Neils Robert Anderson - WWII U.S. Army 9th Division 60th Infantry

Neils Robert Anderson WWII - US Army

9th

Division

60th

Infantry Regiment

Neils Robert Anderson (1918 ndash 1944) Born 13 Dec 1918 Murray Salt Lake Utah

Died 17 Jul 1944 WWII near St Lo France

Burial July 1944 American Cemetery Normandy France

Burial July 1948 Murray City Cemetery Murray Utah

Neils is the eighth and youngest child of Alfred John Anderson (1872 ndash 1948) amp Anna

Maria Erickson (1880 ndash 1947)

1920-21 Neils with brothers Harry amp Milton Neils with Brother-in-law Holger

Jorgensen

1925

1928 1933 With Dad amp Brothers amp Nephews

1933-34 Neils with brothers 1934 Neils with brother Harry and

Nephews Jack amp Brent Jorgensen

1935

1937 High School Graduation

Baptized 28 May 1927 ndash Confirmed 5 June 1927

Deacon 28 December 1930

Priest 26 April 1936

Graduated LDS Seminary 8 May 1936

Elder 27 August 1939

1938-41 Leisure Time

1938-41

1938-41

A young man with a girlfriend and a good job

Neils Robert Anderson Born 13 December 1918 at Murray Utah

Died 17 July 1944 ndash WWII near St Lo France

Neils Robert Anderson was the eighth (8th

) and youngest child of

Alfred John Anderson and Anna Erickson Anderson

1937 at age 18 Neils graduated at Murray High School

Between 1937 (High School graduation) and 1941 Neils was a

ldquotypicalrdquo busy young man He worked as a meat cutter at Safeway

Grocery stores

Midyear 1941 Neils and his neighborhood friend Mel Brown

were inducted into the US Army

1941 Neils with Mother amp Father

On leave during 1941

Neils R Anderson United States World War II Army Enlistment

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NameNeils R Anderson

Name (Original) ANDERSON NEILS R

Event Type Military Service Event Date 07 Jul 1941

Event Place Salt Lake City Utah United States

Race White Citizenship Status Citizen

Birth Year 1918 Birthplace UTAH

Education Level 4 years of high school

Marital Status Single without dependents

Military Rank Private

Army Component Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Reference Civil Life

Serial Number 39678309

Affiliate Publication TitleElectronic Army Serial Number Merged File ca 1938-1946

Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number 1460731

Neils Robert Anderson

Summary of Military Service

July 7 1941 Inducted in the US Army Infantry - Reported to Camp Wolters near

Mineral Springs Texas For Basic Training

October 1941 Reported to Fort Bragg near Fayetteville North Carolina for Advanced

Infantry Training ith the 9th

Division 60th

Infantry Regiment Company C

December 7 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor

Jan-Aug 1942 Training at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville North Carolina

Sept- Oct 1942 9th Division moved to Ft Dix Wrightstown New Jersey for overseas

deployment Only WWII invasion force launched directly from USA

November 8 1942 9th

Division - Operation Torch Invasion of North Africa

60th

Infantry landed at Port Lyautey in French Morocco

February 1943 9th

Division leaves Spanish Morocco for Tunisia

March 12 1943 9th

Division arrived near Bou Chebka Tunisia

March 17 1943 60th

Infantry detached to the 1st Armored Division the Battle of Maknassy

May 12 1943 9th

division capture Bizerte Tunisia ndash Completing Tunisia campaign

May 26 1943 9th

Division move to Magenta Algeria

July 9 1943 Operation Husky Invasion of Sicily

July 15 amp 31 1943 The 9th

Division 39

th landed at Licata Sicily 15 July amp

The 9th

Dcivsion 47th

amp 60th

landed at Palermo Sicily 31 July

November 8 1943 9th

Division leaves Sicily

November 25 1943 9th

Division Arrived in England Training for the Normandy Invasion

June 6 1944 Invasion at Normandy France

June 10 1944 9th

Division landed at Utah Beach Normandy France

June 17 1944 9th

Division capture Barneville sur Mer France ndash Cutting Cotentin Peninsula

June 26 1944 Lead by the 9th

Division the port city of Cherbourg France is captured

July 11 1944 9th

Division arrives near la Dezert France NW of St Lo France

July 17 1944 Neils R Anderson was killed in fighting west of St Lo France

July 18-19 1944 US Troops enter St Lo France ====================================================================================

