Strpngth of thf"·~om-PAJ'l1el'!: nq. Co., 12" E.M., 14 0: "A" Co., lO~ E.rr.. t :3 0: "P" Co., lO~ E.M., r; 0: .",," Co., 10"7 ~.';., ~~: "TI" C~'l lOR F.M., 2 0: Sv. Co., 107 E.M., 6 0: Med. 17 PO.¥.., 2 O.
..
r·
o KIA, 0 MIA, 0 WIA.
CA ~UAT/!'IF~ :
14
Ma"'~h
i,
i·
.
1945
illD~:
The Be.ttAlion 1"@1DRinflld \t1 th Division in T"per trainin~ a"'''''Q Major General T..ELANI' r. HOBBS, c01lll'ltftnding the ",6th I"r. niv" 9t~ ~~ Army, vis1t~~ the arE'a during th~ afte~oon to prfllp.ent batt If! 8trar"~ tn Pf'tta1ioTl -person!1el. S/SGT ANTHONY A TF.MPRST.t\, ;~1')~2665 n'f "A" C'ompe.ny, rf"cei v~d the Dip.t1nguiehf:l!i! Service C~oAe t'hp l~th the.t Mf'!:nl)-r1:! of +l1ft '.P.Rttelion have woneince D-Dsyo ~/t=:GT FRF.D~P.IC7{ ~ 'I('IR'FY 1 ~q0048~OJ o"f "13" Companv received th~ OR.'Ic V'.~~! Ci.ustp,.. to tl'i~ ~nv~,.. Stp.r, and L'l' COL Wh,LIAM J) DUNCAN, 0~70647, cornm&~nt~e thp 7~~~d 'l'ank Bat~el1ont' was award~d 2nd ()a"k TJp.af Ctuster to tl-tc B:ronze St~r. In addition to these a"ards . of;hl!"rt:" werf'! ~i~ht Silver Stnr~ presented, and ·2~ Bronze Stars cd f1t nf nall'l~s with a'l\'p.1'"ds ''fill bp fOlln in .th~ Add~nda.) (G_~N(r~~LT).
:n'F'Y'.~ r",
RF.PORTS:
Str",nr;th of th,. comnanips: ITo. Co,) 12'5 E. M" 14 ('\: "A" Co., In4·E,~. ~ 0: ~B" Co., 104 E.M., 5 o~ ·C" C~., 110 F.¥., 5 0: HD- Co,) 108 E.M., 2 0: Sv. Co., 107 E.M .• 6 0: j
!:
~~1"
l'7~M .
, 20 ..
~ATjTI:F~:
15
~,~Il'!'ch
0 KIA, 0 rnA, 0 WIA.
19A 5
ACTION: ---'l'11.. :R~ttf\11or" !"f"mf\i,,~~ w1 th D1v1 Idon i- R~ar TrA1ni.nR tt'!'!-S (G A"TGRT,T) • Thf" t:re.i ni!'!p' rrop:!'RJII "as co~t inu,.d " ,!,here W81'! ('In~ r->ccidfDnt ~urj""l- th.~ i!a~' tl1p.t r .. sulted i.n two !:BC'!';' PP'C (;T'ORGF '!~I 'PRF.1UJF, ~8400R2r; t drovf" hi [' P"!"l'.' do'VY' an ll."m~r1re i TMlO at CVk782fi67) at 12::'5 !1oure. Fe ~aFl iT1 s~a-"~!1 ~f ~. 9f1'at fo"!' his vf'!"'ti01 Ae llfl" ,·!~S tUT"r.i"(': Rrn'lro I)Y' t~1Cl rO!1(l, t",.. '~f'+, '(I"'!' wr."'~l ~tT"ll(,~ e, mine. PFC 'PRFBL~ rm'f:fprfl'~ 811e:~t !:'i'!']'ra~nel wour.d~ i!'1 his l~ft arm p.!1Ci Pll·: ~.~~(Hc~'re"Oortfl"C' thnthiE.' ~?r-rt'rums m~y b~ PUl'!cttl!'ed. Fo!1~..rt.nr.
mi!'!tI>
this
3.N~i<'f'!r"t,
~11!T'- hunt" on
it
""i'!'"fI' .. e!=" ~trlJnp:: e."ros~
"''''ton in
8:f;t .. m~ti~g
to
th.. roe." and a
1'"~COVtl>!" tl'-,. n"'fI"p.
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R~por~,
..... UJ411iiA4.aac. Sl4..,fii!it
March
194~,
Cont'd: ()
,
.
RESTRIe-TED
Mareh 1945 Cont'd:
Sv. Co's. T-5 struc~ another mine and lost a track. T/4 ORVILLE P JENSEN, 17051183, received shrapnel wounds in the hands. iB" Co. h~1d its company dance in the evening at SITTAftD with ~5 Dutchgir1s present. J)FT AIL REPOR'l'S:,
+
strength of the compqnies:
q% ~.M., 5 0.' D Co."
co.!
} 0:
"B"
~0'6.98
Hq.' 00., 138 E.•. , 14 0: "A" "C" Co., ~05 E.•. , Sv. Co., 107 E ••• , 6 O. .eeL
E.N., 5 0:
106 E ••• , 2 • 17 F.M., 2,0. ¥ I) me.n "from "A", "B" and "C"Oo's. (5 ea) transferred to Rq. Co.
CASUALTIFS:O K!JI, C MIA, OWIA, 2
Ho~p
(nc)
16 Mar 1945
ACTION': The Battalion remained with Division in Rear ~r&in1ng Ar~a The training program continued. A flame-thrower seho01 held sp~c1al classes~ CAPTAIN EUGENE NAtLE~~ 01011589, of "R" Co., devised a method of installation of the rlame-thrower in a tank so as to give ~he assistant driver, who operates the , dt"vice, greater saf~tY' in getting out the hatch. This was donp. hy re-arranging the position of special fUel tanks. (GAN~ELT).
nET],!!. RF.PORTS: ~trength of the companies: Hq. Co., 138 E.•. , 14 0: "A" Co., 99 E.•. , 3 0: "B" Co., qg E.M., ~ 0: "O~ Co., 106 E.•. , 5 0: "D" Co., 106 F.M., 2 0: Sv. Co. 106 E .•. , 6 0: .ed. 17
F.M.,20
CASUALTIES: \
0 KIA, 0 MIA, 0 WI!.
17 larch 1945 ACTIOfi: The Battalion reaain~d with ~ivi9ion in rear tra~ning area The training schedUle continued. Many tanke of the Battalion now hsd mortar allll!uni t.10n boxes filled with 88f1d, 1nste~d of sand't!ags, weldei! in raoks on the sides of the 'tank hull as additional proteotion against bazooka fire. "D" Co. had speoial driving instruction in medlu. tank., oYer a a .11e course on secondary roads in the area.
(GANGELT).
.;
t
:DETAIL REPORtS:
strength of the oo.panies: ,Sq. Co., 1'8 E.I., 14 0: "A" Co., 100 'E •••• '·0: "B" Co •• ' 98 l.I., 5 0: "C CO. l 106 ~ .1., 5 0: -D- Go.. l()., I ~ '., 2 0: Sv. C~.. 106 I.'., b 0: led. 17 •••• , 2 0:
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Maroh 194"
Cont'd:
RESTRICTED
17 laroh 1945 Cont'd:
0MUALT IE :
0 XU, 0 IlIA, 0
WIA.
18 llaroh 1945
AOfo1'oi: '. ..
. ..
re,ained w1~h ~~.1on in re~r training area procrpcontinue4. SGT ROBE!t C JONES, "7·'",9.1. 8·t Co •. -"".,' _ 'discharged and assigned as' 2nd Lt. as of 12 liar 1~45. . . . , ~.·Eatt&11o~
lQ~' ••.. .Jl)e ~iIlC·
PIT.lIL UNll!S:
It,_ 5 Q:
Strength of the
oo.~1es:
Sq. Co., 139 F..M., 14 0:
B- co. 98 E.II•• 5 0: "e" Co., 106 E.M., ~D· ~o., 10~ E•••• ' ! 0.: Uv., .l.UO r;.!!!., (5 0: Med.
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. The ~ttal10n reaaiued with Division in rftar training area (GANGELIf). !he'tralrilng progru continued as pr~parations were b~sun 'f""f.. an imppnding move to a npw area fa pard . towards the Bh1ne
".' River in order to assemble for the next operation--crossing the I ' Rhine. The GANGELT area was policed 'and the buildings cleaned • . Once asaiD.the Battalion was going to leave an area cl~aner than when it was tirstfound. •
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4'11RI: !b& Bat...110n re_illed in biwuao area (GARGEt!) in thf"
At 0800 hour.,
the ...,.tiOD wa. alerted tor a IIO'Y. to _de at 1800 houra .
. A t thia ti_ the BattaliOD _rohed 55 II1les to Dew b1vouac in the eD.~·.toin1t7 o~ HOOG l .GEBMABY(Va060209). The tank convoy . .de .fhe MrOh, ·met ot it muter Difht conditions l without .erioue "'ahap, arr1T1na at the .ase.b '7 area about ~'3"O hours·. "J." Co. b1wuaoed at.KALVElSHOP. GE1UUNY (Va062'):tn the HOOG areA. 001lpa'D7 poei tions were set upttor the night alid guart!·s posted. Battalion· Headquarters was set up at HOOG in a large 1arahouse .tn *10h the Assault and Mortar pll!!too~s Were aleo bi'Youaced, tosether with the leconnafasance platoon. One of n Coapanies tftnks slipped over an embankm~nt at SOOG
and required the help at the company T2 plus t~o other company
tanka to extract it from its ~red1camp.nt. During thp ni~ht march
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Strength of the companies: Hq. Co., 140 F..M' l 14 0: "~" Co"
4 0: "13" Co., 101 E,M., S 0: C" Co., 106 E.~., 4.0:
"D" 00.,10 4 E.M., ! 0: Sv. Coo, 107 r.M, 6 0: Med. 16 F..Pl., 2 O.
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0 KIA, 0 MIA, 0 WIA,
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It WAS bpll'iltitul, Sprir.e "esther ir~ t~p new ~r"9, !'It lush
farming regio"" a"tf>.w miles weet of the ~hi~'" ~j.v(>ro ~lri~f~
the sunny ,d'ay, the mp.?1 relnz.. d ur.der thp. ..... arm I'md pINU'Iant ~"n
after vehiclP. maintenancing had been done. Games of softball werr
pln.:red in the green pastures. Some of the men returned for a
few hous to their former civilian occupatior. as fqrmers an~
tended the I1v~Btockab8~doned when the German civilians eva
cuated the area.
. But behi!'ld this placid !!Ic ...nf', there ,.,BS !llanning 1'0," " hi/? operation to come. The:En. Co. hp.ld a meptlng of All of1'1cfJrR an" 8(, quai!lted thf'lft w1 th the nr+.n.i If!! of t'hp ~ffpnsi VP ,.,hi"lot wOll1~ tal(p the AllieR 'lcrose the Rhine on e broad fl'()nt fro. IIt8nv b""ic'!Gf"h.r''1d~ The 7M~T"d Tank Ba.ttAlion ",as tacinf' anl)t'hpr I"-!'P-y. P,11t H-Ht:)llr' "as et111 more then I=t dey 8\"'lY---And so veteran tank men ~l"y-pc eoft bAll, waeltp.d th,.1r clothes, m11l{pc r:-~r,"a'!" ~O"'9, ~otp lpt,t~l'f' anc! rplRxp.d. And our Air COTTlB d'!"0!,p.d "bo~!f'> U~ ~~V r-l~~ n1 t'P''1t. At 174'5 h~u"!"e, tht' An~n1l1t Gun "PI r:.to or. , ",,":iel, hl3~ ~P~8PC< n'"' tor til move, left the HOf)G BTf'>P.. to elo!':'p u:" to thf' ~l-t:iN' i~ Fl fl'!"1~~ ~osit10n ~1th ll~t" Field A.,..ttllAl'~. ~n the mAr~h to t~p position,·SGT JRANCIS A ,T.4JfF.!.t'e, ~71~A07q) tan':- ""!"o'{t'! ~ t1"j.l('~ He fixed th~ broken t!"ae~ and rejoinec t~e nlatoon 1~tPT ~hp ~A.ttery wa!3 in poe! t1cn (~O~T!t, r.1I'~~AP:Y, (Vp!'H5~':rC:;) 'm· 4 "'PA~V t~ be laid by 2000 hou!"s. ::,., +'irir:~ \I'll!'! doT'P du:--1T'D' trf' ""~'·h+,
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At 0200 hours in
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preparation I Di'riBion
,. , t. south of WESFTJ •. Thf' firzt unit of the Battalion to crOSfl was Company .,,,
f r··:€, T36th Tank ilatta1jon, a speciall,- trained company equipped
i '. :.l:nphib.uuo Mp.diUlJl tanks ('DDs) and attached to this Battalion
~'he aE' :-:&n1 t. All 17 of i te tanks sucoeB~tul11 navigated the
.' -t, ~c :t.S1i e!"O"~'1ng IUU! 1'ov~ht tnl~!ld.. The t11"8t tIUIk cro~f.!e~ tn
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,,/'jly r:lre .. t',ret' hOllt-s ls.ter at 0615 hours (0~K--Va220~4~).
were fi rat attH.cJled to ~)nd Bn • 117th and !-\TOCEI! ded in
<.(' t,l spr::'~J~"~', (Va22S350) and tr.~:-n E&B·t. Advance WFif" hel~ up'
H24t.·~(» cuP t;o r~ilroFdJ underpas~ bf'ing bl')ck<"d and mil'led.
, ~. '.c~-: 1:.1'/) ":d t11 is railroad lriter two rrs were lOflt to d i:=-e('t
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The 743rd Tank Batta110n, with "C· Co., 736th Tank Bn. attached, . "A" and "B" Compu.nies with the l17th Int. legt. "C" Co. Rsattached , to the 119th Int. !egt. "D" Co . . .a in Division reserve. The Battalion moved from v~cinity (Va06e208) at 0200 hours and olosed .t'0445 into ,forward aaae.bIT·area, vioinitr (Val7l,25).
Witn·the DDs a1read, acroBs, "AW Co. began loading on ~al1.y
rafts at 09'0 hours and in thia manaer ferried 14 tanka to the East
b~k at tbP. Ihine. OD.~ w." Co. tank was 10at In th~ river .he~
the fem got ~ut of control, orashed into the pontoon bridge
being constructed b7 'combat ~nc1neerat and sante !here .are no
crew casualt1.s. "0" Co. a1ao. reaobec theEaat bUlk o't tbe _hlne
via Bailey 'terriea.Co. 'D" &D~ "D" re. .lned in 'torwar4 aBaeably
area awaiting a ,.e&DB o't crosaing.. . ••• Co's 1st' Platoon took 7.lIEDBICHSlELD (Va25.0175) with
the 119th Inf. legt, plus one platoon of ·C" Co. Othe~ "A" Co.
tanks took ob~eotl98 at (Va290'55) with troopa o't 119th Inf.
