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Rimlinp; On 2 October 1944, the Battalion, under the command of [.t. Col. Dwight E. Moorhead, marched to the Nisidia, Italy staging area and there boarded American U.S. Navy LST's for the voyage to France. After Iwo days aboard the small, weaving craft, the unit arrived at Marseille, h'rance in the evening of 4 October 1944. Debarking immediately, movement was made lo an assembly area in the vicinity of Septemes and Aix, France. Bivouacs were once again set up and time relegated to the role of waiting for orders which would start the Battalion's movement lo the north for a new attachment to a division. On 20 October 1944, the combat vehicles, half-tracks and destroyers, complete with their assigned crews, were loaded on trains to start the shipment North. The morning of 23 October 1944, the i-emainder of the Battalion moved out ol the Septemes-Aix, France area enroute to their new assembly point, Epinal, hVance. After three days travel, in which time 499 miles were covered, with bivouacs enroute occuppied at \'ienne and Dole, France, the Battalion arrived in the vicinity of Nomexy, F^rance, northwest of Epinal, France, at 1400 hours the afternoon of 26 October 1944. Unloading the combat vehicles, which had arrived in l''>pinal by tiain, checks of those vehicles and maintenance of the other wheeled vehicles was the next step. The day of 29 October 1944, the unit marched to the vicinity of Luneville, bVance and on 30 October 1944 went into iiosilions for operations in that vicinity in direct support of the 44th Infantry Division and as an attached imit of the U . S. X V Corps. Attachments for the three infantry regiments of the Division found Company "A" in support of the 71st, Company "B" with the 524th, Company "C" reinforcing the 114th and Reconnaissance Company providing Division Reconnaissance. - 53 —

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O n 2 O c t o b e r 1 9 4 4 , the B a t t a l i o n , u n d e r t h e c o m m a n d of [ .t . C o l . D w i g h t E . M o o r h e a d , m a r c h e d to the N i s i d i a , I t a l y s t a g i n g area a n d t h e r e boarded A m e r i c a n U . S . N a v y L S T ' s f o r the voyage to F r a n c e .

A f t e r I w o days aboard t h e s m a l l , w e a v i n g c r a f t , t h e u n i t a r r i v e d at M a r s e i l l e , h ' rance i n t h e e v e n i n g o f 4 Oc tober 1 9 4 4 . D e b a r k i n g i m m e d i a t e l y , m o v e m e n t was m a d e lo an assembly area i n the v i c i n i t y o f Septemes a n d A i x , F r a n c e .

B ivouacs w e r e once a g a i n set u p a n d t i m e r e l e g a t e d t o t h e r o l e of w a i t i n g f o r orders w h i c h w o u l d s t a r t the B a t t a l i o n ' s m o v e m e n t lo the n o r t h f o r a n e w a t t a c h m e n t t o a d i v i s i o n .

O n 20 O c t o b e r 1 9 4 4 , t h e c o m b a t vehic les , h a l f - t r a c k s a n d destroyers , c o m p l e t e w i t h t h e i r assigned c rews , w e r e l o a d e d on t r a i n s to s t a r t t h e s h i p m e n t N o r t h .

T h e m o r n i n g o f 23 October 1 9 4 4 , t h e i - emainder o f the B a t t a l i o n moved o u t o l the S e p t e m e s - A i x , F r a n c e area e n r o u t e to t h e i r n e w assembly p o i n t , E p i n a l , hVance. A f t e r three days t r a v e l , i n w h i c h t i m e 4 9 9 m i l e s w e r e covered , w i t h b ivouacs e n r o u t e occuppied a t \ ' i enne a n d D o l e , F r a n c e , t h e B a t t a l i o n a r r i v e d i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f N o m e x y , F^rance, n o r t h w e s t o f E p i n a l , F r a n c e , at 1 4 0 0 h o u r s t h e a f t e r n o o n o f 2 6 O c t o b e r 1 9 4 4 .

U n l o a d i n g the c o m b a t vehic les , w h i c h had a r r i v e d i n l' '>pinal b y t i a i n , checks o f those vehic les a n d m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e o t h e r w h e e l e d vehic les was the n e x t step.

T h e d a y o f 2 9 Oc tober 1 9 4 4 , t h e u n i t m a r c h e d t o t h e v i c i n i t y o f L u n e v i l l e , bVance a n d on 30 O c t o b e r 1944 w e n t i n t o i i o s i l i ons f o r operat i ons i n t h a t v i c i n i t y i n d i r e c t s u p p o r t o f t h e 4 4 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n and as a n a t tached i m i t o f t h e U . S. X V Corps .

A t t a c h m e n t s f o r t h e t h r e e i n f a n t r y r e g i m e n t s o f t h e D i v i s i o n f o u n d C o m p a n y " A " i n s u p p o r t o f t h e 71st , C o m p a n y " B " w i t h t h e 5 2 4 t h , C o m p a n y " C " r e i n f o r c i n g t h e 1 1 4 t h a n d Reconnaissance C o m p a n y p r o v i d i n g D i v i s i o n Reconnaissance .

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A c t i v i t y , i n w e a t h e r l l i a t r a n g e d f r o m c o h h w h i p p i n g w i n d s to r a i n a n d snow, f o u n d the l i a t l a U o n u n l o o s i n g t h e i r p o w e r f u l n e w g u n s w i t h h e a v y barrages a g a i n s t e n e m y [ los i t ions a i d i n g t l ie i n f a n t r y e lements i n t h e i r d r i v e o n the v a t a l c o m n u m i c a t i o n s center of S a r r e -b o u r g , F r a n c e . A f t e r t h r e e weeks of g r u e l l i n g c o n f l i c l , c en tered i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f A v r i c o u r t a i u l St . George , F r a n c e , t h e B a t t a l i o n a n d t h e a s s a u l t i n g i n f a n t r y e l ements closed o n S a r r e b o u r g .

O n 2 1 N o v e m b e r 1944 , G o m p a n y ' " A " , s n p p o r i n g t h e 71st I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t d rove i n t o t h a t c i t y e f f e c t i n g its c a p t u r e . C o m p a n y " C " w e n t to t h e n o r t h w e s t i n s u p p o r t o f t h e 1 0 6 t h C a v a l r y G r o u p , g u a r d i n g the l e f t f l a n k o f t h e S e v e n t h A r m y a n d p r o t e c t i n g t h e l e f t f l a n k of the Second h ' renc i i A r m o r e d D i v i s i o n i n t h e i r a d v a n c e t o w a r d s S t r a s s h o u r g , F r a n c e . C o m p a n y " B " m o v e d to the l e f t of S a r r e b o u r g then on to the n o r t h and east w e r e the Second P l a t o o n o f C o m p a n y " B " led t h e a t t a c k of the 5 2 4 t h I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t t h r o u g h t h e Saverne G a p . A l t h o u g h one o f these destroyers w a s k n o c k e d o u t b y e n e m y a n t i - l a n k f i r e the [ d a t o o n c o n l i n u e d t h e a t t a c k k n o c k i n g o u t m a n y e n e m y v e j i i r l e s and c a p t u r i n g m a n y p r i s o n e r s .

O n 2 4 N o v e m b e r 1 9 4 4 , w h i l e C o m p a n y " C " was engaged i n o p e r a t i o n s N o r t h o f D r u l i n g e n , F r a n c e w i t h the 1 0 6 l h C a v a l r y G r o u p , the e n e m y l a u n c h e d a c o u n t e r a t t a c k a g a i n s t the f l a n k o f t h e 4 4 t l i I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n , f o r c i n g the C a v a l r y screen to w i t h d r a w f n u n t h e [ o w n s o f l l l r s c h l a n d , "Weyer , R y w i l l e r a n d R a u w i l l e r a n d t h r e a t e n i n g the f o r w a r d c o m m a n d post of the 4 4 [ h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n a n d t h e D i v i s i o n s u p p l y l i n e s .