Some information wrongly assumed this was when and how Neils died Included here for reference only

July 24-25 1944 US Aerial bombardment west of St Lo precedes the Normandy ldquoBreakoutrdquo

Some bombs fall short resulting in 400-600 US casualties mainly 30th

Division The

dead included General Bradleys friend and fellow West Pointer Lieutenant General

Lesley McNairmdashthe highest-ranking US soldier to be killed in action in the

European Theater of Operations

Neils Robert Anderson - Military Service

Camp Wolter Texas Basic Training

BASIC TRAINING July 7 1941 - Inducted into the Army Infantry Reported to Camp Wolters Texas for Basic Training

and completed basic training during September 1941

Neils and friend Mel Brown Neils Anderson Mel Brown amp Happy Birkland

Mel Brown is a neighborhood friend Graduation at Camp Wolters

Neils amp Mel joined the Army at the same time

They were assigned different Divisions after Basic Training

Fort Bragg

Neils amp good friend Lark Allen Both Utah Boys Happy Lark Neils

They remained good friends during their time with Happy Birkland Lark Allen amp Neils Anderson

9th

Division 60th

Infantry Regiment All three killed during WWII

FORT BRAGG ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING

October 1941 - Reported to Fort Bragg North Carolina for Advanced Infantry Training with the

9th

Division 60th


9th

Infantry Division (1947 - 1957) Division Troops Division Trains Division Artillery

HQ amp HQ Company HQ Company amp Band HQ amp HQ Battery

9th Signal Battalion 9th Quartermaster Battalion 26

th FA Battalion (105 mm)

15th Engineer Battalion 709

th Ordnance Battalion 34


61th Tank Battalion 9th Medical Battalion 60


9th Reconnaissance Co 9

th Military Police Company 84


39th

Infantry Regiment 47th


Infantry Regiment

HQ amp HQ Company HQ amp HQ Company HQ amp HQ Company

Heavy Mortar Company Heavy Mortar Company Heavy Mortar Company

Service Company Service Company Service Company

Tank Company Tank Company Tank Company

3 Infantry Battalions 3 Infantry Battalions 3 Infantry Battalions

Neils 60th

Company C

December 7 1941 - Japan attack Pearl Harbor

During the spring and summer 1942 the 9th

Division changed greatly It learned a new type of warfare

Sending unit after unit aboard transports to stage amphibious attacks on Solomons Island in the

Chesapeake Bay Soldiers raced up and down nets on mock landing-craft across mdash and often into mdash

MacFaydens Pond on footbridges and slashed at one another with bayonets as they had been taught by

Marine Col A J Drexel Biddle

July 24 1942 Brig Gen Manton S Eddy became CG and on Aug 9 1942 he was promoted to Maj

Gen He was to lead the 9th to Africa Sicily England and France

NORTH AFRICA ndash PORT LYAUTEY

World War II Operation Torch 1942

Then it came In early September 1942 the 39th Inf Regt was alerted The 39th Combat Team moved

out on Sept 17 1942 to a POE (Port Of Embarkation) Later the 47th and 60th Combat Teams

exchanged barracks for tents on Chicken Road Ft Braggs Reservation On Oct 14 1942 the 60th

Combat Team shipped to a POE following Oct 17 when the 47th Combat Team departed New York

Harbor

The 9th Infantry Division was among the first US combat units to engage in offensive ground operations

during World War II Only WWII invasion force launched directly from USA

Most expected the 9th

Division to deploy to England following the path of other divisions deployed earlier

that year To their surprise they were instead sent to North Africa (Operation Torch) to help throw the