Regt t and then ."... up on line to adnnce inland ri. th the DD "M.Dka.
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DETAIJ, REPO.RTS: ASSAULT. GUR' ~!i2.: !'iring. start'p4 at 0100 hourIS. B7
0230 hours we bad 're:r~O'O roUnd. in .•upport ot 'he offell.ive
over the Ihine :R~,ver. 71rlng contin.ed on llie,ions until 06'0
hours. One .lasion .... OB eneay In'tantr,y ~igslng in--.ttect ~er.r
good .~,. 1'00 hours, •• had tire-d 2021 t"Qlll'lcle.-:a new record tor the
pla.toon, and' tbis was :tired with but tift guns in action.
At appro~.. 1400 hourR> Ll' BAtES crossed the !thine OD position
ren. Thp Platoon, under S/Sgt • 3 tII!UIST len for,new position
at ar-rrox. 1700 hours, but,due to bro~ briAges, etc., .as una~le to ~rrjve at DPW pop.tt1on unt.0200 hours 1 25 Mar 1945. Ne. pOSition '1'16" to be at SCHANZlOO3EllG, GF.n~A..~ (Vaz4339). The bridge police wer~ ~ot ~o1ng to let SGT' LI~QUIST croas th~ bridge with the p1at~on. il1di;:'!ting that artillery had priority ovpr tanlrs.' "What do you tnink we are?" SGT .LINDQUIST argued, and oonvinoed the authoritl~e tr1at the 10t;-1!\m gun!! were art111e17 pieoes. The Afi'flJAUl t Platoon put: th~ 1':il"At tanka aeroes the ponton bridge in the Division ZnnE'. Whilp at the old arpa on the west ~1dp 01 thp Rh1nft, thp.
,)l:·,~oo"l was firi!lR ~o m811V rounds thot the t~nk and halttrack crews
'I'P!"E; unabl~ to prp..pare the aJlmo and st111 fire it fast P.DOUr,'h.
':O:''':''idue !'lent somE.' men up to hp.1n on the 8J1!mo and to dle!'08t' 01 t'hp
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!>1-.,p:r' ~-rom (213310) to (21'7.'"l!RC). Ohl'!prvp" And "'~I'o.,..t ...... thp following
t" :,'!' ~!ITCHFT,,,!,, at Div. Hq. via 50c;a 'I'"~dio. 'LT MITCHF.LL in turn
i~for~p.d c-; by tplephone: One ~CM in water at (210'2~). Anothe~
hplr.r "'Iut in wate"!" A.n~ ... rln trailers em bRnk. ~onton br1d~e untl~~
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by rO:1t. ~!umerC)uA boats c81"ryinp: :!n:!'nntry. No artillery 0]'"1 t'ivpr.'
""!"'Ii'bility very l1r.:ited by ~mnke and :for;. !Janded 09'7.0, !rook off
R~A1n'at 1~15. !ridgp nnw hap 76 ~eetion" in place. ~ ~CM in water
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Companies -B" ,sud "D" and the rell81nder of "C" Co. Cr()BS~ the
RHINE RIVER fro. 0730 to 0900 hours. Later in th~ day, thp reaa1nd~r of the Battalion, inoluding Hq. Rear} ..aved to the East bank of
tb~ RHIN~, with all ele.ents aoross oy 1700 hours.
"c" Co.; 7,6th Tank Bat1;alion. attaoheci to the 1st Dn., l17th
Inf. Begt., attack~d RUNIE, GElIlNY (Va'30387), and aft~r prolonged
fighting took this town against oonsidera.ble rea1stanoe, most of
the ree1stnr;c~ coming from the oover of surrounding woods.
"A"Co., attRched to 'rd Bn, ll7th In~. ReetLattac~ed at 0900
houre and oleared wood's in vioini ty (Va.315380). Nuaerous f'neay
20-mm ,(Ai) field gune were overrun on approaches to theee woods. and &.tIMet 6 delstroyed. Aleo at least 2 enellY ·75- guns were d es troY-ed.
"C· Co., ('this Bn.,), "B" and "D" oOIllJ)anies plus thp. A.ssault
Gun Pl~toon formed a task force at 1600 hours with the 2nd Bn.
117th Inf., with thf' attack plan of reachil)g DORSTEN (Va46~407',
Tnt! task force -reached (Va355,7S) where it m,-·t.a count~r-attaok
by @>lemente of tht' 116th PanBer Div. The plan to push through to
l~RSTFN c~celled and attaok pl8D8 chanced l~stead to lia1ted
objpctives to deal y.1th th~ ene~ armor ~ow again~t us. In thp
advanc~ to (Va35537S) one 270. gun and 2 150'IIID guns were overrun.
ftC" Co (7,6th 'l'ank Battalion) .oved in on the !'Torth to assulle holding positions.
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.,~e fired during the~orning. In the afternoon, the platoon was
noti t1 eel 1 t would take- part in the night attaok on !lOBSTER. The
vehicles galsed up and took a pOliti,on behind "C n Co. durine the attaok. When the attack was called Oft, the platoou rull~d into a woods for ~ night bi"'TOQ.C. Orders wh 1,ch 'cajJe' fro. :the Bn •. C.O., ~ing thl!' .As sault Guns part 01 the toroe whleh took limited objectiv~8 in v1~i nity of (Va'5"71) where d~~~nsive poeitions wer~ set up. Du~ing the night, 3 German PWe w~rp taKeD by ~ men of thl!' platoon in a dugout near th~ tanks. !ao f:xpended: 274 round,a,
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Air .lssion t ~ 11'0 hours to
make rcn.tor nec~area aoroel Rhine. Found area at (260'4~).
Ittlfied CAPTAIN BOBERT S DB!BY, 010108'6, ' by radio ·and
....e cooftiJlinee. li'i'iiii!ecl ~. o(t1 . ' et at ne.. landing
strip east or the !thine at (2 ~). ,.... • Landed at 1230
houre. 'Second :flight aade at ... ~-.-~.~ ~rved heavy American
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IE. Atteapted to obeerve \~ur operatiQn8 vioini ty ot Autobe.hn n"ar LI.PPB OUAL. BeaTy 20_ ack-aok :fro. (29,7381) rrevented obllJ~rvr...ti,m, Oircled L'fOOL IIL'[.~t~ ~ DU!Q-M.' e CP at (282351) kn
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Guns 2 eJleay 150 _ ~ prIeoners of war.
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26 Maroh 1945
A01'IO.: , The Battalion It'" . "C· Co., was /.ttached to the 117t'1 Inf. legt~ "0" wa.· attached to'the 119th Int. Regt. and reacht'd their aec1.;')r at O~30 houre. Shortly a~ter reaching th~ sector, the tanke tupported thp let Bn"i l19th Inf .• in an attaok on objective at (Va394414). The oompany moved genpralll along the canal to th~ Bortheast. lesistmlc~ .as light. At 1'05 hours, on~ me~ium taPK wn~ knooked out by direct tire from an -'Tl~my tank located at (V&.381403). LT· CLIftON (OIl FITZCIJ3BONS, CICl,667, i.1ld cn .tT:TBR.F.Y ;3 HALEY,
'4710861 .p.r~ lC t l e d : -B" Co. attacked from (Va~60'75) at 0730 hour~ 1010 objectiye u
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at (Va392~75). Resistance was light ti.'t the beginLinu, cf thf' att.,ck a:r d increased as the tQIlke with infantry reached tb' tTr)rth-Scuth road. J.utoaatic weapons· and observed tlortar firf' wtth artillerj bursts .ere enoountered. !here wae aleo direct fire from enemy tanks or anti-tank w~apons. Co~~y "A" too~ part in thle same aotion and was on the lett flank of "B" Co~ "=''' Co. ,",u;-ported the advanoe of "B" Co. with 9 tanks The re_1"1der ('f r.D" Co etayed in deteneive holding 1'0211 t1on:-: at lfC'SENHOF, Gl<~l{"'A':rr '" wherr thie ~0.pan7'S tankP.' reaase-abled at 153() hovre for re-supp.,.ying. The Aaaault and MQrtar Pletoons rellai'ne~ in reeE:;rve 0
0
tSStJULT GUlf 'PLAl'OOtl:. Position "'aI'J approxiutely 2300 y?rdf! 9 ot ON ,a'~ (',,"!5~jm. At 0600 h01U" 8. the p1&.toon went into firlnc poeition eo ae to be ready to gi?e ~uppo~t1ng flrp for th~ liM tanka in the 8'Vellt 1 t .al! oall ed for, Thp tn,3f! were '.a1d aDd tlMtD oallOuflaged. The half-track orew dug toxholes ar.d a dUG out ~or our fire direction center, Dur1n8 the morning we received quite a b1t ot enemy artillery ttre in the are.. , but :>nly R t(!W .ere close enough to 8pray the tJl'!')kr. with ahe'l..l tn\&1lEtl'lt~. Tl:£':'(' • • no firint:: during tht'", da1'or T1:iCht .
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Strength or the companiee: H~. Co., 13' E••. , 14 0: "A" CO. L 102 E.M., 4 0: hE" Co.) ?,9 E.M.~ 4 0: "0 .Co , 106 ElK., 5 0: "D" Co,., 97 E.M,., 4 0: Sv. "0,, 100 E ••• , 6 o. Med., 16 8.M. 2 O.
3 KIA, () UIA, 3 WIA.
CABUlLTIT'S: TAlJK
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r~OSSES:
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1 - 76 101m Medium .
27 MQ!'ch 1945
"A" Co., attached to tht1 117th 1nf. Regt., (':ottaoked at 0600 (Va419,82) lmd vicinity Durj,ng thF.' 'fjrst pert o'f the .IJrn1ng only light , .. re, i.3tanCf' '..,Q9 mE"~ The, objN~t1ye W9.8 taken and tit 1040 houre the a t t~.::! lc ad",':! no ed r·)!' vic in.:! ty c f (Va415319), st.iff reaietanD~ ".e . row en~oul!l ered f'rom en€i.JY direc~ fIre weapotl1i:l, Two 76_ ~~l!I w€'re tll t o.&nd bur ;ed, wi'th casual"&i£'s. • ,:- 5 "BH Co attae1'ed w~ th other l17th lIlf. R,,,gt troope at~_OOrio1Ars 1r<.'1\ v:i :.:inl t.:,' (Va392-570) : V tanks ~d 5 15e If-pro pelled f:,"Unt~ located in IAhlEN and 2.3 the 2nd p1~tnon moved forward, theee weaponll!l fired en our vehicle~ '1'he only t~ing that hkppened to our tanks, ho,,"ever, wa~ one lileabled by Ili!lee in +'9).i~.g covt:·J.' froD! thie- :tire, and another ~tic~hiR ill eoft m11C at .: V·'l3RL ~()-': j, later pull £ d Otl~ by the T20 GAHI;S~.j' was '!::lkpr; by 1600 ',,(lt~r.: ¥,." tht"' com/',any ,'ulled back to (Va 394~lO) ir.to (:eff'neive ;L,~!tion., Inco.it"~~ &rtj~iler1 :'1re fell on t}-lc; 1.'c!'!1tion. "1:11 COo ~t 11p a road hl')ck in '''iciri.ty ot (V.-414367). Com'pany "C" , 7?6th T&r.K ~~>.ttitliont which re1!:uinf' J j~1 vicinity CJf (V r •...,r;Cl3'W), WaS releat"~d from att~r~h!'Oent f'~>fec Lve?71200A Mar.
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ASSAtT['T Jt~·~ PJ.J.Tomr. t~€' .. ,J.arom~ 05"4t1 houn,
5 more f}f'rman p,,~ wcrf' taken by men of T1a:eewel"e et~archf'd fo-,. 'Neapo':lEl, then
turu'.:! oVlr t!· the infantry for "t~(> ;:.>W cage, At at.')ut 1000 hours, werp received to tie in with the ll'~th FA.. Several mleeioll."" W(;'t'f' 'fired G1lrirlg t}~e day--o~~e or. an eneJDV ar.or build-up for a cou1'".ter-attaok. A.mDl~) exre,}detl: 379 rde, ~ o:rde!"~~
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28 Maroh 1945
ACTION:
"C" Co. aovEld out at 1'10 hour. with the 2nd Bn., 119th lilt. ltegt" l'he advance moved thel in an easter17 direction toward· the J.llPPE C~~AL am! WP.8Tg.. En• ..,. r~:.!iP.ltance .... light except for sma! L aortar fil·C. One tank got .tuc~ in a epring pt (Va433405) and had to be rescued b7 the '~. TtJ.P. let and 2nd PI toone rea'3hed (Va4374C6) at 1640 hours and set llP a ~ten8'e. !'he T2 was ker,t busy pulling vehle Ie!' out 0'1 8\ldtiy gl'o'tlnd .~s . two supply truoke bogee. down at (V~J96401). Theli••on ~uarter-ton got . ~tuck as it went to brir~the ~urply tr'~ns fo~ard •. to
With" other ;Jompan1f:s .in hold1nt: pOf'1tions,
att~ck'poeition
at
(Va41340~)
DETAIL RE·.PORTS: A rpport mflrle by S/SGT ROBER! t ..BEE, 32027f)76, coaandil'.g Hq. Supply trk1n for period'16 - 28 M~rcK: "Saw a lot of horse drawn enemy equipment ~Jlaehed beeide roade--\TAC0tl8, carte, at-t illery: pieces. There waft ene.,. dead~ ~here WIlS one very large artillery piece which ba4 been drawn by 6 horeee--all tilled in harneee. Serviced eections of the comp....'ly in '; locations. Travel ing was 1'31ow,. as routes were clogg~d .1'th araor convoy. moving up. Main roads, hard surfaoed,' were duet,. Seoondary road" a1td. trails were muddy, I!ome deeply rutted. In !lOllle plaoes, 8_11 loge and etr."-w were u!!led to \;:eep vehi..:les 1:00M .ngsiD8," S~RB~fP
S'!Pf'.~1'l
8t Strellgth o! "A" Co., (]5 E.M.l. ., 0: ltD" Co,., 91 M., 2 c.1 •
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liq. Co., 141 E.II., 14 0: 4 0: "pn Co., 99 E.M' l 40: .-0" Co., 102 E ••• , E.M., 4 0:. Sv. Co., 11)6 F..M., 6 Q: Wed. 16 E.
o KIA,
0 MIA,
0 WI!.
29 Karch 194;
ACTION: ---
The Ba.tta11or~ -.intained holdil.g positione as of the prf"ced:1ng pt'riod. The 8th Armored Div ieion l)~el'led thrnugh.