' t 'o h a l t th is t h r e a t to the X V Corps f l a n k the 1 1 4 t h i n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t w i t h C o m p a n y " A " i n d i r e c t s u p p o r t w e r e r u s h e d i n t o p o s i t i o n to the l e f t of C o m p a n y " C " and C o m p a n y " R " was b r o u g h t back t h r o u g h the Saverne G a p lo r e i n f o r c e the 71st I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t w h i c h was b e i n g a t t a c k e d in t h e v i c i n i t y o f R a u w i l l e r , F r a n c e .

O n 25 N o v e m b e r 1 9 4 4 i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f Scha lbach , F r a n c e , t h e e n e m y l a u n c h e d h i s a l l - o u t a r m o r e d , i n f a n t r y assault i n t h e 1 1 4 t h I n f a n t r y Sector, w h e r e C o m p a n y " A " o f t h e B a t t a l i o n was in p o s i t i o n . I n f a n a t i c a l assaults , t h e e n e m y i n f a n t r y a n d a r m o r b o r e d o w n o n pos i l i ons o f t h a t R e g i m e n t w h i c h w a s covered b y t h e F i r s t P l a t o o n o f C o m p a n y " A " . D i r e c t i n g the f i r e o f t h e i r destroyers on t h e e n e m y e lements , t h i s p l a t o o n , t o g e t h e r w i t h the Second and T h i r d P l a t o o n s o f C o m p a n y " A " , w h i c h h a d i m m e d i a t e l y m o v e d

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over lo the i h r e a l e n e d sector, des t royed f i ve e n e m y t a n k s a n d i n f l i c t e d severe losses lo the e n e m y i n p e r s o n n e l t h e r e b y f o r c i n g t h e G e r m a n to w i t h d r a w . I n [h i s a c t i o n , t h e d e s l r o y e r crews i n t h e F i r s t P l a t o o n , led b y Sergeant C a r l G n n n a r s o n a n d Sergeant Joseph G i l b e r t w e r e c red i ted w i t h the d e s t r u c t i o n o f a l l f ive of t h e e n e m y t a n k s .

D u r i n g t h i s e n e m y a t t a c k . S e r g e a n t A r l l u i r M y g l a n d was k i l l e d in actLoii w h i l e r e s c u i n g a f e l l o w so ld ier o f a s u p p o r t i n g u n i t a n d l - ' i rst h i e n l e n a n l H a r o l d O. W e i s w e a v e r and C o r p o r a l C l a r e n c e

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A . L a r s e n lost t h e i r l ives w h e n t h e i r veh i c l e s t r u c k a m i n e w h i l e engaged i n reconnaissance . P r e v i o u s l y , on 2 1 N o v e m b e r 1 9 4 4 , C a p t a i n P a u l B . i i r u n l , C o n u n a n d e r of Beconnaissance C o m p a n y , was k i l l e d a c c i d e n t a l l y w i t h F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t V e r n o n F . H o v e y J r . , t a k i n g c o n m i a n d o f t h a t o r g a n i z a t i o n .

O p e r a t i o n s o f the B a l t a l i o n t h e n progressed t h r o u g h the m u d a n d r a i n t o w a r d s the N o r t h i n the v i c i n i t y o f M o n t b r o n n , F r a n c e w i t h the destroyers i n d i r e c t s u p p o r t o f the i n f a n t r y a t tacks .

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A s t h e 4 4 t h D i v i s i o n approac l i ed the M a g i n o t L i n e t h e e n e m y o p p o s i t i o n s t i f f e n e d w i t h e n e m y a r m o r s u p p o r t i n g t h e e n e m y defenses. D u r i n g a n e n e m y c o u n t e r a t t a c k on W i e s v i l l e r , F r a n c e at d a w n . C o r p o r a l S a n d b e r g o f C o m p a n y " C " gave t i i e K r a u t s t h e s u r p r i s e o f t h e i r l i f e w h e n he k n o c k e d o u t three e n e m y h a l f - t r a c k s a n d a n assault g u n w i t h s ix r o u n d s f i r e d , t h e r e b y b r e a k i n g u p t h e c o u n t e r ­a t t a c k .

A n o t h e r savage c o u n l e r a t t a c k was l a u n c h e d on 10 D e c m b e r 1 9 4 4 a l M a i e r h o f by the e n e m y i n an e f f o r t t o h o l d h is M a g i n o t L i n e defenses. I n t h i s a c l i o n p l a l o o n s f r o m (Company " A a n d C o m p a n y " B stopped t h e at tacks o f C e r m a n panzers a n d c o n t i n u e d on to take t h e t o w n o f P e l i t R e d e r c h i n g , b u l i n the course o f a c l i o n . Sergeant R o b e r t E l i j a h a n d C o r p o r a l A r n o l d F r e e l a n d e r w e r e k i l l e d w h e n t h e i r destroyers w e r e knocked o u t . W h e n Sta f f S e r g e a n t E r i c A . A n t o n s o n b r o u g h t h i s j d a l o o n o f C o m p a n y " C " i n t o assist i n the a c t i o n be was k i l l e d by e n e m y a r t i l l e r y f i r e .

A t t h i s [ l o i n t , f u r t h e r advan{;es of t l ie D i v i s i o n w e r e h e l d u p h y t h e e n e m y h o l d i n g b 'ort S i m s e r l i o f , one o f t h e most e l a b o r a l e o f the M a g i n o t f o r t i f i c a t i o n s . A f t e r m u c h d e t a i l e d p l a n n i n g a n d reconnaissance t h e g u n s o f t h i s f o r t w e r e n e u t r a l i z e d by d i r e c t f i r e o f C o m p a n y " A ' s " des t royers , t h e r e b y e n a b l i n g t h e 71st I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t t o c omple te i t s c a p t u r e . C h a n g e i n c o m m a n d of C o m p a n y " A " a t t h i s t i m e f o u n d h ' i r s l L i e u t e n a n t B u r n e l l F . P e t e r b e c o m i n g C o m m a n d i n g O f f i c e r w h e n C a p t a i n W i l l i s F . Co l e J r . . was h o s p i t a l i z e d

O n 19 D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 4 , t h e o p e n i n g o f the G e r m a n of fensive i n t h e A r d e n n e s , the Seventh A r m y was assigned t h e m i s s i o n of c o v e r i n g a d d i t i o n a l t e r r i t o r y , p r e v i o u s l y covered b y t h e A m e r i c a n T h i r d A r m y w h i c h was ca l l ed to t h e N o r t h t o a i d i n s t e m m i n g t h e G e r m a n a t t a c k . O n 2 1 D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 4 , t h e B a t t a l i o n was g i v e n orders t o m o v e t o the l e f t o f i t s present p o s i t i o n t o t h e v i c i n i t y of S a r r e g u e m i n e s , F r a n c e a n d there to o ccupy pos i t i ons w h i c h w e r e vaca ted b y t h e d e p a r t i n g 1 ' h i r d A r m y u n i t s .

I n a n i g h t m o v e m e n t o n 2 1 D e c e m b e r , the date o f the B a t t a l i o n ' s t h i r d a n n i v e r s a r y as the 7 7 6 t h T a n k D e s t r o y e r B a t t a l i o n a n d m a k i n g i t s second spent on overseas service , the u n i t l e f t i t s present l o c a t i o n a n d w e r e s t a t i o n e d i n t h e i r n e w pos i t i ons a t d a y l i g h t on 2 2 D e ­c e m b e r 1 9 4 4 .

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I n th is m o n t h . S ta f f S e r g e a n t H e n r y A . W i e s e a n d W i l l i a m .) . C l a r k , Reconnaissance C o m p a n y , w e r e c o m m i s s i o n e d as Second l . - eutenants hy b a t t l e f i e l d a p p o i n t m e n t .

W i l h the s e l l i n g i n o f w i n t e r and the fast a p p r o a c h i n g end o f 1944 , t h e c o m p o n e n t s o f t h e I J a t t a l i o n , C o m p a n y " B " , a n d " C " and Kecomiaissance G o m p a n y w e r e engaged i n a c l i o n i n I h e \ i c i n i t v

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o f I h e \ i l lages o f K i m l i n g , S a r i - e g u e m i i i e s , W o e l f l i n g a n d ( i r o s R e d e r c h i n g , F r a n c e .