Germans and Italians off the continent Equally surprising their opponents on the beaches of Algeria

and Morocco were neither German nor Italian but French

The Western Task Force (aimed at Casablanca) comprised American units with Major General George

S Patton in command

The 9th Infantry Division saw its first WWII combat in Operation Torch the North African invasion on

8 November 1942 The 39th landed with Eastern Task Force at Algiers The 47th landed with the

Western Task Force at Safi Morroco The 60th landed with the Western Task force at Port Lyautey

French Morroco

The beachhead most vigorously contested of all the Western Task Force landings were those in the

Mehdia-Port-Lyautey area

Taking PortndashLyautey - 8ndash10 November 1942 - Chapter VIII httpwwwibiblioorghyperwarUSAUSA-MTO-NWAUSA-MTO-NWA-8html

An excellent report of this action

ATTACK ON MEHDIA AND PORT LYAUTEY ndash NOVEMBER 8-10 1942

After hitting the beach the 60th

Combat Team had three objectives

1- Secure Mehedia Beach

2- Attach and Secure the Casbah (or Kasbah) Fortress

3- Secure the Airfield and town of Port Lyautey

Operation Torch Sub-Task Force Goalpost Capture Port Lyautey httpwwwhistorynetcomoperation-torch-sub-task-force-goalpost-capture-port-lyauteyhtm

First Fire of Operation Torch - November 96 World War II Feature

httpwwwhistorynetcomfirst-fire-of-operation-torch-november-96-world-war-ii-featurehtm

The primary mission was to seize an airfield where P-40s brought on the carrier USS Chenango could

be based to aid in the assault on Casablanca some 75 miles to the southwest The landing force consisted

of the 60th RCT of the 9th Division (Neils Unit) and a light tank battalion of the 66th Armored Regiment

2d Armored Division with supporting units that included nearly 2000 ground troops of the XII Air

Support Command

Friend Happy Birkland died during this invasion

Hap amp Neils

The airfield was taken early on 10 November

when the destroyer USS Dallas rammed the

boom across the Sebou River and carried a

raiding party up the river to take the

defenders of the field from the unprotected

flank About 1030 planes from the USS

Chenango began landing at the field There

was little fighting the rest of that day and

French resistance was formally ended at 0400

on D plus 3 Nov 11 1942

The 39th

Combat Team remained in Algiers

The 60th Combat Team was located at

Mamora Cork Forest guarding the Spanish

Morocco border The 60th CT was soon to

be joined by the 47th Combat Team after

they foot marched 238 miles from Safi

stopping on the way to participate in a French-American parade in Casablanca on 13 December 1942

httpwwwbookshopsdriveinsandjivecom201311world-war-ii-in-pictures-under-watchfulhtml

World War II in Pictures- Under the watchful eyes of US troops bearing bayonets

members of the Italo-German armistice commission in Morocco are rounded up to be

taken to Fedala north of Casablanca on November 18 1942

Neils letter of Nov 30 1942

ldquoYesterday we went in town and helped put on a big parade for the people here The French

soldiers also paraded They went first with their band and soldiers and mules Then we came

with our outfit and tanks and planes diving overhead It was really some show Boy the

French people sure did plenty cheering and stuff when we passed by So I guess were really

in with some friendly peoplerdquo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=Hkrq5pctBO0

Letter from Neils - Jan 30 1943

Wersquove really had some important people from the States over here seeing us One being the

President of the good old US who we paraded for just outside our Camp and the other being

Martha Ray who just finished putting on a show right in our camp and it was really a

ldquoWhoordquo A couple other ldquoStarsrdquo that were with her got sick and had to go back to the States