DETAII. ---
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01' the cOJDPanif'e: lIq~ Co., 14}. E ••. , 14:1; "A" Co., "B" Co., 164 E ••. , 4 C: "0" Co,> 101 E~M'L 4 0: 96 B.Y., 4 0: Sv. Co., 106 E,f!., 6 0: Mpd. 16; t. M., 2 rL ~ 0:
CASU~LT~~:
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D!TAIL
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strength of th.. oompanies: Hq.. Co. 1 .14 ,!}i; • M. , It! 0: "An 97 I.~~~ 'O~ '!'~" 00., l04lr.I' i 4 0: "e·co., 102 E.N., '4 Co., 9$ ••••• 4 0: Sv. Co., 08 E.!., 6 0: Med. 17 .B. II.,
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0 1lA,
0 WI,A.
1945
l,(!IOl!: Thf' e~rt1re Battalion :loved in a ro~.~ me.. rch to al!lseable at a new area at SCHULTZ, GERA~iYt where the oompanlee houl!led in ban'acke prey1ous17 oocupied 1:1 non-German laboreT!!!. All elemente of the llattal10n had cloeed into this' area by 0900 hours. A quick . .intenanoe cheok'o~ all veh1cles .ae made •. Coapany Commander. rece1~ed anew .dietr1bt,tion ot upe. Theee Il&.pS covered an F'rlti r~ route to BERLIN I The Batts.lion remair-eo at SCHULTZ duri.r.e the day, prep&.r~d to aove Ollt· to anothpr a~5embly ar~a to the Eaet with thp 30th ~1viei on "'9h1ch "aa '~red Divieion.
to follow the advance toward
J:ERLI!~
of the 2nd
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Hq. Co., 144 E.~.£ 14 0: "Bft COOl 104 E.M.i 4 0: "C 00., 104 E. 108 E••• , 5 0: .ed. 17 E.M.,·2 0:
strength of the coapen1ee:
Co., 97 B•••• I 0: 4 0:
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O'BUALTI~S:
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0 KIA;
0
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2 1/2 Ton Careo tTuck---- 1 (~urned) T/2 Recovpry v~h101e----- 1 (Burned)
1/4 Ton-truck------__---- 5
a. For period - l March 1945 to ~l March 1945 (Incl). En~my vehielee and equjp.ent destroyed: 1) 1 Mark V (KO'd)
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1 270m Gun ( oyer-run)
2 150mm Gung (Over-run)
2 75.. gune 6 20mm AA t;une
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4 Horeedra~ sleigbs w/lnfaYltry
2 German peeps
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Total ene~ tankA (atl types, poeitive)---70
. Note: 'More e'r:emy
tan~e, equipment etc. t have been destroyed action than totaled here. Dlf~icu1t1ee in securing eom'::llpte battlefield ~vid ..nce to support addi tiona.1 claims 1nt~rfere with full accuracy of count. This should be considered E. minimua compi1f',tlon.
by BattaIIOn
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Expe;~di tur~: ',U" 45 +6 June 44 to 28 Feb 45 1,600 53,200 175,000 1,151,550 5,400 125,500 14,200 ',845 400 1,136
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Grenades, hand, fra.g. ++105mm HoW., M2, liE, w/fuze M!8Al ++105mm Ro\? Smok~, MGO WP 75mm Gun, Hit Sup~r, w/}uze M48 75mm Gun, APr.;
1~,769
260
5,236,
244
515
135
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175 3,182
613 346
APr:·
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70
c)42
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150
+ fieur~c ehow ammo requisitioned, actu~l monthly expenditu!es.
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. • + t Almm and 105mm ammo have been supplied to the Mortur and ~8elii.u+ t Gu~; pl"toonA by the In:rantry and .artill.ry. z.:7~t ..vu1J.c}~·
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1 April 1945 lO'ION: OIl ~a Eaeter S1lD4~ 1t .aa )mown that .e .erescab eDteriDC • "hUe ot tla14 wartan-t • U'IIOrect 41T1elou raoiDa on aheadL!ith f.':,' 1Dtant17...,iIIC liP beh1D4. !he Bat~loD with the 'Otb Inten'59' I'll' . . to tollow the 2M u.red DiT1.lou .eoure It. flank. J guarct it. i .1IPP~ ltae•• and tat. oare o~-~ realatauoe tbat 81ght be D7-p&s.e4 r~, iDa tbe pl... towart :BDJ,!•• r' !he kttal10D ... 010ee4 1D at SCsur,!Z. GERBNY. a forelgn labor oaap 20 llile...... ot the BHID. .&11 o08PflDle. had receiftcl . . 1/100.000 Hale . , . leacl1D1 to ·lmBLD. All ooapanies .ere al.rtecl to _ft. ou 4v1zac the dq. The rear eobelon _Ted liP to a D" area with the IIOrta' and a••ault SUD platoou--a 57-mile road .aroh to Dm:ISIfEIJ:PUM., (Va994548). leariDe _ 15'0 houra and 0108. . s.,. iD at 2230 houre. "n· Co _Ted a. adTanoe and re&r pards tor the 001l"f07. "~.. "1''' and "0· oo.paD1e. .oTed in .e9arate oor.v07 a with Din.lon IntenU7 BeCi8eDt.. tRE:I~EI:17UH waa the ....~~ ar.a tor the !attalioa with the ,oth Diviaonthat night.
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.loac ro'It'trJl lu;r ?*'m:i : !he dq waa a"ent gettins read1 for a .aro. le~ area at 15'0 houra and prooeeded in col~ with the rea' eoheloll 001nOJ to DREl;StEIl:lURIf. While on the wa'T SGT 11ft"'. bad tire. Jhe ououtlnge Det OD the back deck ;;.Dtotat tl_e fro. tbe heat of the .ator • !he net waa thrown a
ott ani the tire ext1nrb1.becl betore .., d.-age was done to the tank. !be tank. . .n .erY1oecl before the _D bedded doWD. Our bl~.ao ... a tar.a bouae whiob waa ahared witb the .artar and
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_tnt8D8Doe A· gO: 110"4 out fro. SmWAZ at 0800 boura iD conToy support of 1Dtfin'~ adYODoe behi_ tbe 2acl Armred Diviaioll. :BiTounc was aade .~D1t at the new uee.b17 area. !'REl~STEI!lPURT. •• : Alerted to .ove at 07.,0 houra. l'1nally _Ted at 1'00 houre 0 new &8se..,11 area, D~E:;S'EIl\~T. errivins at 2300 hour•• ·C· 00: Alerted at '1 llarcb 1945, to 'be ready to IIOTe at O"onoure. I t . wae then oha.nse4 to 0245 houre. One tank got .tuck twioe tr,r1Dl to ee' out ot biTouao area in SC~!Z (Va43~77). It tinall,. lOt OD 'the roc.4 at 0500houre with the aid ot the '2. !be 008P~ weDt iDto the initial aeae~11 area at (Va4,6400) at 05'0 hour. where the oo~~ wae attached to tbe l19th IDt Regt. AD part Of a tnak foroe. the oO~aDy prooeeded Dorth and e~et to an £.~.'1I area 1D the rear of the 2ft! Araored a dlstaDOe ot 58 .ilea. ~e ,,08P8D7 &l'ri.,.4 tlt the aaseably area (Va02'564) at 1.410 houra, where all "hiol.a .ere retaeled and eerY1oed. A~ 17'0 hours the cO.PCD7 wa. nlerted for another .oTe with the ll9th Int. The ooapany acTed to the %P at 18'0 houra and was detached there fro. the ll9th Int and lIO.,.d but to the bivouao area tor the DiSht.
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!he a4Tance ot the 2D4 A~re4 D1~e1oD oo~tinu.d uaohecke4 to the East. the Gerllr'1Jl ·rd 1'80'" wall ..:11 antler wrq. !be te.nlte of "A- and "c" oompanies to.4 oOBat with intaat17 uni1l.. 'to follow up the adYf:.\.llO. of 'lit .-1ft arm.1 !h. rear .ohe19n • .lseault an4 IIOrtlll' p1at00D8 . . . . 40 1111,s at 1645 hour. "to a Dew· . assemb17 area ]tas' ot ~UQK (8b,.,261,). tiD" CO d1U'iDe the daJ got a reoeipt fro. the ,.. ,or 2 Ge~ .oldlera who ~re tluahed out ot a wood.d &rta -ed aurren4ere4. "~. CO had 54 prilloDer••
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;tQ CO: After a ~.;] rain. the _..ther ~l.ur.d j .... oon"'07 .o..,ed out on a ~~roh ...t. part Qt ~t OD the eutobahD~ to a bi..,ouao Q.re~ (another t~ bouaAt) near WIEDm;BaUCy.. !he 40 aile~. belan ut 1645 hO¥.~4 the BeW ar.a .... ·s.t up about 2030 bourse During the .aroh. 1 n....r. of ~OD-o.r..aa la'orer.. aDd treed pr180u.ra ot war We" d kkllla ••ftward on the rol1da .. In the ·&i~ area 1taelf. eo 150 Pol•• anel Raasiane. . .n and wo_n ....~ r01Dld li"l1q in O. barn. . . b.to~e
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f§tftT P~~AT~!:: . . . road er;.roh IIQ CO. All 6 tanks 86.de t. eJYpn 10bd .ape an4 . .r • • ~oecl before the b.cJded clown tor the night. '!he C.P• • •"h••• autF.R8toH .a anoth.r rara house in whieh the eleo"riel~ aa4 ,,*er .t111 ~ot1oDed. MQ~?~U: ....h aDd. with a~ CO. All yehle1. . . .rY1o.4. riA.~ oapaq lett. t!tr.:SHI:.'(Va994548) •• 0600 hove, 'the 3 P n on .,..,.d OU t1ret with . . of the 1st BIl. 117tb IDf Begt.. and trc..,.el.a in oon'Y07 '\0 !~utI .~ and II." ap a road block tor the night 4 lliles south.ast of jlEUl(tRcHEN at (R_519575). f!be 2zld Platoon ...d out at 1600 boUII '11. ~uW for (Rb5l9575) .~.r. a road block ~a8 . . . ap on the autobahn. !be 1at Platoon aleo pet up a road block at !1t708700). Ele_ate of the c. P. BIle! tb. lat Platoon oaptured 54 Gel'aJla--apP!lfeutll ot the L\JftWa.tt. poour.d troopIJ. -::3" co: !h. lat. !a4 and Platoo. . . .re a"aehee res".ct:t.,..17 to the lat. 2nd ami "1'« _a ot 'be 120th lilt ReC"' to fora co_at teau. !he 1st ?latoon wns Rl.,..d at 10'0 hO¥rs to .0"8 oat with the let En Int OD a aaroh ... Ul aas• •~ ne aarob was ooapl....d at 1500 houra at (Rb5"56~2) Qae PI oer.an dreaa.d 1n o1Y111an olothe• • as nick.d up 1:1 the pli."a•• area wheu a.01lr1t,. ..... 8et u'P. 'fbe 2Dcl ?lr:.toon joined the 2114 ~ W w1~ on. plafoorl o~ Des a"ach.4
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0.' !he 1250ho_e fro. (.965555) and (P.ltt84627) at PlatooD With 'rd Int and ODe pletoon ot •
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.....d at 12'0 hove to (!lt520655). &rl"ivlr.. at 1600 hove r..nc! s.ttiDg lin e detec..ift l"03ttioD. an. Oeran 80141er was ta;C.n at .~l'O !loure t!le afta and tun.d to the tJ:tant17 tor qa.;'"t10Ilins. At e' oh •••••b&;.8.•••n101rc IUld aasatnaDOlDc "lie 40D•• •• : At O~ bo~ two t~k10ac. ot ...011n. ~rr1ved at the oo."'anJ e POllltioa 'hto. AF.R'fICB CO, C1-nq the .ehiolee full tue1 tanks a:,d the 811prlJ t~E;.1D two tJ"1lOlclo&4a 01 gc. tor tuture r.e'f'"d" At 17'0 f'l,I)UI'. the enti" oo.~8D7 tn. (V.06~564) 1n R nonhe '1 ct
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anlY1ng at thte l00e.ttOD at 20'0. One of ""- CO tonks ao", e,uok tn • 41toh at (Ta01.'?!) L"ld wae palled out by "PH CO !2. Coa!)"·ny ~Blnte,nanoe nrrS....t at oo.p~ "!'los1t1011 at 2125 houre.
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~: At 1200 houre. 2 o.r......, 801d1ers were oC;;.ptured ne(~r the OO~~~. ,081t10n and '~ht"tor que£t1~n1na to the 0.0. "'e7 olei. .d aa expeote4tbat theJ .ere not :lazi fol towere but ,,~re toroet to 11Sht. 'her . . . .4 hapPJ 'to be t ,ken ~r1aoDer end clai. .d. th. war in Gel"lltlrl, wou14 'e oyer .er'1 ahon17. ,One 0'1 the ,r1eoners .he 'n~er. b&o~ to the wo04a Where tb. oa~tur. had be~D ec~e and. he w~e ~rd.~d to "'roduoe the w.n?ODa he said ther threw 8W~y. ? rifles .ere toud bro'lcen and after a 11 ttle !tfjraufleioD, the looct10n ot • ~t8tol was revealed 'ar1ed 1a the ground. !he pr1soDe~8 were then del1Yered to a ~I!.' ~h. oo..~ Wu8 ~1erted to aoye at 1700 hOllrs. A ./~roh waas ar.de 1n oonvoy .1 th H~ and -B" CO' 8 to new nre'" the If't and "rd Platoone led the oonvoy, while the 2nd Plr..toon b1'OU8nt UP the ~e:".r ot the oor.voy r..e Il guard.
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,elIot: Rletn« lin fro. the RHI!I~ VA~,:~n OD the route of t . . .!' YIX Co~'''''e. alon, whioh the ?nt'n110n prooeeded, wae one hi"h r1dre "!.1.ne ace,fl.,' It. nath. Th1e ridge ltDe. run!1ing Dorth and Bouth. wae lIIeen Qr; ()U~ .PI! at DETftOLD ('a7a71) and wae the area called the "Fort ":nox:t of Ge~n1 t as l' 1'8. here that Oertr:a "IUlIeere were trf~ined. The ene_ aet.r.ded this ridge line in eOIle streqth. !be 2nd .1rIl<'J'!"t: . driTe ft. halted t ••-'ore.r11,. as it held ~l,)81t1')n8 1.ed1r.te17 betore the r1d~e a~d 1t~1D"enl1Dce4 1ta ...eh1cleo for the next :"lu~,p. p-ll(~~il!, F.le..nt. of the ~attallon held daten.iye ~os1t1ona on thie r1c?€ whi:e .1e..%'1'\. 0" t!le 2Dd Ar80red were witbdraWD tor servicing. The 'J1,(t natoon ot 00 ,.,artl01nahd 1n un t:.tt".c',( to 111!)rove such [;-. 4.felllIlv. ~otdtng poettion. D1Irlnc the night F:.n enemy ~r.1trol wne scattered bJ grenades and t~ CUD tire fro. a liB" CO tank.