T h e |iitch b lack e v e n i n g of 5 1 D e c e m b e r 1944 , the e n e m y a g a i n staged a f a n a t i c a l , crazed a t tack a t t e m p t i n g to break o u r pos i l i ons b u t were beaten hack i n c u r r i n g v e r y h e a v y losses.

D i i r - i n g the e a r l y days o f 1945 , t h e e n e m y c o n t i n u e d lo a t t a c k i n o u r sector lo b e r epeated ly t h r o w n hack. D u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d , i n

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l ) i l t e r l y co ld w e a l h e r a n d s n o w covered t e r r a i n , Ihe des t royer c r e w s were necessar i ly c o n s t a n t l y o n the a l e r t f o r e n e m y a r m o r e d a t t a c k s . W h i l e f i g h t i n g t o h o l d R i m l i n g , h 'rance a g a i n s t one of Ihese a r m o r e d atta irks . L i e u t e n a n t B r i t z a n d l i i s c rew o f C o m p a n y " A " k n o c k e d out the f i r s t .Tagdtiger t a n k ever K O ' d o n t h e W e s t e r n h ' r o n l . D u i - i n g a n i g h t c o u n t e r a t t a c k hy e n e m y a i ' inor . the same m o n t h , L i e u t e n a n t Binsz a n d h i s c rew o f C o m [ ) a n y " ( J " k n o c k e d o u t t w o M a r k I V " t a n k s i n the m i d d l e of the n i g h t at a r a n g e o f 2 0 0 y a r d s .

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1 n i u i d - J a n u a r \ 1 ft the o [ ) e ra l Ions i n the H a l l a l i o n ' s secltn-re legated to a de fens ive , h o l d i n g i-ole. I n u n c ( i m f o i - l a h l e w e a l h e r . t h a t f o u i u l the t e m ] ) e r a t u r e a l w a y s l o w a i u l the snow ever p r e \ a l e n t , t l u ' l i a l t a l i o n stayed i n s t a t i o n a r v f i f i n g j ) O s i l i o u s i n s i i [ ) [ H ) r t o f the i n f a n t r y e l ements . H i l l e l s c n n s i s l e d o f a f e w s c a r c e a b a n d o n e d houses a n d d u g - o u t s near the d e s t r o y e r s .

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Vor a p e r i o d o f t w o a n d one h a l f m o n t h s t h e i J a t t a l i o n m a i n ­t a i n e d t h i s d i s m a l existen{:<.' p e r f o r m i n g c o n t i n u o u s f i r i n g miss ions and a l w a y s o n the a ler t to l)eat l)ack the e n e m y s l i o u l d he a t t e m p t a n o t h e r o f fens ive i n o u r sector. T h e p e r i o d , t h o u g h devo id o f o f f e n ­sives, was m a r k e d hy casual t ies . C o r p o r a l F e r d i n a n d J . S c i n n i d t , C o m p a n y " A " , d ied o f w o u n d s received o n 5 D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 4 w i t h C o r p o r a l S t a n l e y E . H a m s k i l l e d i n a c t i o n o n 8 J a n u a r y 1 9 4 5 . O t h e r casual t ies i n the i i a t t a l i o n f o u n d t w o o f f i cers a n d t w e n t y f i ve e n l i s t e d m e n w o u n d e d d u r i n g t l i i s p e r i o d .

F u r t h e r changes w i t h i n the B a t t a l i o n f o i m d M a j o r W i l l i a m O . S h i r l e y J r . , l e a v i n g the B a t t a l i o n f o r school i n t h e U n i t e d States w i t h M a j o r R o w l a n d R . M a r t i n b e c o m i n g B a t t a l i o n E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r , C a p t a i n L o u i s J . W a d l e t a k i n g over O p e r a t i o n s O f f i c e r d u t i e s , ( ! ;a[ )tain W i l l i a m C. W e i r , C o m m a n d e r o f C o m p a n y " C " ' was a{lded to the s ta f f as I n t e l l i g e n c e O f f i c e r w i t h F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t D o n a l d B . A l f r e d s t a k i n g over c o m m a n d o f C o m p a n y " C " . C a p t a i n J o h n C. W e l c h assumed the S u p p l y O f f i c e r ' s p o s i t i o n as C a p t a i n Jess L . C u s i c k J r . , t ook c o m m a n d o f C o m p a n y " A " r e p l a c i n g F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t I h t r n e l l F . Peter w h o l e f t t h e B a t t a l i o n f o r d u t y i n S e v e n t h A r m y l l e a d -( j u a r t e r s . B a t t l e f i e l d c o m m i s s i o n s i n D e c e m b e r , J a n u a r y , F e b r u a r y a n d t h e f i r s t t w o weeks o f M a r c l i h a d e levated F i r s t Sergeant R o b e r t B a r t l e y , C o m p a n y " B " , S t a f f Sergeant J o h n C. B r i t z , Com|)any " A , F i r s t S e r g e a n t Russe l l L . B r a d e n , C o m p a n y " C " , S t a f f S e r g e a n t E r v i n H . C r e m e r s , Reconnaissance C o m p a n y , S t a f f Sergeant L o u i s M . L a C a s s i e , C o m p a n y ' W " , S t a f f Sergeant W a l t e r A . B i n s z , ( c o m ­p a n y " C " , a n d F i r s t S e r g e a n t R o b e r t E . R u n c e , Reconnaissance C o m p a n y t o the r a n k o f Second L i e u t e n a n t .

O n 15 M a r c h 1 9 4 5 , the B a t t a l i o n was de tached f r o m the 4 4 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n a n d m o v e d f r o m t h e i r present s tat ions o f R i m l i n g , R o h r b a c h , Gros R e d e r c h i n g , S i n g l i n g a n d K a l h a u s e n , F r a n c e to t h e v i c i n i t y o f O m e r s h e i m , G e r m a n y a n d E n s h e i m , G e r m a n y b e c o m i n g a t t a c h e d lo t h e 6 3 d I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n i n t h a t area f o r the assault o n t h e S i e g f r i e d L i n e .

T h e B a t t a l i o n , w i t h t h e m i s s i o n o f d i r e c t l y s u p p o r t i n g t h i s D i v i s i o n i n i t s a t t a c k lo b r e a k t h r o u g h t h e S i e g f r i e d defenses so t h a t a r m o r c o u l d enter t h e S a a r - P a l a t i n a t e r e g i o n f r o m the S o u t h , h a d C o m p a n y " A " i n s u p p o r t of t h e 2 5 4 t h I n f a n t r y R e g i n u - n t , C o m p a n y " B " i n m o b i l e reserve w i t h t h e 2 5 3 d I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t , a n d C o m p a n y " C " s u p p o r t i n g t h e 2 5 5 t b I n f a n t r y R e g i m e n t .

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I n t h e d a w n h o u r s o f 16 M a r c h 1 9 4 5 , w i l h C o m p a n i e s " A " and " C i n p o s i t i o n and t o q u o t e t h e P r e s i d e n t i a l C i t a t i o n g i v e n tliese t w o companies " i n a t e r r a i n h i g h l y u n f a v o r a b l e f o r a t t a c k i n g a r m o r , f o r t i f i e d w i t h a l l the i n g e n u i t y the e n e m y c o u l d command, over a p e r i o d o f years , a n d , deferuled s t u b b o r n l y b y a desperate foe, Ihe destroyers of these companies r e p e a t e d l y occupied exposed f i r i n g pos i t ions and b r o u g h t d e v a s t a t i n g d i r e c t f i re u])on t h e t w o m a i n belts o f the S i e g f r i e d L i n e u n t i l t h e f o r t i f i c a t i o n s w e r e n e u t r a l i z e d o r destroyed . I ' o r s i x t y c o n t i n u o u s h o u r s Ihe g a l l a n t des t royer crews .