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CO: Atter t~. d8.J nt "IEI:~~:BR~JC~{. the ren!" echelon . ,.... 4 out £..t 2 00 hOurs to a new lU'ea closer to the r1c~e 1 ir.e. Th.e .•• are1:.\ was at YEa:, (Rb5,65). the men were q1U'.rtered in town "'ou~ee. ,
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~. '~';')"r:. f, .. "ched ,"os1t1ol1 at 2100 hovel then .aited until IIOr;.i,:~ t'" .r,· ,,~,~::s, ,;ult,!..;, bit ot nrt111e17 was ,brown in r-rea by the er:e-.:. ,i.. ,~~:,"A::::e '.~,~. tion wus rioted on to'" of f.l ~.·11 h: :1. "enthe!"
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l20th ~1.:1ID" 'at (8142698) at Inc> boon. n •. platoon took 0 ....1' ,o.IUO•• of the 2D4 ~ec1 ])in.toft "1'• •1 th.c1l'awn U!."OIl i , . aITi'Yal. two inttaDt'r7 oo8Pf1D1e. 1_dtat.1J" ,...t lDto the 8"ao1£ to eet,~bli.h better 4.ten.lft ,..Itlon.. !be 'tIn tank•••re de""10ye4 d.t.r..1Ye17. ODe of the tDtBllUJ OOIll'8ftl••' (-C-) 414 not acco.1''-1nb 1t8 ml••ion th~t allht. ODe en.., patrol 8aoo..4e4 ln cettin~ through our o~r deten.1n liDe Of 40uah. b.t ... qa1o~ aOLttere4 by grena4e. and to~ ,un tlre ~. SO! llBlI'a or... th. 2nd PlAtoon re~1ned in detenalft po."lOD and oaiiIiI on anlnt.n~nce at (1b4a'627). th. Platoon also aalntnine4 Jesterd87'. poeition. the _ toolr abo..rs fOWlet to b. 1!l wortlnc ONe!' in a fncto17 neF...rby.
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!: alert At 1010 hov. the 00.,6117 "oel"el report troalb2 IIq tor 20 A eller-oUllted "at'trol tro. the ,ret Platoon _n' into the _octa at (h4'562,) but • • was oarr1e4 on throUCh the d87. At there was to "
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an alert tor a 110ft. The.uooh belen at 2000 houra lmc1 the new ooe1tl0n at (Rb5'465') Was reaohed at 2055 ho.re. ot the aupplJ truok. lot atuok at (Rb45,619) aDd had to b. pull.d out·.
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~: Vehicle. were .aint.Dunoed ~d guna oheoked dur1~g the 4&7. n-I1J'J0 hour. the oo~nn1 .na. nlerted to lIO'Ye. It ",arohed lr. oonT07 with ·C· CO, lenTing WIErR:BR~O!c ~t~c1 arr1nng Rt VFR:' where . area was a.t up for the nisht.
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ST. Co., 107 ! . . 1 5 0: Ml' do.", 97 F..X., 40: -B" Co., 102 r. .•• 4 0: ·C" 00 •• lOb E.~ •• 5 0: "_" Co •• 10~ E•••• 4 Of .ed .• 17 B._., 2 O. gA3UA:'TIES:
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"'B" ar.4 "C· OOa were called on to olenn out
re!'118t:~noe on the ridge lin., with "~" 00 in reeerve. All three oo.~un1ea wo~k.4 in 8u,;)"'Ort of the 1st 1m, 120th IDt ReI". Lilht resistance _t, . the attaok ar.d all objec~lvee weI'. seoured at the er.d of the ~eriod.. DE't~.:O-~ n.r.d the "Fort "'..nox" ot Ge~ were oleared.
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HC~d jJQ CO: Rear ec~eloll reanined nt VErr"J. :'e.te in the e•• ningese ele.r.te •• re u.lerte4 for tl .aTe to be Wide forwnrd in the IIOrning. i?lC w. p. S~l'l':i, 3205;)411, was notified he would be return1ng to the stntes on fulough.
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It was light eDough at 0600 hours to IIOve
into tiring noslilon, he guns ••re leTeled end laid by O~30 hours. 'iring for the d~ consisted ot , base ~oint reI1f1trnti~ns at an ex~.nditure of 17 rounds.
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-.. IE:~Ott4'iirlaSt.1.t4efena1ft Platooll Na:lr.e4 at . . . 100atlo'1. 21'14 "&4 ~look, ltd ,re PlatooD J!Oft4 . . . lt ••t 1IP a D.., \look pOeitlOD. ..
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81; ~ereAtit1000 hove the 1•• 'latoon waa alerted ar.cJ IIOftt! . to (.7"I~j 'oiD.. 2 iDfan1J7 oompanie. 'to help 'take th~ '
hish po1lD4 at (Rb16Kgo). !be lIS.Ql:on .... aocolIJ)llabed without ~e area . . . 4el• •e4 \7 a nUllber of the enell7 with aal.1 u.e nncl hr..erta"st Rtl ~tho" tbe aid of 8Orte.r, direct artill~ fire. At 1900 h01ll"s, th't I'latoon IIOn4 to !II:-:F.n!:z (D7617oo) Whioh waa 'taken jaRt ~N-t1ou.b '7 the 31'4 RD, 120th tnt lest. !be 2114 ani Platoon. which hal ."pported the attack 01 the lat!a, DOW ass••ble4 with the Platoon at ~~~F.!: where a d~fen.e waa ae' u~ tor the night. IBintenaDoe and 8e4ioB On8e U, et 2l~0 hou~p
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. -g!he 001lPDl'lJ ate 'naltfe.st at 0500 hours fro. the 1(1 tcr-en and ~'!"\ar; to DOYe out at 0600 hours. At 0625 hours. the CO.plinY 80ge4 tD an ea~terlJ 41notion on the aain highwa, to an ssee.bll nreu at (Rb72'666), o.nlylr.. the!"e at 08'0 hOlD'a. !lbe 00llPBn7 refueled at tb1a poei"ton. It *ae now attnched to the 2D4 !D. l20th Ir.f ~eg\ for ·the .ttaok on ·D!!lmtl) (Rb7871 ). .At 1"0 hOllr'e the 00.pan7 lIO.e4 tro. the " ••~lr ~~ to the attack position at (Rb746999). ~10r to th18 att_k on D.~O!.D, the 1at PlatooD was attaohec1 to the 'I'd ~n 120th tnt. to aupport tne lntad17 lD attack on the ton of !'I:t~7~r;. !he attaok on P.IWESE!' .tarte4 at 1600 hour. and the town .r_8 oleared by 17'0 hov.. !her. waa· ye17 little er:• .,. 0,poa1 tion. After the to'!.7l of n!DDESm~ ... taken, the lat ~latoon re.erte4 back to the co.panl and the 2Dcl !m, 12Mh Iat. !he attaolc on the town of DF.~KOtr .tarted at 1800 hour. and the town wa. oleared b7 1900 hour8. ODl, ene., infant17 wae tound in. the town-e.pprozl_te17 300 "risonere were taken, !he lat ?lctoon 01a1..4 2 e~e., flak wagone be~~1n8 4-20. . AA pn.ln :t!:'!t!O~D. ,
"P" CO: At 0030 hours the coapan7 w:- e alert~d to IIOve out nt 0615 hours. !be 00llf8ll7 le.t~ VF:!"tt nt the sohedu1ed ti. . Md arrived at the BB..'t:~~:: l'OR1.S!. a aile south of AtTGU;:'l'DORF (Rb7266). 'l'he ooapan7 re~alned In "eern of liB" And "C" COs. At 190~ houre, t'he OOll1'anJ lIOye4 ir:.. Oflntured ~IDr.F.:::EI ana set up defenae ,0131 tions .
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§TR~;~ZJ! T!I:E 20I;7PflIES: liq. Co.. l.t' F.. M., 14 0: SY. 0o., 10 !... 1 ~ 0: • Ii Co., 97 E. M. 1 5 0: "B Co., 100 ~. M. 4 0:' -0· 00.,10, F. •••• 5 0: "D" 00., lOB E••.• 4 0: ~ed.,
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QASUA!·tlrs: 2 KIA, 2 flU, ~ WIA. CLAIIS: B7 "C" co (1st Platoon) in r!!MO~D: 2 ene_ ficlc wr.cons
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5 A!'r11 1945 AC!JQ:~: "
All co~pan1eB held their posit1ons with the exception of "An CO actift in the "icir.lt,. of !.F.r,!Go. GERYA~:Y. In aopp1ng up o,erntiona With the ,0 Dt.islon Infrmt17r !.! J:)IrE~ coamr..nded h1!:l tank wl:1ch went iDto a Y1l1age to finel a snrr1.on ot 530 Ger1lt:D soldiers cour~nded by a «enerat all rrer.ared to aurren4.~-11ned up ct attention, guns piled in one part ,of a court, equi~..nt p11~d neatly in another. DEDIt U?9J'tS:
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Rear echelon 80Yed &.t 0600 hours to a town l:"Ot.D and the "Fort ?'.nox" ot Gerlle.D1'. -
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hac! Dot 'beera oo!",~'lete17 oleared. One aeram offioer, a wal ofl!'tve4 w'ten he _ ellaocrnrecl 1D 'fih. ~r.a. ' H. hnelb.elt at....!'"I D8 to cet ho.. to ••• hi. rit. who Uftd iJ1 ora. ot the hOQ••I the o~ requi.ition.4 for t.~rar.r bi.aguo gle. !he . town ••••t 1a a YG,llq on the aalt a14. o~ the r14g.. I t _ at thi. :!fKO~ ridge that 'h.Ge~anl had ono. otoPDeel the &dYanOI ot ·ea.aar t • Jt08BD :es1ona. Jro. the bl_1I&0 lINal a lari~e .ta.tue _unted on thl .1c1g. to, 001114 be .aan oO_801'at DC thl e.ln'. Bu~ where tbe 1I~. ha4 .ell1 tarne' back, the .1~.:L.a ...pt' Oft;.
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III bt.,.ouo poaltloD with 2,Otl1 FA•
In bt'f'OU6.0 aria with HQ CO.
-...- 92: Co~ DOn4 fro. 1.oattODs to ...101nl_ ot :~GO. Eaoh T''tfitoon ao.14 with the infant%7 un:Lt 1t .1 lupport1ag. ~e lit ?lnWoIl ~01De4 the Ba. ,117th IDt Red, and I.t u, roa4 b100k at ol"O.lroads nonh and louth ot :".,.~. L! J01~!S and his tank took 500 ~1'iloner. inolud1nl a Ge~ I.ne~ 1n a Vll1ace bannat. . It WIla a oo.~l.t. snrrll10D Md tbe force avrendereel to t~. tank YOluntnr1ly.
,rei
"T" gO: All three platoons maintained d.teJ:eive ,0I!lit1or.~ of 7e8tl~a7'1 10oatloDs. A ration o~ onptared oOID~o and wi~e was distributed tD ~he ..no e8
MC" CQ: Ylaterday'a 10CF-tioD in D!!IO~ was auintained. !n. dOap&Df ~.~ined on the alert tor a ~.e ~a lt aerTieed. , Nt" .po 11t1011.
i urtns deter.ni.e Q: Mo.ed to .A~~m.:ISSE:l (Rb6376) to tt:l.~. the d87 and the night. III the IIOrD1J18" the 2nd
..t
11;'1
~or
Platoor. reoeinc1 ordere to llC)Ye fro. the town of :'I::TE!, to Im-:-.P7:A . .re a rotut·'14ocilr . . .1). This relle.e4 ele.r.t. of the 2Dd .AftIO"4 whloh had been hola1ne the pOlltlO'n. !be T"latoon. strength at the ti.. .fAa f'oQr tonks, one belng 1D OO~ .1nteT-~.!'Ioe., The roa4 'look held the oros.roads there. alert ~o%' ener.t'J strc.gglere . re~~e4 to be 1n great nu.berl. Allost at once, pr1.oner~ begaa to atre.. in. Dllr1nc the whole dq. 0e1'alD8 001l1d be n~en oo_iug down et~oh of the 'hre. ronds to the bont of tl1. ro&.d bloc~. The tflDkers waftd the. on to 'he rear. DR:LD8 the B1ght the Gel"llflJl8 trice· atte.~'e4 to ~et throUCh the roud block. ;;}ltng either to halt or to 7ell "~QIlerad" the7 were tinct OD. Bild 11 uaber of ene., orunlalt1e. relulted. The Ge1'llBn. ~ed their own wouade4~ r,urrendero
oontinued throulb the nl&ht a. well.
200.
.
The total
~riaoner8
oount.d:
3tBftiCJT:r OP TIll C01."Pf:I~S: Hq. Co., 144 7. ••• , 14 0: S.... Co.. 7 1.1., 5~: i . 0 •• 99 E.~ •• 50: "! 00., 100 F..M•• 4. 0: "C· Co., 105 Fo •••• 5 0: "D" Co •• 106 F.. II•• 4 0: lied ••
17 E.M., 2 O.
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.ero.'. After/After AotioD, At'ril 1945. CODttd: 6 Apr11 1945
ThroUib he• .., raia .hower!L the 2D4 Arwored Diy1.ion ~d~nae4 ho. it. brlqeh.aa aoro•• the w:r.SD InD. ·C· CO pf.r1i1aipa'ed iD the 'Oth .ftaloD'• •' . .It to take BAD P1''''~I!'L~ ntoWD filled w1t'1 5..1 .014te.a tD UDlto~. there betal a 1ar.e ~n hoepitn1 locnte. then. With B~ P!aIIO::! taken, tbe OOQBDJ'tbeD had the 8i.sioD ot .eourinl the ...ar•• 4l~.10n·e '.iAl.h.... DEtAI!, BCOftS: !tQ and EQ C~: !'he oo.pan,. lIO",ed o.t of ~he Til~ e.ge in the Yiolni'7 . ." or~lIO:J) to· oloee .p to EAD ?lRlfOl:tl nearer the WF.SF.R RlU!. DAD PrmtOlt! wa. taken b,. ·C· CO with ufautl"J at nbout 11" hoUl'.. UQ _rohe• •t 16'0 hovs to the new locatlon, Just before the ooa~ 110"'•• out• •ach .aD reoel~4 a 2'etlons of 2,bottlea of oapture. Oe.-.u 11q. .r--a liquid named JeheYer. a fla",ored Sin. !he oO.PanJ olo.ed lnto BAD PYRIfCli! at about 18'0 hova. .