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v>'ithout rest or r e l i e f , f o n g l i t i n t h e i r o[)en t i i r r e t e d , l i g h t l y arnu)i -ed vehic les . 13eafened b y t h e c o n t i n u o u s f i l i n g o f t h e i r o w n g u n s a n d shaken by the c o n s t a n t p o u n d i n g of e n e m y a r t i l l e r y , t h e y f i r e d , a t p o i n t b l a n k ranges , 2 4 5 0 r o u n d s o f 9 ( ) m i u a m m u n i t i o n i n t o s t r o n g l y h u i i l p i l lboxes o f G e r m a n y ' s last l i n e o f defense. O n l y darkness p e r m i t t e d the w i t h d r a w a l f r o m t h e d i r e c t s u p p o r t b y e n e m y b o m ­b a r d m e n t , i n f i h r a t i o n , and t h e necessity f o r n i g h t m a n e u v e r , r e l o a ­d i n g , r e f u e l i n g a n d m a i n t e n a n c e m a d e rest i m p o s s i b l e . D u e to t h e h i g h rate o f f i r e f r e q u e n t c o o l i n g per i ods f o r t h e g u n s h a d to be

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a l l o w e d a n d i n these per i ods t h e crews c o n t i n u e d I h e i r s u p p o r t o f t h e i n f a n t r y , f i r i n g t h e 50 c a l i b e r a n t i - a i r c r a f I m a c h i n e g u n f r o m t h e exposed deck of t h e destroyers aga ins t e n e m y i n f a n t r y . M o v i n g w i t h the l e a d i n g assault u n i t s a n d ser i ous ly r e s t r i c t e d i n m a n e u v e r b y the n a t u r e o f t h e t e r r a i n a n d defenses, t h e destroyers w e r e d a n g e r o u s l y exposed to d i r e c t a r t i l l e r y , bazooka , a n t i - t a n k g r e n a d e a n d s n i p e r f i r e . T h r e e h i g h v e l o c i t y a n t i - t a n k g u n s w e r e k n o c k e d o u t d u r i n g the course o f the a c t i o n . A l l destroyers engaged w e r e

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f o r ced t o beat of f the f r e q u e n t e n e m y i n f a n t r y attac'ks w i t h f r a g ­m e n t a t i o n grenades a n d s m a l l a r m s . One d e s t r o y e r was h i t w i t h bazooka f i r e a n d b u r n e d a n d several o thers w e r e h i t . W i t h e v e r y possible a d v a n t a g e of o b s e r v a t i o n the e n e m y was able to m a i n t a i n a c o n t i n u o u s a n d f r e q u e n t l y h e a v y a r t i l l e r y a n d m o r t a r f i r e o n the destroyers . H i s p r e p a r e d f i res a l n i g h t w e r e h e a v y a n d a c c u r a t e . E v e r y d e s t r o y e r was d a m a g e d t o some degree a n d t w o d i r e c t h i t s w e r e su f f e red . W o u n d e d c r e w m e m b e r s re fused e v a c u a t i o n a n d s tayed w i t h t h e i r u n d e r - m a n n e d des t royers . W i t h u n f a l t e r i n g courage a n d

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the u t m o s t d e v o t i o n to d u t y u n d e r t h e most adverse t a c t i c a l a n d l e r r a i n c o n d i t i o n s . C o m p a n i e s " A " a n d " C " a g g r e s s i v e l y m a i n t a i n e d l i i e i r d i r e c t s u p p o r t of Ihe i n f a n t r y u n t i l the b a t t e r e d e n e m y was forced to w i t h d r a w a n d t h e m i s s i o n was a c c o m p h s h e d . " E l e v e n m e n were w o u i u l e d i n these three days a n d S / S g t A l v i n IC. W a g g o n e r a n d Sgt A r t h u r V,. Ross land k i l l e d .

I n s u p i j o r l i n g i b i s hero i c a t t a c k . H e a d q u a r t e r s C o m p a n y t r a i n s , gaso l ine and a m m u n i t i o n , s u p p l i e d t h e f i r i n g c o m p a n i e s , d i s p l a y i n g a l u M X i i c and i m s e l f i s h d e v o l i o a to d u t y .

Crossing the Rhine

The a f t e r n o n i i of 21 M a r c l i (0 1-5, the I J a l l a l i o n was at l o n e last affor<led a res I , I J e l a i h e i l f r i n i i the {)5il I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n I h e u n i t mo\-ed back a n d assembled i n the \ i c - i n i t y o f R i c h l i n g , f i ' rance .

A l t e r o n l y f o u r days r e l i e f f r o m the f r o n t l i n e s , on 2 5 M a r c h 1 9 4 5 , once a g a i n a t t a c h e d to the 4 4 l h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n , the B a t t a l i o n m o v e d out on a l o n g r o a d m a r c h lo I ' ' i schl )ach . C e i - i n a n y , there t o j u T p a r e to go hack i n t o a c t i o n .

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D u r i n g the m o n t h of M a r c h 1945 C a p t a i n W i l l i a m A . S t i i r m a n , j o i n e d t h e B a t t a l i o n r e p l a c i n g C a p t a i n S i d n e y E d e l s o n as B a t t a l i o n S u r g e o n .

T r a v e l i n g the e n t i r e n i g h t t h e B a t t a l i o n a r r i v e d a t t h a t l o c a t i o n , K i s c h b a c h , G e r m a n y , a t 0 8 0 0 h o u r s , 26 M a r c h 1 9 4 5 . E n r o u t e the c o n v o y w a s s t r a f e d by a l o n e N a z i p l a n e , c a u s i n g n o m a t e r i e l d a m a g e hut w o u n d e d C a p t a i n K i r k A . D u t t o n . B a t t a l i o n D e n t i s t .

h V o m F i s c h h a c l i , G e r m a n y the B a t t a l i o n m o v e d out w i l h Ihe 41111 I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o ] i a n d crossed the smoke - covered R h i n e R i v e r on a t r e a d w a y b r i d g e be l ow W o r m s , G ( ; r m a u y ,

W i t h t h e R e i c h s l o w l y c r u m b l i n g , t h e R a t t a l i o n aided i n t h e c a p t u r e o f M a n n h e i m , G e r m a n y t h e n drove to t h e o u t s k i r t s o f H e i d e l -I )erg , G e r m a n y . C h a n g i n g d i r e c t i o n to t h e N o r t h t h e U n i t w e n t to h ' ohrbach , E h r b a c h a n d w o r k i n g w i t h the 1 0 t h A r m o r e d D i v i s i o n a n d the ' ' I ' l t h I n fan t r y D i v i s i o n w e n t to U l m , G e r m a n y a n d t h e n crossed t h e D a n u b e R i v e r .

T h e W e h r n i a c h t on i t s last legs and w i t h G e r m a n y b r o k e n '.n[o s m a l l ])ieces w i t h ench t o w n w e entered a spectacle o f w h i t e f lags h u n g o u t i n s u r r e n d e r , t h e B a l t a l i o n entered A u s t r i a on 30 A p r i l 1945 as V — E day seemed to he o n l y a m a t t e r o f h o u r s a w a y .

C o n t i n u i n g on lo Pllac-h, R e u t t e , B i c h l b a c h a n d E b r w a l d , A u s t r i a , the B a l t a l i o n came to a h a l t o n 8 M a y 1945 as v i c t o r y was p r o c l a i m e d i n s i m u l t a n e o u s a n n o u n c e m e n t s b y Pi^esiden! H a r r y S. T r u u u u i , P r i m e M i n i s t e r W i n s l o n ( C h u r c h i l l a n d M a i ' s h a l . loseph S t a l i n .

A f t e r c o m [ ) l e l i n g 5 5 0 days o f a c t u a l c o m b a t , w h i c h had f o u n d the B a t t a l i o n f i g h t i n g i n three t h e a t e r s , A f r i c a , I t a l y , E u r o p e , t h r o u g h f ive m a j o r c a m p a i g n s , T u n i s i a n , R o m e - A r n o ( I t a l y ) , Nap les h ' ogg ia ( I t a l y ) , R h i n e l a n d ( F r a n c e a n d G e r m a n y ) a n d C e n t r a l E u r o p e , t h i s day , 8 M a y 1 9 4 5 , was one o f l h a n k s g i v i n g a n d proudness . T h a n k s ­g i v i n g t h a t at l o n g last the dreaded N a z i r e g i m e was r i d f r o m t h e roles of m a n k i n g and proudness i n t h a t the B a t t a l i o n t h e " 7 7 6 l h " , l i ad i n s c r i b e d i t s greatness u n t o t h e m i l i t a r y a n n a l s of o u r C o u n t r y .

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L t . C o l . James P . B a r n e y J r . ( O L C ) M a j o r H o l m e s H . B e v i n g t o n C a p t . S idney A . E d e l s o n C a p t . R o w l a n d R . M a r t i n C a p t . H a r m o n L . M o n r o e C a p t . W i l l i a m C . W e i r C a p t . J o h n C . W e l d i 1st L t . B u r n e l l F . P e t e r 1st L t . W i l l i s F . C o l e L t . R o b e r t E . B u n c e L t . L o u i s M . L a C a s s i c 2d L t . J o h n C . B r i t z S / S g t G u c r n e y C . C a d d y S / S g t O l i v e r J . Stevens Sgt S i g v a l M . C a r l s o n Sgt F r e d E . G u e n t h e r Sgt C a r l G . G u n n a r s o n Sgt R a y m o n d E . L a r s o n Sgt B e n j a m i n F . Masters Sgt A r t h u r M y g l a n d ( O L C )

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1st L t . W i l s o n M . A n d r e w s 1st L t . A d l e r H . B r a t l a n d 1st L t . C l a r e n c e W . B y r n e !st L t . J a m e s S. C l a f f e y 1st L t . W i l l i a m J . C l a r k 1st L t . A r n o l d A . C o h e n 1st L t . W i l l i s F . C o l e J r . 1st L t . J o h n T . G a l v i n 1st L t . C l i f f o r d M . H o l m e s 2 ( O L C ) 1st L t . E d w a r d W . I r a Isr L t . D o n a l d E . Jones 1st L t . C l e m e n t P. K u j a w s k i 1st L t . B u r n e l l F . Peter 1st L t . G e o r g e H . R i t t c r 1st L t . L e o n F . S a n f o r d 1st L t . S h e l d o n L . T h o m p s o n 1st L t . M a r t i n T o b i a s s e n ( O L C ) 1st L t . A l b e r t V e r g a n o 1st L t . H a r o l d O . W e i s w e a v e r ( O L C ) 1st L t . F r a n k H . W i l s o n ( O L C ) 1st L t . R o b e r t H . Y o u n g

2nd L t . R o b e r t W . B a r t l e y 2nd L t . W a l t e r A . B i n s z 2nd L t . R u s s e l l L . B r a d e n 2nd L t . D o u g l a s B r o w n

2nd L t . J o h n B . H a y w o o d 2nd L t . H e n r y A . W e i s e

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T / S g t E l m e r E . J o h n s o n T / S g t R o a l d L . K n i e n T / S g t A l b e r t A . L i e g l T / S g t D o m i n i c M a n f r e d o T / S g t L c l i n W . M c C u l l o c l i T / S g t H e n r y R . R i e s T/S'^t F r e d W . R o b b

S / S g t E d w a r d B a c k m a n S / S g t J o h n L . B o y d S / S g t A r t h u r I . C h r i s t e n s o n S / S g t James E . C r a v e n ( O L C ) S / S g t E r v i n H . C r e m e r s S / S g t D a v i d C . G i l l e s p i e S / S g t Pius B . K r a f t S / S g t C a l v i n L . K u c k e r S / S g t E d w a r d J . L u k e s S / S g t O r v i l l e A . M o h a g e n S / S g t H e n r y R . R i c s S / S g t J a c o b E . S a c k m a n n S / S g t W i i h o M , S i ipola S / S g t C h e s t e r M . V o s b u r g S / S g t A l v i n K . W a g g o n e r

Sgt E d w a r d S. A d o l f Sgt D a n i e l P. A s h e l m a n Sgt Jess I . A v i l a Sgt K e n n e t h S. B a c k l u n d Sgt J i m F . Best Sgt M a r v i n L . B o z a r t h Sgt W i l b u r C . B u c k l e y Sgt W i l l i a m H . B u r k Sgt E l b e r t R . B u r t o n Sgt R i c h a r d W . C r a i g J r . Sgt F r a n k S. C r o w Sgt L e o n F . D c C o r t c J r .

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Sgt Joseph H . G i l b e r t Sgt R a y m o n d J . G o r e s Sgt G r a d y W . G r e e n Sgt L o u i s H . G r i m m Sgt R a y m o n d J . G r u n d h o c f c r Sgt C a r l G . G u n n a r s o n Sgt N e r v a l H . H a m b c r g Sgt H o w a r d A . H a n e n b c r g Sgt Joseph W . H a y s Sgt L o w e l l E . H i l t o n Sgt R o b e r t J . K o e l Sgt C l e m e n t S. L a n d a k c r Sgt R o y L . M c l n t y r c 2 ( O L C ) Sgt W i n n i e A . Mi l l s Sgt E v a r d L . M o n t a g u e Sgt Joseph J . Profeta Sgt Joseph F . R a n d a s h Sgt D o n a l d D . R e e d Sgt M y r o n E . R i c h i n s Sgt W i l l i a m M . R o b i s o n Sgt A r t h u r B . R o s s l a n d Sgt E l m e r I . S a r k i l a h t i Sgt M i l t o n H . W . Schaeffer Sgt C a r l J . S c h e n k e l b c r g Sgt S t a n l e y A . S b u r s o n Sgt D y l e S m i t h Sgt A r t h u r S t e r n Sgt E l m e r F . T h o m a s o n Sgt E a r l A . T o w n e Sgt J o h n T r u e s d c U S g l R a l p h W . V e a l e Sgt S h e r m a n T . W e s t b y Sgt J o h n S. W i l s o n Sgt E r n e s t L . W r i g h t

T e c + P a u l L . B o n d e r c n k o T e c 4 Michael E . B r c n n a n T e c 4 O t t o J . B u d m i a n n T e c 4 F r a n c i s J . C a r r o l l T e c 4 L c l a n d K . E l l i o t t T e c 4 H o m e r D . G r o v e T e c 4 W a y n e M . K i s c r T e c 4 E r v e n R . K r e n t z T e c 4 J o s e p h W . L a u d i a r d T e c •! V a l e n t i n e J . M o n t a g T e c 4 R o y L . N e l s o n T e c 4 Joseph M . O ' B r i e n

T e c 4 O r v i l l e L . P o l z i n T e c 4 E t h r e d g e O . R y a n T e c 4 R a l p h W . S a n d e r T e c 4 James W . Seay T e c 4 H a r o l d E . T h o r n T e c 4 W a l t e r W . W i l h e l m i

C p l H a r l a n d M . BestuI C p l T h e o d o r T . B o d l i n g C p l C h e s t e r A . C r u t d i e r C p l M e l v i n D . D a v e n p o r t C p l H o w a r d A . F i r t h C p l H a r r y W . G a r d n e r C p l A n d r e w J . G i l i n s k y C p l C h c s l i e H a k e n s o n C p l R u d y H i e b C p l E l m e r E . Jackson C p l C l a r e n c e A . L a r s e n C p l O r v i l l e R . L e e C p l P e t e r Leiss C p l O r a n A . M c L e a n C p l T h o r v a l d C . N e l s o n C p l B u r n e t t N o r b y C p l C i p r i a n o G . P a r r a C p l Q u i r i n o J . P e l l l c c o t t i C p l A l s o n W . Poste C p l L e o n R . R i d d l e C p l O m a s T . R o b e r t s C p ! O r v i l l e R . Sebjc ldahl C p l V i c t o r B . S d i m c n k C p l A m a d o r O . S i s n c r o s C p l J o h n G . S m i t h C p l M a l c o l m B. W a l l i s