A_V! ~ (lID: PWOO!,: As .eei411e 1IO",.d liP the hiS!1w&.7 ea.t .oward p's;j), 'he Aes.lilt (Jana :!ell iDtO colu. and r.rooee4ed on the W&7 to the new reaidue looation 6:\ BA!) PYRIIOjlT. All tanks _de the . .roh without inoldent. MORTAl PdANlI.:
.O'9'e4 with "sldue to
~ PYRIIO':~T.
,rt
~ CO: All three ~latoor.a In rQBd bloak poa1tions in vicinity of !JAra' • let Plu.toon. wi'th b . 117th Inf; 2nd Platoon, wi th 2nd Bn, ar.d 'I'd Platoon wlth 1st !D.
-13" CO: COlIPany ad. an ad.lnistrati'Ve .arch to BAt PYRf!.O:rT at 14'0 hours. all three pla~oons 'arr1v1nl in b1l!et there about 1900 houre. the 3rd Platoon took one prisoner in ita nrea &n~ turnec the , en• . , loldi.r o~r to HQ. ~oh atubbornness waa displayed b,. the oi",il1an papulation 1n the bl~uac 10c8~10n.
-e- Ci:· C..-pany .,,,,ed out of n!T!!O!.D (Rb7:;q717) at OROO hours on mi.~lono aupport thl attack of the 2nd RD. 120 Int Regt, on the town of ~ PYRrlO:l~T. The coapan7 ased t.hree routes to the objective. !he .u~~l~ tralns and coap~ aa1ntenance followed the riddle ro~te of thl 2Dd ?lntoon. Th. town was renohea at 11~5 hours n:d. no reslstanoe beir.g .et, was 1~dintel,. ent.red. The oomnBl:7 re.p..i}1ed In l3Al: PI!U!O::! ur.tll 145Q houre wh.n. with the 2acl ~D Inf, 1t lIO",ed out OD a seoor.d .ieo10n to eeour. the bridgeh.ad acro.~ the ~~~FR RIVF.R .nde by the 2Dd Araor.d·~Y1slon. ?oeitionl were clo~ed in aoroe. the r1",er at 2000 bourst. t~e l)latoona in the followir.g 10cattone: 1st 'Pllltoor. (Ro222s25) 1. 2ac!. Platoon (R0228:154. ) ar.d ~rcl Platoon w1t}~ one seot1or. nt. (Ro163s15) &-"ld another eect1~n fit (Rc117.81l). ~e oo-=and tank wi th .UP~:7 ar:d aninten';Doe wae at (ltc1899,1).
-:- CCi:'
leoved fro. A~F.!r.IS:.~~l (Rb6;76 )-e.!so ~noWT. c.c Ro:.'d ~locic a=-a 0530 hours to' join 30th :tiv reoon to ac()ut a.'1d PCrel'D ~iY1.10D foroe3 n4n.nclq to ,he W:-:SF.!i RIVER. ~ectiona of cowlt17 llumber
were soour.4 that heretofore had be'eD 1Intouohe4 bt A_r1can troops. All houRes and wooded ~~ea. w.re ap~roached with caution. l:uaerous pr1aoners were taker. and· turned OTer to the 3rd Bn, 1:7th Ir.t Rept to whioh the cor.r~nn7 wr.n =.-ttc.ohecl. The coar-an,. !'!.\rti01",··ted ir. the clel.Lrlns of RAl~~!: on the east bault of the ~3!R. ~e~en8ive l'o~it1ons were F.'et ~~ at n11 aw.1n approaches. At l60~ hours the Ipt :'1'1" 7 rc PlatoonA ad'Yll;lCe of Al'FF.RtI (Ro1590). The tOW. "I tell ~1t?l l.itt:e r.st.taro.. At 1100 hours defer.s1",e po~lt10n~ were net ur.
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: tIt~ .i.o.; .1U •••• , 1. 0:
~.L:"·B ••• 1 ..5 Or '''It Co.1.. ~oo "D" 00•• luo E••• , .O:MCl.,
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1 Apnl 19..5
APlIO;;:
-1)-
-c- UIII co. ~cc. abo" di.tanoee. olef..l1ing ap be~tnd the ,.neral a. .ef) e~.~ '.1.111 .... 1t7 "hp ~red t&!'3k torcee. The other ooa:'e.niea ..inta1necl thtt'l' !'Oait~oDe • J?EDJ!, Bt?Ol!S 2
tr.ta is?:
ifC ~ Be.ta.4 at 3!D PDJI)::T. !he rei..r ech.lon WLa nlaoe4 on earlQ1 tbe ~ilbt .......t tbl ~a.1b111t7 o~ trouble
rro. er.e., ~80Dlr. who aooorltna to •• 1~l1aD 1nto~r ••ould tr,J to brenk out ot owr !1ne. r.ra. tbe bO.,1tnla 1n town. A t1e~d of fire was orgu.!l1 ••d CD the -:-erj_ter . f the blw1Iuo ure::. and double Sl'nrd. were _unted. !be nipt naiDe4 qlltet and DO If3eapI ater1o.1ize4.
-r-
A8 S Am,! jJ~r ?~mQ~: Platoon left res1due to join -r- co which loon'E.aD :AliCt. ~atooft .... 1.'11t 11~. 2 t::nke to each CO ':)latoon; howeTer ther .ere "rO~ later that nilht. :!£llttrf~ck crew
.&8
8 t:
Jed w1 t., liD" CO a".1nteJlaDOI ill H,\ ;~r..!; • !ORT" ?T,A!':>n:::
nth . . .1d• .
·A- CO: Road blocks "l'e au.lntr>.lne4 nt 'the tollonnl
10cntlon8: (Ro110909) - 11'910 - 108929 - 12'910) all ir Yic1~i'7
ot TL': T:J~. i· ~
"P" Ci:
CoapUl:7 was alerted tor a. 80Ye a1; 0800 hours fro. P..A.! Wfl8 oalled ott whln ht.her i!Q acted on lnfor8f;.t10n of threatened "riTalt" b7 ponulat10n and "sick" ,riaoners 1n the h08r1tr..l area. "!.Te':'\Era't10ne ••re .,:d. to .It't anr a1"lled "tte.l"t t~e eneq .1Ih' tl7 'to Dulce. !Ie.ade nODe. ~MO!;1.
&u lIO.e
~C· 00: At ~900 hours the 1st ?latoon asse.bled at (Rc22282S) E'.Jld set un r.. clete~se 1n t~e toW!1 ot E!~?:!Rtr.. '!'he 'rd Platoon moved to BORRY (RolS6S'1) und eet Up a 1"O~d 'look there. .~intennnc •• 1no~ud~ng the 1n8"nl.... 1ng ot nl" traoks OD one 'tank. . . . c'a-ried out at the"e roaitione.
"r"
'rd
OP wn. elt .p at HAICT.::':, where t'he ?latooD. ~et 111' e !he 2. Plateon "nB eeDt out to reoonnoiter B.."1d clet.,n out saall ~ockets ot re~tstanc. in ne:~b7 c088Unit1.~. A large priooner count .:8 tnken. The CoapAD7 was alerted nt 2l~0 hours to .ove out- 1888 'rd Plntoon-wio DAlPE, a d1stance of 12 1d1e8. The co~r.any re.....1ned ~o.ever for t'he n11ht at !iA~'.F~:·r .'1"101" to the move. 02:
road block.
:!q. Co .• 144 Fo. I., 14 0: A co., 99 r .•.• 5 0: CO. L 100 F.M. 0: "D" Co •• 106 I.M .• 4 0: Med .•
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'Jeporta . I
After/Atter AotlOD, April 1945. Cor-t'd
8 April 1945
A£rIO.:: A poo'co:et of reo1ntaDce deyeloped ir. the Yieln1't7 of IO~?F.. eet1r:ated b~lttl.i.lion of enell)' infantl'1 wes lOC1~t~d in the 'l':no~s and hllls just outside ot l'ORPF.o liD-CO, 1n 8u-o:'ort of the 3rd :en, l11th Int Regt. aent the lat und 20d Pla_oone to .op u~ t~e area. san11 cnte tire wat! reoei.ed 118 the woods were e1ea::1ed out, Ont' tank gunr.f'r wC.s killed b7 sni"'er tire. Another orew aeaber W1'_8 wounded b7 ~he sna. t7pe tire. "A" CO r~turned to tF~r~ (Rb80~') to hel~ olean u'!" :.nother ;Joo'et lett b7 our swift a4Tal'ce. ":E" CO . ,. .4 on 'the OCJQ'CS!!: (Ro21~~'30). "C II CO oroceeded to ;!!I~' r.;:DOF.F (10281890) • ~IQ CO and rear echelon " " d out of D.A: ?TRMO·~ at 0800 hours to cross the ~::n:~ RIVF.R at 1o,0 hours. A bi TOUf.C ht!d been ~re;,c.red in a town lilt the wee" br,n"{ ot the r1 ver. but t~~e er.gineere oper.ed R bri4g,;;.. the 2nd Armored tiv1e10n '&8 (_dvLncing Qgn1nr.-t 11 ttl" or no r€siotr.r.ce, ~l!d our OW:l oros!!1ni; "':,8 r.:
jD
WTAIT,
Rf'2~T:
~()ye4 ou't fro. J3A ~ ?'r!u.~O~IT nt 0800 hO\lr- to r. f'.ctory ette at the weat br:J1k o! t~e .~ ~~':R RiTer, '!lh. color'. on'i ~u1.ted here one hoUr, howeyer, nB orcler~ CaDlE' to tollollrtl. adYnlee of the 2.d Ara'lred !lOW A"'.e7"1.ng townro ::-RtT ~WIC!{. CO.':'lc.ny oros~ed the W1.'!'FR or: 'lC. br1.d -e '''ut : er09 ty eng1neere--oroos1ns nt lO~O hours ~ T~e oolur.n tl!~L :~rocp.~ff'd to H~
Wld!:( CO:
btyounc' cfta
!r.n
n 'text11e ",OWl I in t'1e "e.~tph1:t1111n hl118-··~AT·:j:-:'!:r:,
:rf'rf" nu' !"t('!"~
nre found 1~i hour-:es. ~h4! ~.own Ilayor r-e nrted 15 Ger1l!r.:.r.'o1\~ir!"!· to UB. theFf' were wounded un who hr.d retu_~.d -to their 'l0W':(~ to .. i v(' ancl be \3P..red for but who h~~d not beer. discnl..r 'ec trom tIl£' l1er,' : &.1"117. All - p.re "'\:.ced under st~:tue ot l'rleoner ot "c.r, :'.GSAT;',T
a
a....
pT.~Toe-::
or.ett with
"l)-
houl's. ito' block 'o:lltlor e wer£ se't 111" Proa thl'" ::re". seYerat pri80ners o:!' war
.1'. CO
In
tn"'~~
for '!"'n-"
:,t
-:07"
I.n ~'.ren eaRt 01' :" c: -:. taken
0
It.'." 211: ~rd ?lntoon lett (Rcl0F3179 J t", return tc -,F.~.~GO to olean- out n ~oc'~et of er Pi17 re~1et'·,noe. The 1f!t sectioy: of t:-te 2nd ?1:.~~0" lIoved to the ;"oe1t10n vP,cnted b1 the 3rd :')1: toon. ':'he lot '1;:\ I~n !':et up ::. defeneive position l ! t ro~?E. N, _-':'~:2: Alerted at 0001 hours 'to lIIove ,... t 0600 h01.ir~~ to .oir 'rd EIl;~:t Regt. n" 0:10m~:cF. (Rc157815) at 0700 hourR. The kitohen truok l"e.,ert.ed baok to ~rvice Coa·"!lr.l a~er serving cof~ee to the units before tbe7 lIO.,ed out. At GRO!:::·i,",F. the u: it '~ns d:r('cte-; torwal'd ilc!'Oes the ~::SER. The c.o. w1ththe l.·t Ph:.toar. ~et u i!' OC1CI!~SE::. '!~e 2nd 1'1;At()on wr:.s for.ar:: at. (Rc340B37) :.:.nc tr.r. ~rd Platoon t (n0309191) _ :32197").
"0" co:
t.t
')~~O
hours, alert cn.e to
r.:~ve "'1tb
2nd ::-.n
12~t"
Int Re~t· to !".:: :2·.:r):R"p. '!'he ooltPCL':l IIOTed to ~C!t~Y (Rcll ,..,~) at 1015 'lour"" wi tl: 11:f:,.nt!7 riding t)r. the tanks, The 1 At .r.~ld ;':nc1 ?latoorll3 fe:': i~: the oolumn at (Ro2?7864) where the 2nd -'1' toor, h'.d been lr rond t t.,o·( ~oC11 tior.. ~he 1st ~lntoon h';d bepn ~.t ~:-' '~!'rT (Ro222'125) o~ rr: ,::. blook dut,." In t~e vioiTll ty of (~c267 -·3r';) tbp ree.r of the "::\.'l~,,-,~.~j: W..8 strafed by el'lp.1"'Y p1.r.l.r.P'[I whieb n' ~o dro"" r " c.nt1-~.r8or::!t: 1 bOIDb-s. T~le r~1r nction caused no d'1l11nrpe to "'ers(I··: I' ~ or .ehioleo. ;:ET~'F;:tO~F WQA rel:ched rt 1150 houro. The l~t-l toon I.t Q~ c;. deter,'-!e at (R027'7~,CH); 2nd ?lntoon G.t (Rc27290") wi t\\ 0, ('I aenion, and the secol1d section irl tOWl:; ~rd ?lr.toon h:~d rOHO b' oc·,: on reed fro. t~e East lJ.t (Rc2841,)1. - 9
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Reporte Atter/Af'ar Aotion, April 1945, CODt'4:
"'- co: 1st and 2114 ?latoona ao.ed ot DOR?! in '"a. 117th Inf Regt . , scour naarbl woodo and hills tor estills"'" one 'battalion oi eneJT7 1ntnnt17 holdin« out there. f.~~ll 01lt
ot
.U;'i'ort aT.
arae tire .&9 ~oei••4 tro. ~sltiona in the hills. -On. tank gunr.~r wae killed b;r .!liper fire; another W6.8 wounded. !he 18t 8."d 2nd Platoona set up a detenal.e poei'lon on ~e orest of the hill pOlitlon~ outside DORPE durlnl the n1gh~. STRr:GTH ~' TnF. CO}'"PA!i'fo: Hq Co •• 144 :F.••• , 14 0: Sv. 007;67 E.:., ~ 0: "A·O. t 99 E ••• 5 0: "E Co., 100 F.. M., 4 0: ·C" Co .• 103 F..~.~ •• 5 0: .. ~" Co., 104 E.I., 4 f): • •d. t
17 E.! •• 2 O.
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CASUAT,rIF.S:
!