T e c 5 V e r n o n L . A n d e r s o n T e c 5 M a r i o n R . B e a v e r T e c S R a y m o n d P. B i b l e T e c 5 R o b e r t M . C a m p b e l l T e c 5 D a n i e l H . C r o u g h T e c 5 K e n n e t h M . C u m m i n g s T e c 5 R o b e r t Fischer T e c 5 H a r o l d G r a n l i e T e c 5 P h i l l i p P. H e i e r T e c 5 H e l a r i u s H e l l m a n T e c 5 L e s t e r H i l l T e c S W a d e J . Idol T e c 5 D a h l e n M . Jensen

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T e c 5 C l a r e n c e A . Jones T e c 5 J a c o b K i r s d i e n m a n n T e c 5 J o s e p h I , K h m e s h T e c 5 J a k e M , K r a m e r T e c 5 W i l l i a m L o o s T e c 5 S a m G . L o m b a r d o T e c 5 J o s e p h D . L u c e r n a T e c 5 A d d i s F . M e t z d o r f f T e c 5 J o h n R . N i c h o l l s T e c 5 R a y m o n d R y s t a d T e c S D o y l e G , Singleton T e c 5 M e l v i n J . S o r e n s o n T e c S A r t h u r J . W h e l a n T e c 5 G l e n n A . W e a t h e r l y T e c ? W i l l i a m T . W i l l i n g h a m

P f c L y l e H . A r n e s o n P f c A n d r e w J . B a r t h a P f c R o b e r t L . B r o w n P f c T r o y E . B u r k e P f c C h a r l e s L . D i v e n P f c T h o m a s L . E a r l P f c S h e l d o n M . F l e w e l l i n g P f c M a n u e l F i o r e s P f c A l f r e d M . F r o m m

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P v t J o h n H . B l a c k s h e r P v t Lee E d a a k i c P v t Peter P. F o r n a l P v t P a u l H c d t e r P v t C a s i m i r P. H e j n o w s k i P v t I r v i n g B . H e n s o n P v t M a u r i c e G . L a c o u r s e P v t G e o r g e R . N e w k i r k P v t R a l e i g h W . R o b e r t s P v t N o b l e L . R o b e r t s P v t L e s t e r E . R o c h e P v t S t e w a r t J . T u r n e r

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T u n i s i a T / 5 R o l l a n d J . A f f o l t e r ( L W A ) C p l . C l a y B . Jones ( S W A ) " ^ ^ ^ t . H i l t o n B . F u s o n ( L W A ) T / ? D a v i d S. A n d e r s o n ( S W A ) O r v i l l e M . O s b o r n e ( L W A ) T / ? James R o b e r t s ( L W A ) - - ^ ' S 8 t - E d w a r d S. A d o l f ( L W A ) P v t . Joe G i l b e r t ( L W A ) J o h n E . B y o u s ( L W A ) P v t . P h i l l i p L . L e p p a r d ( L W A ) G e o r g e M . W h i t e ( L W A ) P f c . M o r t o n A l b e r t s o n ( S W A ) P^'^- E d w a r d V . M e y e r ( L W A ) C a p t . R o w l a n d R . M a r t i n ( L W A ) ^ ^ t . J o h n L . K e l l y ( L W A ) P f c . S t e p h e n J . O w e n s ( L W A ) P^^- ^- B i s h o p ( L W A ) P f c . R o w l a n d B . R o h r e r ( L W A ) ^ O " " * )• D o u r v e c ( L W A ) P v t . James C . G r i n d l e ( L W A ) '^^^ P ^ " ' T r e i d i e l ( L W A ) T / 5 M u r l J . T d l c r ( L W A ) R - a y i " 0 " d W a s h b u r n ( L W A ) T / 5 J o h n G . S m i t h ( L W A ) H o w a r d A . H a n e n b c r g ( L W A ) P f c . A r n o l d N . S t o m p r o ( L W A ) ^ - P r e ' l w i t z ( L W A ) P v t . G l e n L . B o v i l l ( L W A ) ^ a p t . L o u i s J . W a d l e ( L W A ) P f c . O s c a r A a s e n ( L W A ) ^ ^ ^ S ^ - ^ ^ ^ r t i n T o b i a s s e n ( L W A ) C p l . E d w a r d J . H e n d r i c k h ( L W A ) ^ p h A n d r e w C . A n d e r s o n ( L W A )

' T / 5 W i l l i a m T . W i i l i n g h a m ( L W A ) S e r i o u s l y w o u n d e d In a c t i o n . P v t . N o r m a n A b r a m s ( L W A )

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L t . C o l . James P. B a r n e y J r . ( L W A ; M a j o r H o l m e s H , B e v i n g t o n ( L W A ' C a p t . W i l l i a m O . S h i r l e y J r . ( L W A '

C a p t . W i l l i a m C . W e i r ( L W A ' 1st L t . J o h n C . W e l c h ( L W A ; Sgt. W a l t e r A . B i n s z ( L W A ' Sgt. L e o L . R o s i e r ( L W A ; Sgt. W n i i a m H . W o o d s ( L W A f / 5 E d w a r d A . E t h e n ( L W A ; T / 5 E d w a r d O . Maas ( L W A ; C p l . W i l l i a m M . R o b i n s o n ( L W A ; T / 5 F r e d E . G u e n t h e r ( L W A " T / 5 W l l l l a r d C . F o l v e n ( L W A ' P f c . I v a l C . K n o x ( L W A ; P f c . J a m e s L . O w e n s ( L W A ' P v t . R a l e i g h W . R o b e r t s ( L W A P v t . J o h n H . B o l i n ( L W A ; P v t . Joe F . Q u i n o n e s ( L W A ; P v t . E m m e t t "Vanperson ( L W A ^ P v t . D a y t o n R . J e n d r a ( L W A ; P v t . D a v i d W e l n s t e i n ( L W A ; P v t . F e l i p e L o p e z ( L W A ; P v t . S a m m i e R a n d a z z o ( L W A ;

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1st L t . Shelden L . T h o m p s o n ( L W A Sgt. M i l l a r d E . Stigen ( L W A T / 4 P a u l P. G i b b s ( L W A P f c . W a l t e r G . M l d i e l s ( L W A ; P v t . James R . M a l c o m ( L W A 1st L t . P a u l R . B r u n t ( L V / A ; T / 5 A m e r i g o B c n e d e t t i ( L W A ; T / 5 R a y m o n d S. R a s m u s s e n ( L W A ; P f c . S t a n l e y R a d n y ( L W A ' P v t . J o h n M . B o y d ( L W A ; Sgt. E r n e s t E . P a r r i s ( L W A Sgt. D u a i n M . B a u k o l ( S W A ; C p l . E d w a r d J . H e n d r i d x ( S W A ' T / 5 B e r n a r d W . P e r k i n s ( S W A ; 2 n d L t . G e r a l d W . D o t s o n ( L W A ; Sgt. M a r t i n O l s o n ( S W A P f c . H a r o l d E . S i d e b o t t o m ( S W A ' T / ? A u g u s t H e y n e ( S W A ; P f c . R u d y H c i b ( L W A ' C p i . C h e s t e r A , K r u t d i e r ( L W A ; P v t . R a l p h G . H o f f m a n ( L W A ' T / 5 K e n e l E . K l e i n ( L W A '

T / 5 E a r l E . H o l t e ( L W A ) T / 5 W i n n i e A . M i l l s ( L W A ) T / 5 H e r m a n A . P a t r i c k ( S W A ) T / 5 T h o m a s J . P r o k o t t ( S W A ) 2nd L t . R o b e r t H . Y o u n g ( L W A ) Sgt. A l b e r t U h l l c h ( S W A ) P f c . M a r l o n P. S m i t h ( S W A ) P v t , Sebastian Y . P i n c d o ( S W A ) P v t . Jcff le N o l e s ( S W A ) P v t . H a r o l d E . K i l d e w ( L W A ) 1st L t . S idney E d e l s o n ( L W A ) Sgt. F l o y d H . M c K e n z I e ( L W A ) P v t . A m a d o r O . S lsncros ( L W A ) 1st Sgt. C l a r e n c e C . B a u e r ( L W A ) P v t . C a s i m i r P. H e j n o w s k i ( L W A ) T / 4 O r v i l l e A . O h l e n . ( L W A ) P v t . A r n o l d O . K a u f m a n n ( L W A ) P v t . K e n n e t h H . Stone ( L W A ) P v t . E u g e n e B. T i b b l t s ( L W A ) 1st L t . P h i l l i p s - E . C a m e r o n ( L W A ) T / 5 M a n c e l A n d r e w s ( L W A ) Sgt. E d w a r d J . L u k e s ( L W A ) Sgt. J o s e p h S l a t k o w s k i ( S W A ) Sgt. F r a n c i s N . Z e r r ( L W A ) P v t . L e l a n d E . L a r s o n ( L W A ) Sgt. S igval M . C a r l s o n ( L W A ) P v t . M a u r i c e G , R o c h l l t z ( L W A ) 1st L t . K i n g C . C u l p ( L W A ) C p l . R o s s E . G r i m e s ( L W A ) 2nd L t . J . R . M e r r i t t ( L W A ) S / S g t D o u g l a s B r o w n ( L W A ) C p l . L e o M . M a y n a r d ( L W A ) C p l . K e n n e t h C u m m i n g s ( L W A ) P f c . R a y m o n d J . G o r e s ( L W A ) 1st L t , W i l l i s F . C o l e J r . ( L W A ) T / 5 O r v a l F . P a r k h u r s t ( S W A > 1st Sgt. R u s s e l l L . B r a d e n ( L W A ) 1st L t . C l e m e n t P. K u j a w s k i ( L W A ) 2nd L t . A d l e r H . B r a t l a n d ( L W A ) 1st Sgt. R o d n e y M . B r u n t o n ( S W A ) Sgt. A n d r e w C . A n d e r s o n ( L W A ) T / 5 I r v i n C . D e v i t t ( L W A ) P v t . A n d r e w J . B a r t h a ( L W A ) T / 5 D a n R . L a u r l l a ( L W A ) C p l . R a l p h O . M i k k e l s o n ( L W A ) T / 5 R u d o l p h A . B a k k e n ( L W A ) Sgt. E r n e s t E . P a r r i s ( S W A )

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F r a n c e Pfc , J o h n J . H o f f e r ( L W A ) C p l , L e o n R . R i d d l e ( L W A j P f c . T h u r m a n H . D a w s ( L W A ) T / 4 E a r l E . H o l t e ( L W A ) P v t . G i l b e r t R . N e w t o n ( L W A ) P v t . W e s l e y R , C l i n e ( L W A ) C p l . V i c t o r J . W . R e c t z ( L W A ) P v t . E r n e s t L . T a y l o r ( L W A ) Sgt. J o h n J . S c h i m m e l ( L W A )

Sgt. F l o y d H . M c K c n z i e ( L W A ) 1st L t . A d l e r H . B r a t l a n d ( L W A ) C p l . K e n n e t h M . C u m m i n g s ( L W A ) P v t . E l m e r O . B e r g ( S W A ) Sgt. Joseph H . G i l b e r t ( L W A ) P v t . F e r d i n a n d J . S d i m i d t ( S W A ) Sgt. Stanley A . S b u r s o n ( L W A ) T / S A d d i s F . Met / .dor f f ( L W A ) 1st L t . A d l e r H . B r a t l a n d ( L W A ) T / 5 Joseph I. K l i m e s h ( L W A ) P v t . M a u r i c e G . L a c o u r s e ( L W A ) Sgt. E l d e n R . S c o t t ( S W A ) T / 5 R a l p h C . W u t t k e ( L W A ) T / 5 V e r n o n L . A n d e r s o n ( L W A ) T / 5 J a c o b K i r s d i e n m a n n ( L W A ) P f c . E d w a r d L . E d e n ( S W A ) C p l . N e l v i n D . D a v e n p o r t ( L W A ) P f c . W d l i a m R . S t r a u g h n ( L W A ) Pfc , N o r m a n L . H a l v e r s o n ( L W A ) C p l . S tanley E . H a m s ( S W A & D O W ) T / 5 L e w i s F . L e y b u r n ( S W A ) P f c . E f f o r d O . B e r n s t r o m ( L W A ) P f c . C l e m e n c e H . H o o c k ( L W A ) T / 5 D a v i d B u d i h o l z ( L W A ) C p k H e n r y A . J o h n s o n ( L W A ) P f c . E d w a r d M . W i l c o x ( L W A ) C p l , E m i ! J . O l w i c k ( S W A ) 2nd L t . R u s s e l l L . B r a d e n ( S W A ) P f c . G e o r g e K i r s d i e n m a n n ( L W A )

G e r m a n y C p l . Q u i r i n o J . P e l l l c c o t t i ( L W A ) C a p t . K i r k A . D u t t o n ( L W A ) Sgt. W i l l i a m M , R o b i n s o n ( S W A ) T / 5 A d d i s F . M c t / d o r f f ( L W A ) l.st L t - A d l e r H . B r a t l a n d ( L W A ) P f c . M e r v y n G . R i c k b e i l ( L W A ) 1st L t , J o h n C . B r i t z ( L W A ) 2nd L t . R o b e r t E , B u n c e ( L W A ) Sgt. W a d e J . Idol ( S W A ) Sgt. S h e r m a n T . W e s t b y ( L W A ) C p l , O l n e y V . G l o v e r ( L W A ) T / 5 R a y m o n d W . D a v i s ( L W A ) Pfc- O l e n L . B o v i l ( L W A )

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5 M a y 1943 7 M a y 1943 H M a y 1943 9 M a y 1943

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D i s e m b a r k e d f r o m M o n t e r e y at C a s a b l a n c a m a r c h i n g to b i v o u a c area . R o a d M a r d i - r e m a i n e d at M e k n e s d u r i n g night . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at O u j d a d u r i n g n i g h t . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at Sidi bel A b b e s d u r i n g night . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at O r l e a n s v i l l e d u r i n g night . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at L ' A r b a d u r i n g night . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at Seti f d u r i n g night . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at C o n s t a n t i n e 10 days . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at Tebessa d u r i n g night . R o a d M a r c h - r e m a i n e d at Kasser ine d u r i n g night .

A r r ved B i r el H a f e y - e n t e r c d c o m b a t . A r r ved G a f s a . A r r ved 8 miles S o u t h M a k n a s s y . A r r ved M a k n a s s y . A r r ved Sidi bou S id . A r r ved Beja. A r r ved flats before h i l l 350. A r r ved bi l l 350. A r r ved S o u t h M a t e u r . A r r ved Mateur . A r r ved F e r r y v i l l e . A r r ved E l A l i a - e n d of c a m p a i g n . A r r ved M a t e u r . A r r ved G h a r d i m a o u . A r r ved A i n m ' l i l l a . A r r ved M a n s o u r a dcs b ibans . A r r ved L ' A r b a -A r r ved O r l e a n s v i l l c , A r r ved Sidi bel A b b e s A r r ved Sebdou. Lef t Sebdou. A r r ved Assi Ben O k b a (Staging A r e a ) . B o a r d e d H M T O t r a n l o at O r a n H a r b o r . Sai led for I t a l y .