?~IA,
2
MIA.
1
WIA.
g April 1945 .lC~I9I~ :
There wos a tempol'&r,r pause ln the d.r1ve as o.re:1:3 continued to be 018o.:1.d out 'behind the 2nd ArllOred ~1TiI310n. and pre!!o.r~tionD .ere aade for the r.ext ..~ueh~ expected to tllke Ufil to the EtJJF ri.,er, last I18jor r1.er line betore BER::'I:il. HQ and H~ CO: 'The Mortar Platoon took 'thl'ee Ger8an f'o:'.dierr prisoner ll~ n :ouee t.t T.A'JF.:l~!F.II\t (Rc252882) the biTOU&.Q areb. ':'~e Ger.an Boldiers 1ecterday found to be in ci.,ilim: 'olothel3' 11v1r.g it: LAUE:~3TEI:~ ~()lle5. were rounded u!' and 1'@lao.ed to n~v101or. IP~", At about 0000 houra, the Reconnaies8.!'lce and Korial' P1atoor.s IIOVf!
-A" CO: All nlatoonc reae.1ned in the saJlle !.ooo.t1'm in defensive roe1tion. !he :51'd ?l~l.toon was at 1'80.1', where r:or~ing UP of a !\ocket procee4ed.
_or,..
Int Regt.
og:
RfllllCiDed in T'osi tior. pro",ecting let"' flank ot 120th om~nn1 was nOtified ot acTe ~o be sade forward in the
IIOrn1ng.
"C·CO:
All ;»lntoone reaa1ned in ron.4 blook poai tione.
"D- o~: C.O. was attached to 117th Int Regt to work wit~ Sto.t~. The 18~Plp. oor. lett DOR?E at 1900 hours for Bssemb17 area with the l25th Ce.va,lr;r Squr-dron at BOIT2m.!-rerohed at 2100 l1oU'e, the 2nd ,"latoor, fin1<"hed _ppi" up in J"ough terrain and woode Mal' ORVF. STRE:L~Gr'-f OF !HF. C~fiA~::!:;'S:
Sq, Co., 144 ~.!: •• 14 0: ~: A" Co., 98 r.. Y.. 1 5 0: "~" Co '1. 99 ~. M, • 4 0: "C· 00 •• 104 FoX., 5 0: "~ .. Co •• 104 E.!I., 4 0: :..ed, , 17 F. •••• 2 O.
O'Y, Co..
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After/Atter Actton, A~r11 19'5. Cont'd:
lO'ApI'111,}.5 ACZIOl~:
:.on«
arohe. began again.
At P.R·\:;:;;')WEIG
(~Rl~;;:,,·.nCK),
lotowever,
the Oer.ne 4ec1ded to detend the 1a;",orta;1 t com:' union tior: s c 1ty ---..... w1 th l"e faotorie. a~ld 1t. railroad yards,
.AI;'
RRPI'1'§:
!Jj
Qi:
, 4 lIe Rear echelon moved out 'to ne"f u.rea, ~o·m:.!'::';·TP.:; • • et uP7 eOODTla IIlIance :'1a~on the night before. but did !':ot Gto:, ~lere. The advance of the 2nd Armor.d had owe~t beyond but not through t~e oORunlarJ.tlons cer-ter ot BR.~,T~;:-!WElr,. (nRP; ::-'UCK). The ref..r echelo!1 Jeept on the road until r. b1vou':o was loont~d at Gr.()~ BU:'TF.::. 1'; 1111eD west of ~nAr:;SWEIG. A row ot suburban Ger• ..tn housen ws!; tn1o:en over. There ft.! electricity and rWll;ing water in the hOIl.S, AS" r.f GUU pr~A 00:.: Left BOIT;:~M for 3::TT!.:~~ w1t~ tlteo !~5th COY Sq . Tl' P WIlS uneven _ until r.nohing outskirts of RT'T'B~.'\":) where 41reot t1re was received on our r1gh~ flunk. 1'1(~toor. weI. t into t1r1:18 Dos1~1on in B~ft!:'AR P..!.4 t1red 1~ rounds ot unobserved fire on BU9;'1ected ioa~~'Uon ot direct til". weaN)J!. Arr1ved in 3::~T~'AR at about 1.200 hour:' Posttion was ',(e!lt there tor' the night. r.ie.bars 01 t!'l. ~l·,toon ~()C&tp~ 10 Germer. 8o~diero in a tield. S08e 50-caliber r~unce were firpd at thell. An ~-R Ca.", Recon car then wer.t out nnd l:>r~ulht the. ill. Alima f"·x!'ende4 in the dElY' s tiring: 1A rounds. 105.-:" ".\" CO: COII!'llll:y lett respective Dos1 t10ns F:.~d tr:wl':' 1ed to B:-.T~lf:ml. (Jb!u.~!Y way ot d1rtsil')n rout.. F.uch platoo!". tI"I.velcd with re!'l .... oti.,e intor.t~ unit. Arrived at 1115 hours. :--.eft nref'. ::t 0700 hours. :.! JO;iF.S (2nd Plat) workinc w1111 1st 1m ::t BLr-~:;!'::. ~.';" ~ (3rd ~l:.t) With 3rd Bn at B~?~ET.:'. !.T po";:r-:'';'A:- l~t -;-;l..-t) witri ~n at A:,rF.!\!:IS::;F;:. Each p1n",oon pet u~ in ror~a: blocl( defe·;r:ive
bl
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poeition. toT .TO;:i!? lett B:-,T.~E;:DE at 1220 on road at-\rc!'l_ll1f',t"t!'y lDour.te~i. on tan1tso Drove 0 (809105). VEC:iF.:.~F.. GJ=:F:Jl',::Y. 01' m:d -.'1' Jr;' :';"8 pla'toon 8et up road blook e.t (1308110). :'T f.~~SO:: re.s1liecl ut ( r.:')?;1)90) wai t1q~ for in~~l!·'tr1 to join 'hi., ~T ~~.TC· ~ ~:: moved from :lo~1 tiOI: to !t!'rt·:I~~~·. (5~20a1). Remila.d ov.m1g t6
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"1:" C2: A' 0:>'5 houre. 'he la' ?le.tOOll !lOved :fro. (!~c 2~'!~3~O) . !he 2nd ar.d ~r4 ~lHtoons jotned the .r.rob column at (Rc:-O~~,).'I). The mnrch WQ':' thr"ugh triendb' terr1to17, At l1.:rO hourz we joined t:le 1st ~n. 120th Int ht (Ro 491027). "18si~n was now to celze ~r.roun~ eust of nRA·'::GWEIG (Ro905110). One platoon fro. the 125th Cav. preceeded tt:1.5 J'eintorced battalion b7 15 .h.utee. At about 1300 hour~. the infantry jUJ:!l'ed off tro. !O.D. (.R0491027) Ime Rloftd due east wi til the ., f't -::Il:.toon ot "n- CO> The l'..clft;-oce JIOYed through 30~:·{r'·. ::t..I'~?:'·~~!·. ,~T·:~"'!-:rT. E~nF' F.G~F.-J~E:;, GR. T,AP:<'F.RnF. &:d K:. r~A.F~:F.:=mE. Prisoners werr t~ke:~ a10nt1 the route &r.d tnere WIlS no o!,:'os1tion< ~\'~. K:'. ~.AP::-=·~:::::. ele.ente ot t~e 125th Cav wpre met. They had been stor ~'ed by t~e enl"JDy. ~"e dre. nr~111er.J fire in thiR town "hile patrols were being 3ent out. Atter a t •• hours de18..7• we proeeeded on 'to A-.r.f.;::E where e~l(!1IY JlE109 r>l~.nes f"trlltted tbe colua'l. One plane wnn brought down l!l:d nno",hel' dr.,I!!:~8ed by AA til'e trolt our nrtillery wh1c~ "l~d gone into posi t1on, Just betore da.r~~ l:. a(}ve "sa JlAde to tal-e l.J:"!U};-·. (?c '-3 "'QC:" , which "1d~ beine: defe!lded by 'the ene.,.. When the If't Ph too:} !"p.ch~~ (RCQ22050), it ran into direct fire tro. r..nti-a1rcrro.ft ,'7ur.:: :'over "".0 t£a.'
Bepon~ Aner/Afte'r AO"ioa, Apdl.
1945,
COn,',,: "
Ifhe 001lPaD7 natnecl 1Ja H.:-~·molll' (R0292;l91) 1DIiil whlob t18e tile ~ ..,...4 111 tile rear O'f HQ' CO 'to f!CJr-'2::3mt~ (110'96015)., antn, "heft at 1545 bours •. Upo. arr~ftl t~lt-e. notice 0 _ · W cont1l1ue he IIU'Oh pneral17 northeast to the town Of GI I7.snm (10690102). fti. looatton _ reochect I1t 1925 hourQ '!'he Idles. ctollP8ll7 oOftr~-4 a total 4 t e " . of ·0· 90:
1412
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RD" C~: C.O. departed DOP~ (102594) at 1430 hour~ and Ret u~ C.P. wIth i 7th In'f les" at B!T!P~X (lc7710) at 18~O hours. D1e~~ce tl" 'Yeled: 45 1I11e8·. 1.t P1S.tOOD woe Gttached to 125th Cr.v ~q who wert=' .ork1nB with the 30th Diy. 2nd Platoon wr.a r.tto.ched to "-.:,t! ~O, this b~tt&~ioD, an4 PlatooD to "A" CO.
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~TRE~:~!! OP TH:. conflI~!) : lIq. Co.. 144 E. II., 14 0: S'Y. co •• 167 F.M., 5 0: 0.,99 t.M. 5 0: "~. Co., 99 F..~. 4 0: "C" Co •• 104 F..M., 5 0: "D" 00.,10' E••• , 4 0: Med., 17 E.~~ •• 2 0:
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11 April 1945
Actio;; :
".1" a):ld "?" COB took (:-R....~;~WICY.. 1."h11e WD" CO
put in the tiBhtiDe 'tor JlRAU!,SC!tnIG eno:1untered J:esietance in the outer ~uburbB. a~uth ot the c1'tJ. "A" CO work . . in with 1r.fMt17 to trJc:e up ~oe1t1on. w1thin the oi't7. !he 1st Platoon of wnw co with Assault Guns e.ttach.~ a'~rched to GO:3Sr., Ot0947218) on a to.ot10al acve. D!'tAI:' BE?01Z8: He;: and :tiC 22: A.on was anda closer to BRU!:f:'·WICR: !lt 1500 hours.
It was ~ short anve to ••~up of village hou.es at the west~rn
outst1rta ot the 01".
ASSAtr'4 GO:; prtAii;~: 1Io."d out in the lIon1na tor ZWFIIX>RP.
We ba4sto'go u~ into 5th ArIorei Dt'Y1s10n sector to get over
the canal1._as all bric!.:ea iltour aeotor ,were blown.. "e waited around
in ZftIJk)u tor quite a.btl. then 80Yed on oYer to ~R0SSErj (R0947218)
and at~e4 th.re for the n1i". We ••, un defenee~. pervioed the tanks
then turne4 in. While on the.trip toZWllDORP.the 3rd tank o! "r"
CO broke in a bridge. ~,~ then led the reaair.a~r o! "n W CO tanka
with the a ••ault BUD tBDks~other r~ute ~o the 'fir.al destination.
"1" CQ: Platoons moved 'fro. poeitione and cros~ed canal toget~er
8a .a CO_?an7. Eaoh !:Ilatoon went into the att::ok t~nd participated in
the tRk1nS of~JU~~ISC!~IO (~RlT.rsWICK). The attaok waA successful ond
no oasualt1e. euota1ned. A CP waB set up £t(~o900117), Platoons
took up I'OQd blook positions in the cit7< .
u,
"~. C~: In the .nr17·~~ning. bea~ ene., artillery aDd .ortar
fire fell 0 the ~OI!li'an1'a detenai'Ye "'os1tiOl:S. At no()!'l, en~1I7 firir.e
hr~d ceased ancl iJ'l'fnnt!7 units of the l2~th In! Regt pu~hed east without
the [tid of our tr:.n',:s due to bridge out at (R0841040). At 18.,0 hours.
thfi' com ·:.r.y ac'Yed out with dO~'Bhe on trt~ks. The 3rt! ?lrtoon led
follow~d the 2nd ar.d 1st ~latoo:js. Without oppoe1t10~ we _oved t~ougn
'J':IIF.nE "'OLFE~'jrftA~ (?reTiolJsly taken by the 2nd Armored !'iv). At
SA-.ZD.A.T:·J t::,1 (Ro950038) o~!'!oDition wns encou!'l'tered JUBt before darknf"ss
set in. There was ·~.1:11 aras !!!1d bn200kn tire received, The ~rd
i'1[; tOOl. <"'looked 01
t;··' COmrl.L!lY tor the nighto S/SGT r~op.y was shot f .. !!d
wour:ded by. ll. sr.iT'er n ani ~er I.;.t (Ra909~C)3). A~OO ~~u!'s he ceT!.ed
to n t1:"1lre to t·.lt.. IJ:stead the -oe!"80r. ~hot tUld erca':)ed~ S/':)~": _ORY
"au evacuated by our .ed10·~. - - 12
.!
hours. houro .
98i
. -p:. CP wall set "1' at U:"I!.(J!!: (RcR30~). 'rne 1st Plr.toor.
arah" ai' 45 hours fro. B!.'ftVR to !nI::Op.? :'eft 7.WI::'O~:F
at 1600 houra en 0. tnotico.l aarch to tt;ke up 11 dei'f'r.1I1vE' 'o~1 t1011 nt
GIOSSZ-, . ' 1805 bours
0
STI':!CJ~J
4 0:
11
gP T:JF
CO~Pt:;IES:
!Jq. Co., 14 ~ F.... 14 0:
07 E....• 5 0: 'X Co .• lOO·E.N., 5 0: ."jolt Co •• 9A :.,1[ •• "C- co., 104 E•••• 5 0: "D" co., 100 F..-c, 4 0: ~ed,.
aY. 1J0., E~ ••
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CAsnA~TIFs:
CLAlr.s:
2
"0" co:
Q MIA, 1 WIA, 1 ene~ 7Smm AT gun,
KIA,
de~troyed.
12 April 1945
ACTIO;:: With :ERA~.m:'OH"ErG (.3RU::~~tVICi{) tE-ken, our sweC'!= .ovt'd 01 once . l1!o.in. We were. now ~~kinc ::. do.:··h tor th~ E:'EF. R1 ver. ThE' el'("Jr.:r' 0 defenses u ~ "e'.red corn 'lately overrun. Our flying C01UllJl8 Wf"!'"e o ... toh1nj'; h1. by 8urrrise in towns (",nd v~ llug..:-o. So•• of our td.ll~~!1
eTen overr;:,.!) r~~ e"JE'.Y u1rtie1..d: lrnoc'.ted down one of tnt t:~hter
l"lnr.es 8S 1 t tr1ed c;n e:~ca;"e tnke-otf trom the rw;wr17.
D:fi.tAr. RF ;-o!t~s ~
He ~nd !IC co: 'l'lle rer.r elements moved out at 10.)0 hourR m:d h~l ted on the tr.ai!'.ro:.d jUt't .c,~t ot B~U": 'WICK W:le'!'e iii. 5-"1our wait was mu!~. ':hf" treen light wus t1nu117 g1ven.p..~1d the co1.uml'
mOYee! thr,,)llgh the center ot the ct:.;,1tu1··;teil oity ancJ .:1vec or.. lettine the ogl~eyed German c1v1l1ano ot the towns m:c vil1,r.ges .~t our dustcs we l"'l'lned through. Atter dar'·-ness te!.l 8 h:..1 t .:::.s aude on t~e ro~d wes' ot t·:AGr·~:'RG. It WfiR decnded to WCli t for r.ny1 ig'1t before aov1ng on, ns there was ~o.e contus1~n a8 to t~~ correc~ route. Guard was set U;l und the .en ele)"'t be-:ide the vehicles by the rondo o
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.A.SSAU1T Gt!j: ?!.,A!OQ::: "',ett for !'F.:!~F (~dr)Oll.:n) before !'f>r.t of
tltek oo~.umn in or~eiFto illl in n t:;ni( trr-;., on thE' WI Y wj th one at the
dozers. !his job r:.oCo~~11!)~ed, n. w~.1" was al~df' in :_:':i~? tor other
unite to or.tch up. .At 1500 hours, we were on the ~ove n.t~r.dn to
noSroRP where t!-ln 1'8 were servicedo
"". en .11\ UA~Ol' MJ 1 n -RAt'" ('":I~n..•,.. ~A-.poo~"::,: '" PIA.) .• R :'1 fi t oon rea:;. i nel..& _~ .."!. • , 'C'l~I"" .• _ ··'r. ·.r_-"... v .\. ) to olean 1l~ ~lr. ,·tten ".alr:. ir~ta... try--A.n I,rer~ .iased by tl:f" 1Ir:1r. t· ~'~ torceo '-'ith -:'T JO:irr.' plp..1;oOD lead1n«, :-.T ?o .... :o:::~':'Ar'f. :'11·.tOOli briq~1r..: ur the pear i the cO.~Bny road I18rched ~o tnke 2 towns f.nd "'15 "'li·'IZ. CP was set Uf' at C/.-.V:H:':O::: (Rd420S) at 1800 hours. -.' .TO:.:!-~.~' nl:.toon jlrooeede4 to A.:jGE!?!:. cleaned out town, f:nd !'et u" r~ .;-f'[OC1{s ~ \J
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-B- CQ: IDtantry lI01Ulted the tfinks E. t ~7/X} !lour!; to [itt· c'-<
WEtDF.T. (RciJ10120). CO~ ~'t'1D:7! 8tor.r~ed the co~ uJrn at (:~c·)')7t)97)
where mission Wfie c~u;.nged ~;.lld tanks wer*= instructed t..., ~1J8h e::::t fH~
fe.r as they oould SO. The ~l·,too~i .·'vee! b:ck to
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Report8 After/After
Act1o~,
A;'r11 1945, Cor.t'd:
A t·,S'{ force W:,R ~sse~b' ed :,t t~1B ~01nt--t!1e 1st ?lntoor. :1' ong w1 th ·one yq and ? "ee'1S from the 125th CfJ.V. to 1"'recede the Dlain body. At 120~ hours we '1ush("'d off t~rollgh Ar-r;Z:RC'!Y, ~O"2!InJ4 e.n~ "(')'-IG;, (P:JTE'., T!11r; latter t'W"T1 w['s Bur!'e;' dered to us· 1::y Ll. officie.: on ~ bicycle who ~ecaled out to meet the column with u white f~~~. T!1e Gerl'Hn 'T)l'! '1'.r:;de ,.:.as still n big one. ::0"" on the ro~.:.ds were mary A:ner1ce.n ':~'Id Bri t1s~ ":>?'s liberr-..ted froll overrun !)rison c(...·, 8 • T!1e column moved or: l'..(~f:.inst Bc[.tterer. o;"'osition, mostly ell!:.ll [:.IT'So Just before we re:.c!1ed SC!l1CKZ~JSI!~Ir', 11 coluEl of e~ler!y wns s~otted moving nort 11 fro. tbe ",own into GR STEI!;m'(. but the enemy got into the town [:. few m1:.utec before we got there. As the lel:.d vehicle a:~ro~·.ched the first :-:rou!"l of houses, 1 t was fired on by nn el~emy intal.try.· Jl wi th F.. :'flnzerfaust, 11, ... rrowly miseing. ThE" t:·_~1~{-lIounted infantry '1u1okly di!3l11oullted 6.J:d rounded u:' 50 German l1riBon~rs. There were mlre e!~em.y around t>ut the task force W:::'8 call ed back to continue i t~ l!!1 ssio~~ before the to\m c~u1d be eom-:'etely clet..nrc out. Three 1 r:!or try GU1~rd s wa 1 'led the ?Ws back to sctuc::r··;~1!~!t!.. 't-ut e~;route two ot thE' America:;s were :--ic1ced oft by ani ~~~rs left ir. t!1e towr. of G:l :'T?r:;n~. -.nter it WH6 le·,rned thatTD~ took care of GR ;;TEI:' n' " Petwern :~C~IIC~~-, ";!"t"U' and !3n?"~r ,GErn~~G the 1 at Pl'. toon ulocked out :" e!:emy truc'{G, one hr.. lftrnc'( :~nd I!. 40mrr. AA gun. The oolumn t"1en moved 0)') to f:.AR:·r:E, crosDed the nutobrJm, then went to .,oARE·Tl:A -, . At (Rd ')3~1 ~I)) the 1st ?lutoor: ove:-r:.n rln e,:erny air:"'o::-t, ?:~neE nnd vehic'ef-' were d1s"lersed in t':le wOoc':) SOlie Gerll1~n Ilir cor~s perso~·) el Wf:S cr,,~tured. One ot t~e ellemy fiehter i'lane,~ trtec: to c.:,;crl·'e ty t'.'dI~e; off. S/:'GT l"A'''CFTT i w~o .r~s covering t'-1e rur.wny, shot it dow' witrt the 50-caliber turret-mounted m'lchine gun jUfit [is the '1.:;(· :'ucce("L'ed in ris1ng off thE' l:ir~·trir'c T!1e 1"'l:m(> crr.shed, Ant1-rdrcrn!t gU:I~ were cf!:'tured il1t:~Ctc Fr1er.d~y er:ginccr:-- C':' u;-' to dE'In"lish th~ gU!lS. At the nir~ort. the roads through t'1e WOOd: were fOLl T for e~'tablishil:g c.. brirl~fhe:.:1 ".;~·s t!11s: the noint of the t';sk force, the lAt 'l1ito~)J:, wu?o t:) r..r;ke a dash tor the brid'"e, noll tar.~~s firing, :d~d theIl, if nossib-:e, a. ke t l le cro~f\1ng" ;'.3 we Tlec.red WIEG-..IT and :reached (Rd4~)r:;?:"9). n. bi.:" . € x :'10s10l: w.s '1e:.rd. The oolumn W:.11 sto :,,'ec by the tusk force cOJ"'m;.!,der 'ne: reeD:: WUA sent out to recc!moi ter for t..nother bri.r'{';€ ':'~"le column I'~~~i:: tur!led ~.roul.d and moved south to !:AS:~;·-1;:'r:~ (P.d4Jl;?08) tor 't:len1tj'lt, 0
"e" CO: },t OgO:! hours the eom"f:"y :"-t;'.rterl to move from ;<':;':;7: ·T;'~ ":" (?o7770t7) with recidue to r.. . ~·:ew ure;::.. On the route, t~le eolT.~: ny w, f' t-ltt:lc'1ed to 2nr.. nn.117th In! Regt r.. s rrlrt of i. tr.3': force Thr cor-pr.r.y :r.et thf. i~f rt 3R!~T·:·'~CIT·~~IG (~~n 'G~'!:C::) and the route t, bt::: w'eL wr:r ;'! i. vell 'rJere. Infu ·try mounted on the re~·.r decks 0 f t!le ten',!:! The Co-r,~ly, ~.S lerd e:ement of F.. t':.:·:l{ force, met :i~;::t ret.;i=,t·~:1ce u:ltil -,rrivir.g :.t tl-te tOWl: of CA':.V"R:F. Severfil ;'ri.sor.crR wert:' t:.lCf'Y'. in tIlt> fI!r.£ll: vi~.lrgeo. ,'recepdhg CA-:..VOEC:::,(~c4:.I)~n;n :~:d thE' lrtter t:"'~1 w[.:' re: .c':ed ;. t 170'1 h0urr,. There were four 7. 5cm .!.T euns F:et U'"' ::.8 ro::d t>loc~ ju -,t E': ::t 0" tlle W"":-;'R-E",'"':: CA: A·", The 2nd ?lutoon 'mnc~{ef,')ut ~' of t~e !,'r glJ;;n. The compr.ny .aoved QJ". in toW!: ,. !'d hr.:.d the bri( t-e F'e~ure 1. y ?;.'Y) llOure A tot 1 of t:;3 miles W&:3 covered 'in tl:e me.rc'1. 0
p, C7" W'.S set Uf' hI C:i:.'lr)R:--r. T"1c ll·t -'1r;t0:1T1 m;.rc:l("'d ~~e 2nd ~~·.toon wor~ed wit!1 "~n CO, tti- :n, ~~~ In tl1e m:rch co~umn, 2 li'~~lt t(L!:k~' were orderp~l '.1" froJ:t T!1e"e tl,?O t,.. :,.1{S h:::.d the job of lending the e11t1re Cc.lum:l )'~er F; d i st,,> ce of nev(>ral !""ile~ 1. to:'3n:'-.JI(E:'. Eere tr.e le~:.d i '.g . ~ ['>~t thTik r·r)ceeded crcutiou,'lY, ""\1
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wit~ A'~ ult ~u~s. t a' l::','tl-J. I:lf ?ep;t"
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Aot1on,
Ap~11
1945, Contl4:
tol!owed at 100 yards b7 the seoon4 1ight and the supr,ori .ade up
of the 1st ?latoon l "'A" CO. Jut out.ide CREr'~,I!:GEli, Tanie 12 (1n the
1e&4) oal1ed baok ror 1ntant!'7 "to 10 into the town wlth it.
After a· sbort ~ait, tank 12 proceede' without infantr,y, which tni1~d to
oo.e UP. SGT t~le tar.~ oo-.nn~r, adv~ced without int rrotection
beor..uee he oou I!ee .i8l1s ot • Wi t~awa1. Tank 14 followed at it. lOO-yard ir.tenc.l 81"-118 supporting t1re • . Tfl."lk 12 raced through "' town fn an ~::tte.!'t to ho.1 t an ene_ o04ir.Jand car ~d other e:1ell1 troors e~'oapir.g at the othe~ ed.! . e ot the ~lao,. !he oo~r.r.d car .ae destr07e4 aachine gun t1re tro. Tunk 12. Both 1i~ht tankp. then nrt 1nto a .l'081t101: at the edse ot to~ to out off theenelD7 enoar-e route. Int fl88,in 00.11e4 to'r BIld at this t1.. entered the toWn a~d oleaned it out. The .ed1ua tar.ltD ot Co went to the flanks to out ott the en~'11 esaa,. fro•. the town. OTer 160 prisoners were ~.n. :3etore the ir:.ta~lU7 nrriyed. SG!iIOSS and hin bow 8\L~mer. -:'10 W r ~:F.R f.r:~, fro. Tank 12. ohecked. the ouees near the tank poDS 0118. «flY fire here was 1111ited t~ ani:"')er nud o:",orp.d1c n.t~ll am.. ManJ p:1r.Eerfnuat• •eft tound at 1'O,\d blooks. in house:~, and in tlte comr.oaT.d oar, but none we're used. The .nelty was np·.~arel1t1,. oo.pletel, tu~en by surnriae at the eudder.eso of bie entrnpaent. After the tow:'1 was oleared, the ootUIT. .,ved on, with Tank 12 agn1D 6.t the noint. Ifoweve'r, there were DOW 2·reoon pee!,s o.hec.d of ~~e tanks. !h10 order .WAS aa1ntaine4 for deyera1 m11eD without ir.01dent. The 1i6ht tank 8eot10~1 was then relieved by the lr.-t Platoon, "n" CO, ru,d the .~rch resu.ed.
flOSS,
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Irq. co.. 14'5 E. 14 0: 0.,100 F..M., 5 0: "~" Co., 97 E.M., 0: "~" Co., 100 E.M., 4 0: Med., CA~tJA:'TIF.S:
CT.AIIeS:
.TI"
1
;:IA,
CO: 1 2 1 1
2.
VolA,
Q WIA.
enec), 40.. II gun
enemy trucks
enemy halttrnc1.:
tighter p:~ne (shot down)
"C" CO:· 2 AT suns (7.5c.)
"D" CO:
1 enemy co••and car.
1'3 April 1945 ACTIO;r:
Our units reached the west br":lk of the r:-lTIF River. In A~ep~ir.g through ane cle~1ns out ~n,. towos on the way. ~ enellY tnr.ks were krocked out, r...na the lint ot eJ:ellY ettui!'_ent deotroyec! i!1cludrd 9 truoks, 2 aelt-propelled gune and 1 halttrnc~. But there was also a big human i:=ltf"rest story. A un1t ot the 2nd Pl~.toon, Itr" CO, in .o;·~1ng U9 our flnnk nenr the ELr,!, ·oame upon a ra1ll"0!~d 8idlr.g r.r.c there founc 2500 siok r~d stnrving Je.ish internees who ex-ecte~ to die at the ha."'1ds of !~aEi SS g'UE.rdB. I"ETAr.