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7 N o v e m b e r 1943 29 N o v e m b e r 1945 23 D e c e m b e r 1943

4 J a n u a r y 1944 23 J a n u a r y 1944 25 M a r c h 1944 26 March 1944

7 A p r i l 194+ 1 I M a y 1944 16 M a y 1944 15 M a y 1944 20 M a y 1944 23 M a y 1944 26 M a y 1944 28 M a y 1944 51 M a y 1944

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14 J u l y 1944 19 J u l y 1944 29 J u l y 1944 16 A u g u s t 1944

D i s e m b a r k e d f r o m H M T O t r a n t o 10 miles S o u t h o f Salerno m o v e d to b i v u a c vie B a t t i p a g l i a . C o m m a n d track a n d ' 2 ' t r a d i departed o n c o m b a t m i s s i o n near M o n t a m a r a n a . R e m a m d e r of G r o u p a r r i v e d R o t u n d ! t r a v e l i n g 41 m i l e s to assembly pos i t ion . A r r i v e d Messercola prepared for c o m b a t m i s s i o n . A r r i v e d L a m i t o l a . A r r i v e d C a i a z z o . A r r i v e d Al i fe t r a v e l i n g 15 miles . A r r i v e d S. A n g e l o A l i f e t r a v e l i n g 10 mi les . A r r i v e d P r a t c l l a t r a v e l i n g 13 miles . A r r i v e d R o c c a r a v i n d o l a t r a v e l i n g 14 mi les . A r r i v e d A l i f c - r e l i e v e d f r o m c o m b a t - t r a v e l i n g 30 miles . A r r i v e d V e n a f r o t r a v e l i n g 30 m i l e s - e n t e r e d c o m b a t . A r r i v e d San P i e t r o t r a v e l i n g 6 miles. R e l i e v e d f r o m c o m b a t . A r r i v e d C a m i g l i a n o t r a v e l i n g 30 mi les . A r r i v e d Sparanise t r a v e l i n g 7 miles ( C o c o a n u t G r o v e ) . A r r i v e d M o n d r a g o n c - c n t c r c d c o m b a t - t r a v e l i n g 16 mi les . A r r i v e d C e l l o l e t r a v e l i n g 14 miles. A r r i v e d M i n t u r n o t r a v e l i n g 7 miles. A r r i v e d I ' o r m i a t r a v e l i n g 6 miles. A r r i v e d F o n d i t r a v e l m g 15 miles. A r r i v e d T e r r a c i n a t r a v e l i n g 8 mdes . A r r i v e d Sezze t r a v e l i n g 22 mi tcs -asscmbly area . A r r i v e d C o r i t r a v e l i n g 24 miles . A r r i v e d V e l l e t r i t r a v e l i n g 6 miles . A r r i v e d V e l l e t r i t r a v e l i n g 6 miles . A r r i v e d L a r i a n o t r a v e l i n g 4 miles . A r r i v e d F r a s c a t i t r a v e l i n g 17 miles . A r r i v e d R o m e (1200 hrs ) t r a v e l i n g 17 miles . A r r i v e d M o n t e r o s i t r a v e l i n g 25 miles . A r r i v e d M o n t a l t o t r a v e l i n g 47 m i l e s - a s s e m b l y area. A r r i v e d G r o s s e t o t r a v e l i n g 50 mi les . A r r i v e d C a m p a g n a t i c o . A r r i v e d Massa M a r l t t l m a t r a v e l m g 53 mi les . A r r i v e d M o n t e v e r d i . A r r i v e d C a s t a g n e t o t r a v e l i n g 10 miles . A r r i v e d C a s a l e M a r i t t t r a v e l i n g 12 miles . A r r i v e d C a s a g l l a t r a v e l i n g 20 miles . A r r i v e d L a i a t i c o t r a v e l i n g 17 mi les . A r r i v e d C a p a n n o h t r a v e l i n g 11 miles .

A r r i v e d San G a m l g n a n o t r a v e l i n g 24 mi les -assembly ai " a . A r r i v e d C a s t e l f i o r e n t i n o t r a v e l i n g 20 m i l e s - e n t e r e d c o m b a t .

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26 A u g u s t 1944 A r r i v e d C e r b a i a - r e l i e v e d of c o m b a t - t r a v e l i n g 14 miles (assembly area) .

6 September 1944 E n r o u t e to R o m e . 7 September 1944 A r r i v e d R o m e t r a v e l i n g 201 miles . S September 1944 A r r i v e d I p o d r o m o staging area t r a v e l i n g 153 mi les .

27 September 1944 A r r i v e d N i s i d i a t r a v e l i n g 10 miles (staging area) , 1 O c t o b e r 1944 B o a r d e d E S T . 2 O c t o b e r 1944 Sai led f r o m Ita ly at 0600 h r s .

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24 O c t o b e r 1944 25 O c t o b e r 1944 26 O c t o b e r 1944 30 O c t o b e r 1944 18 N o v e m b e r 1944 21 N o v e m b e r 1944 22 N o v e m b e r 1944 23 N o v e m b e r 1944

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staging area . A r r i v e d V i c n n e t r a v e l i n g 173 miles. A r r i v e d D o l e t r a v e l i n g 159 miles . A r r i v e d N o m e x y t r a v e l i n g 115 miles (assembly area) . A r r i v e d M o n c e l t r a v e l i n g 33 mi les -entered c o m b a t . A r r i v e d L a n e u v e v i l l e t r a v e l i n g 10 miles. A r r i v e d St . Georges t r a v e l i n g 15 miles . A r r i v e d S a r r e b o u r g t r a v e l i n g 10 miles. A r r i v e d M i t t l e b r o n n . A r r i v e d D r u l i n g e n t r a v e l i n g 9 miles . A r r i v e d D i c m c r i n g e n t r a v e l i n g 10 miles . A r r i v e d M o n t b r o n n t r a v e l i n g 7 miles . A r r i v e d Slersthal t r a v e l i n g 7 miles . A r r i v e d S i l t z h e i m t r a v e l i n g I S miles. A r r i v e d W e i d e s h e i m t r a v e l i n g 6 miles. A r r i v e d R l l c h i n g e n G e r m a n y t r a v e l i n g 12 mile's. A r r i v e d R l c h e l i n g F r a n c e t r a v e l i n g 11 m i l e s - a s s e m b l y area . L e f t R l c h e l i n g F r a n c e . A r r i v e d Fischhacli G e r m a n y t r a v e l i n g 76 mi les -assembly area. A r r i v e d L a m p c r t h e l m G e r m a n y travel ing 40 miles . A r r i v e d H u t t e n f e l d t r a v e l i n g S miles. A r r i v e d E h l h e i m t r a v e l i n g 9 miles . A r r i v e d H a r r e h a u s e i i t r a v e l i n g 32 miles. A r r i v e d K a h l a M a i n t r a v e l i n g 11 miles . A r r i v e d W i e r t h e i m t r a v e l i n g 20 miles. A r r i v e d Bad O r b t r a v e l i n g 5 miles . A r r i v e d W e r b a d i t r a v e l i n g 84 miles. A r r i v e d W u r z b u r g t r a v e l i n g 15 miles. A r r i v e d L o c h e r h o l z t r a v e l i n g 64 miles. A r r i v e d Michcl fe ld t r a v e l i n g 12 miles . A r r i v e d 'Welzhcim t r a v e l i n g 28 miles. A r r i v e d B i r c n b a c h t r a v e l i n g 15 mi les . A r r i v e d A l l m e n d l n g e n t r a v e l i n g 45 miles .

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Officers

April 1944

Back Row:

Hovey,

Cole. Galvin,

Rothschild. Fergason,

JVelch. Father

Ray, H

enningson, Lager.

Standing: Alfreds,

Culp, IVadle,

TVeir. Barney,

Prescott, Edelson,

Brunt, Jones,

Fergana. Kneeling:

Bratland, Young,

Mishkin,

Dutton. Kolbo.

Thompson,

Stoltz, Kujawski,

Ira, Peter.

Seated: M

erritt. W

ilson, Cusick,

Shirley, M

artin, Sanford,

Anderson, H

utchins, Bauer,

and Cohen

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Officers April 1944 Back Row: Hovey, Cole, Galvin, Rothschild, Fergason, Welch, Father Ray, Henningson, Lager. Standing: Alfreds, Culp, Wadle, Weir, Barney, Prescott, Edelson, Brunt, Jones, Vergano. Kneeling: Bratland, Young, lilishkin, Dutton, Kolbo, Thompson, Stoltz, Kujawski, Ira, Peter. Seated: Merritt.

Wilson, Cusick, Shirley, Martin, Sanford, Anderson, Hutchins, Bauer, and Cohen

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C a p t a i n D o n a l d M . A n d e r s o n C a p t a i n E d g a r C . B r a n t l e y C a p t a i n P a u l R . B r u n t

C a p t a i n D a n i e l M . C a r t e r C a p t a i n W i l l i s F . C o l e C a p t a i n Jess L . C u s i c k

C a p t a i n K i r k A . D u t t o n C a p t a i n S idney A . E d e l s o n

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