IF.~B!:-::
Hq and]> CO: flour.ted up tll1d aoved fro. ror~ds1de hn1t f.:.t 1000 !'1")urs. On road nll day .oving toward •.'I(}!'~T1RG r.:.nd t!}p r::.!>:F. River. ~1 vouac was made r..bout 1900 hours e. fe. atles fro. the ::.~7 e.nd north ot r·~~;-:.nURG 1~"t l!"':)E. The bivouao area WtlS n lars. fHr.. At ribO'lt 2~al) hOUI'.8. let LT P-./1Y!' Y.ITC!IT."',·.1 a.nd ?!o'C ?A:"'~ H. SF.A!a::; nrf' slig'ttl,. in.jured whE'n the lillIson '\ee~ oollided w1il1 2. Gera::m clu"t0.abi1e driTen by 2 Ger""4l1 .ed10$ on the rOlic near MO:::::.
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.After/A~er
Action, April 1945,
Co!~t'd:
A:~S.AT~Ur Gt·~ pr~.·.'!'o~~,: r.eft :30SI'OR3' for GP.I7'~lF._: (R7875'50) nt about 09,5 hours. the way a battalion of aeraan r&r~troo~erA who wouldn't giYp. u~ W8a encountered. T~ •• e were by-paSsed. 'Arrivef "~t ~~IE3F. on the r::-.:;- RiTer at 2000 houre. The tnnks were &~u.1n eet u" aa rOf~d bloak~. aeniced :_nd caJr.oufla.ged r etore dc..]!'k.
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Through 'he a~ernoor.. the ~eople of the -horror trnin- .tr. . .e4 .b:,ut t':e A••l·ioar. sold1ers, or7in« &net laughing th.eir thank:t, And tE'l . in~ stor1e~ ot alayer:-.. o!"!)ra.r.l10r" t(lrt.re. 1apr1aor.••nt. A.!1d 4eath. :'~o.~1 of these oeo-,H, .ere 471nS. 6 cr~8.8 of 'yp~u. were reported Inter. ~ev.rul died while the .ank weB there. The t~1D'r.oeived 80m. b od17 needed toad t~&t ::lgh'. ware promi.ed aore food· ~·o be sot"er. troa the ,"jerman fans end hoa.,. r.ear the Arec;.. and et10r*:a . .re 'bei!\17l by IIhe ~overn.ent to tir.d oU9rter. to Which they ooul4 be 80Tedaway !ro. the tl1~~. jn~. .d. eTil-saelling r&ilroud cars. So the day wns ir.deed a Ter, j01tul one for thoe .~o had been liTing tor 80 Ions
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r;uEl.1"rla. Just nt dusk, n Gersar. e1viMrr c"'!.1De ur. to re~on that 26 Gerll::n er:1sted r.u end 2 officers were ut his f'lra f.1.l':d would 8urrt"1:d",r to 8:1 offioer., ~A,Tnpr:'::J P;'I:! 'hnd returned. !ie or;!Bn1,ed a party cOII!!'rief'd of T'm":: 12 crew anr3 doughboys t led by hi.ae!!. This un1 t rrooeeded to t·:. tnrll!lous('s (Ry6'l7l,)2) dp:"'loyed :,nd ndve.~ced. 'l'~e GeMlftJl s():'d1ers f~urrcr.dered re~d1ly iT. a grour, were "!"elieved or t"':ft1r we2..!'IO'~S ".'14 mf'.l'ehp.(~ baok to the trnin. I:ere they we!'~ held under ~nrd 'til ~icked u~ by our Ren unit" This bar. .o~nled 2~ Y.I ~d 2 officers, The n: :ht ...' l;? quiet ~T.oept tor ~trCa.:ting by f.l: ener.y r.l~;ne which Wf~;:- ehot dow;~ for :1 te "r:luble by a J~ft:~rbl AA uni't. :~o sold1'? s Or ei"i11rtrll were 1~1 lured by this netioD. ·.ater in th,. r.igltt, teveral Germun str;~t.; ~:er!" ~'ere t:~1t@n ,r1soner, ':he d',';. ::-.o'1on by this unit ot the 2nd n'!,llt()nr•• ":-,, C(). reEul ted in "he !.1bernt1or. ot 250:) '8'.... ish internees who h:·,4 f'X'~eeted d1~, n~d whn were ~ult_starved &14 in ~ 'it1ful condition. ~he1r g!'!ti tude W&!3 touciir.g, ~eTer8.~. ex-of::!icers of the rutch tmd .1ugOS'!.H.T armi.~ comr.-lieented the un!. t 0:'1 i"~ r..ct10;1. The t:ott'lr. clso resulted in 'he c&~ture ut a'rr~x11Date11 40 nermar soldiers end tr.~ ~e1.zure of :?' good :.?aount of tolleit)' er:'u1,~1I4u~t. .
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18 Arrll 1945
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"A" eo:· . COII:"IA"7 mOTed from J'toa1tio;i (Ryr,44000) at 0700 hours 1 17ih Int R1!!!t ,t1"00,'a to reaoh objective (RC!f;~79i5) in o.nter of ~,~AG~~'30. A ttJOE..1 e...·' -: arm. orctn:.nce ren~,ir fr..cto!"7 'w~e oTerru!"J dur1~g this cor.:bnt 210'9 ..... .1t~
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05~O hQurs) 8J~d WliS eyacuated. SOT Se!l},c;-r::a took ohc.r8e of the , .rlatooll; '1/4 ~.E! took charge of :.T emJRI' 8 vehicle. The ~~t Plfato')!' 31111.'ed oft willlthe 1nfunt17 at 05,6 hours; its l':1s010J. beh:g to olean out i', aect10n ot :.:A~J)!'DU!lG to the ~"'.:3:: R1vrr abo': t '!. OO~~ 7Qrd8 d1strl.lit. Objeot1ve WI:'. reao!l"d ~ t. 11'0 h.)ure where a detenoe wae ee.t u~., while ir.trintrJ oontil,ued the lIo')':"Iin, up trwsle. At r~bot;;t 1500 hour., CA-TAI:7 UnnE:.~ led the '!'Ilr..toon to another scct1o!: o'! the 01 t7 where thE" t~o.b~e wer,= ~et·. After ~efue111:';. the 1st ~l·'toon mO'Yef. w1th t~e 2nd ?lutoon to a b11'!.et1ng ',re·'. for the n'!gl~t. T/S SI:~C1!O?F wfla.e:Jt to tb. h08,'1.tr:.l aa ~. recult of be-ins ,atruo!c or." the hend by ~, falling hatoh. The 2r.d Platom: WE..:3 in ~esel"Y. during t~e dR7. . Ifhe "re! 1'lato,')n continued ito adv',llce. US1~lg the sr~r-e tl'cticn aa t!I. ::"reYloua dq. A ruu:ber o! rot..d br..l"l'lere wer€ · enoou.:te-red . One W:t. heaY117 defer:4ed b7 8nchine' gun t1re. The~l:'..toor. of doughs that C~-. :!l~ r: ;1 wa8eu:~.~ortin8' WIlS ~lr.ned dOW~l b1 their .'ire a:.d they werr- ur.r. 1e to c.dV&,j·:ce or withdraw u!lti~ C,··~. !?,~.lT·C:!, needle')::! ot ...I)~s1bl. t.nt1-tt'-!l'r fire fro. t~p. rond bloc~:, ~u'!. 1.ed U'· into the street. thueex i:)sl':8 hi;: to..'t'lk but, e!':llb~il~g him to brine fire on t'le bloc~:. ~Je :!'ired 12 rounde of!~ down' t!le' street cd 1cnocicecJ out t'1e lnr.-o'h1'!"1e guns. The. adYI1!:ce oO:lt1!:ued. The !'Itreet:-' were ~11 of bow::b ar~:.tera. ret:..rd1ngt1:e tankJ' ~rogrros, but t'~r yehie. cs lI~u:..ger. tc. kee"1 u; with t~e dl)u,ha. Eneay reoistf:T;ce w.a~e~.d tl"o. this ~oint Oil ttr! the objeot1vit w1t"'lin ! ..... ~-:':.-u"r, ....:." "eoured •. "0.'·'7 er:."7 rriaor..erflwere tr:.1cen, 1r.clud1!':~ hi~h-rl:!'~il"l" 0,.t1cer~. ~h~ "'!l1toOr. c1y·t1nued ur. to the 7,-P'F R'!. ve!" ":'1er. !"o ~: bloc'~ defe:"',3ee wre ee' U," with t"'le te.1',·t~ to r.ol!! tl~e (JroUl'!n tr.L~e:, .
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and :I~ At SO:{:;AR::;~.~,~~;. A roo_ in rn !{n. bu11dingwI.8 let 11'1 :' .'~{c'F. i~te1"Y1ew o1T111"ne. 'Ort8P. "'err:i"8 wert' p.rl'nrR'f"d tor 12-hour "erioda tor oenair. i!ldiv1dunla whooe re~u.at Wae .. i!':(\o"n~!t enough to Lllo. thea OJ~ the roada. A roundu:, of laal1 c.r wu r.nde. A'!. '!. De.n~.r ot nntique ohotgu:-a and r1f'!e. we" I!'urrender' .. bl o~'Yi11ar.8. Tlle COo~(S o"'ened the1r ne. aeaa b:!ll 1r. !i fOl'ller tOWJ~ tavern. . ..A" C;~· Coa: 1 a."l1 1eft IlAG!lJo"RtRG fl t 1. '00 hours ".r,d an ~hecl to n•• are!} Cot fI::::mORF (~dr,2299"), rec:o!lir.8 th~r"· a' 140() hou1"f'. J. to\"!:~ '''ntrol 1m:!!! net u:" 1n thi8 area.
"B" CO: CO-:"Lr.l was a881S:1e4 to 8unel the town ot Gp. AT'''F.:: :., 6.11":: (Ry5 T 11(5) to l!1U'fty wi th the 120th Int Rest. T,T
\yOi"r.'Rl' ar.d 25 ..n .tuted 'the·8urYey, ee",roh1nl fro. hOU8e to nouee tor firearas, o!leo!ti~ food, woter 8,atell Q!lc! &!.y s""~re quartera tor "'Oaa1ble ~1")uei"l. A 1118:1 dent ha.d been _d. in 'he work by noor.. 1'; acre ..nwere 8ent 'to help. At 170~ ho~re the eUrYe, waa abou'halt cOI!Dleted.. l1reur_ included 120. II g1Il'e, '~ue t!:\a.re ",'rts a~ld aar:o. &'ld ~ 120. 1I0rtrp·o cOl!r'"llete. Shelter ,....~ tou· ,d tor '08Dible hou~ir.g for 2 ,0:)0 ~eo;,1e. On~ tAnk and I)~-:.e .... .' . . atr011cd t~e tow)'. dur1!lg the dcy until 11~!) 'tourB when ~}r i ... ~ a~ld 16 mer.. one peefl r.r.d one halt'rack took over the lIotorize6 ~uurd. .
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ACtIn;; : !be work ot gO~rDina our assiened Eone continued. ~it~in
the Y!'riou. 001lJ'1lD7 are~!.8, a return to larrl.on lite 1ma beins I!1I'..de.
with reyei1~., roll oa11, 1n.~eotlor~ and trainins Fro(~. . Ba a
beginr.inc _ . ,
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Ti r aid Cj: Ooour'ation ,atro1 actinti.". Bnttalior. area . wae :,otloe. rr: ual17. tbe ohance waa beinC IIBde fro. co.br.t to l6.rrt.on lif••
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CO: ~!o ohr.llse. rotnt1or. ~tatoon baoie.
Town Ilatro1 nnd area guard co:-t!nuec!
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-~- CO: -.t ,,~,~W w:d hi;~ ,1atoor. ?lus orew. tro. ot~cr
"'1atoona oOl~til:ued 'the .UrYe7 otthe G3 AJ,j~.:E:;3:.:::P.L, area. ~otorized
·.. atrol. of the t:rea a1ao oontir.ued.
-C" 'CO: ~eyeil.e at 06'0 bours started t~. new trD.inl:~g rro;~rall. '!ornins 0 t'ent 011 Enl1~t.1'~&""loe. :'hye1cR1 training wno done i. the ~tternoo~, with oare and oleaning ot wea ·onB.
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CO: RelUl~r ~~ltro1e functioned throu~h the day 11'''1-' 1 e ir, the area eOIle order out ot ohuos ,,:·,s bei~g .'chir.yed aaor.g the oiYi1ill!1 ..,roblellS. fle.berD ot the oom"' n7 not I.ctive ~r: "'t.tro! duty !"r..rtioii'!~t.d in c. trn.ir:iqr !"ro!71"a.. 00.P8J~7
ST~:G31: or T~IE ~O~">A: I:::J: :!o. Co., 1,9 :':.L, 14 0: ~v. Co .• 105 F..M., 5 : iIi Co., 96 :;:.1:., 4 ·0: "1\" Co_. 97 ? .i:. .• 5 0: .·C" Co., 99 E.!.'., 40: "D" Co., 97 F. •••• 4 0: ~"ed .• 17 ~.l·;., 2 n. "'I'I:'~ C..1•'IT't. . """.rL - ,-"'••••••
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24 .1.,ril 1945 .1C%IO:7:
. "!)" CO hc.d an atte~ted Bs;.bot:~e case ::s :?re-!:1tler YOUt~1 : ·"e
klda tried to set ntire u buc'(et ot ga.soline by a mediult tnL~~ ir:
nEEf:AUSr:::~ durina the nttemoon. That niSht :l( co hcd: civili::Ti
IlUrdp.r case on its hl;..nds. Other eyents ot the day ','1ere .ore routine
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"::''' CO: !lout1'IC ~~"'tro"'... ~!ot r01:tir.e W'CP the 1r.c1c!e:1t which occurrea .1~i the '.fternoor. i.', SE·-!:ALt~:. as one ot the r.'r-diuT"' ttlI'~8 "a~ be1r.g !:"'lil:te- :Ollocd . 'ao01ine wt:.a b.1r.~ usod or ~ 2101vel-t to
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25 Ar.r1 't 1945 AgzI01~:
lb. P.a,"Q1io~\ oontinu4!'4 routine ".:'etro1 nnd pnrd in it. ooou ,'atior: zone.
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"i" ew!'7 CO: Guurd fllld ratrol dut1.n cont1r.uet'. P.egut".r oix "ours. trnir.ing sohedute followed.
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21 A!'ril 1945 ACTIO!;: A regulc:.r Saturday ins:".otion was :nr~de today. The;", 1t 1t'r. ~ anr!OlL"1ced that olose ord.r drill woule begin on !!:onda;:. EvE'rybody now knew tor c.rthin WE' were 'baok in gr.rri80n.
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9 trucks
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