We were really surprised to see the President They told us some big shots were coming but

our General didnrsquot even know that it was to be the President They really kept it under cover

httpenwikipediaorgwikiCasablanca_Conference

General Henri Giraud

President Franklin D Roosevelt

General Charles de Gaulle and

Prime Minister Winston Churchill

sit together during the Casablanca

24th January 1943

World War II North Africa

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=VnHgj_eYzuI

Not about the 9th

Division but a good overview of Tunisia

TUNISIA NORTH AFRICA While the 9

th Division was in Morocco and Algeria US amp British forces in Tunisia were engaging

German forces lead by the famous Erwin Rommel Afrika Korps A series of battles fought around

Kasserine Pass Tunisia during February 1943 proved disastrous for US troops

February 1943 The 9th

Division began leaving Spanish Morocco for Tunisia The 39th

joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia

BATTLE OF EL GUETTAR AND MAKNASSY PASS ndash MARCH 16-25 1943

March 12 1943 the 9th

Division arrived near Bou Chebka Tunisia The division immediately went into

position and began patrolling around Sbeitla and Kasserine In March the 60th Combat Team was

detached to the 1st Armored Division to fight the battle of Maknassy

On St Patrickrsquos Day (March 17th

1943) The Twenty Days of Maknassy a battle of infantry and

armor was underway In the cold and rain day and night the 9th

Division 60th

Infantry was engaged

with exchange of artillery mortars machine guns and small arms fire

Gafsa Maknassy and El Guettar httpwwwibiblioorghyperwarUSAUSA-MTO-NWAUSA-MTO-NWA-28html

The 1st Infantry Division (including 60th

) was to make the attack on Gafsa with the 1st Armored Division

initially protecting the northeastern flank of the advance while troops of the French Southeast Algerian

Command were to operate on the other flank south of the line Metlaouiumlntilde Djebel Berda (926)

1st Armored Division with Combat Team 60 attached had the initial mission of providing protection

against Axis attacks from the directions of Sidi Bou Zid or Maknassy

If II Corps should continue toward Maknassy an advance contemplated as the second phase of the

attack its elements would be on both sides of the mountain ridge extending between Gafsa and

Mezzouna At its western end the bare and rugged slopes of Djebel Orbata rose abruptly to a crest of

about 3500 feet The contours of this somewhat twisting ridge softened and the crests were lower along

its eastern half Trails through its deeply eroded gulches and defiles were narrow and few Contact

between the two forces on either side would be restricted to the barest minimum from Gafsa to Sened

village that is about halfway to Maknassy and from that point to the tip of Djebel Bou Douaou five

miles east of Maknassy would be severely limited Simultaneous attacks along both sides of the ridge

would have to be relatively independent of each other

March the 18th Infantry had reached the eastern edge of Gafsa The situation at Gafsa justified General

Patton on 18 March in concluding that the second phase of the II Corps attack could be undertaken next

day While the 1st Infantry Division organized Gafsa strongly for defense the 1st Armored Division

(reinforced) could be committed to the seizure of Station de Sened hellip with the 60th Combat Team (de

Rohan) were southeast of Djebel Souiniahellip But if the military situation near Gafsa permitted an

immediate start of the second undertaking the weather made postponement unavoidable Much against

his wishes General Patton was forced to accept the fact that the mud had made an armored attack on 19

March out of the question

RAIN RAIN Streams were full to overflowing The earth was soggy and in many places there were

extensive shallow pools Bivouac areas were flooded The soft roads were quickly cut into deep ruts by

heavy trucks or churned into a viscous blanket by tank tracks Travel cross-country became impossible

for wheeled vehicles Indeed to assist them in reaching the roads from their parks required

extraordinary effort and much extra time The weathers one compensation was the fact that it restrained

enemy air activity

While most of the 1st Armored Division remained immobilized on 19 March Patton drove through the

downpour to review the situation hellip He was enthusiastic and confident concerned only that the enemy

should not be given opportunity for a spoiling attack while the Americans waited for conditions to be

wholly satisfactoryhellip While the 1st Infantry Division organized Gafsa strongly for defense the 1st

Armored Division (reinforced with 60th

) could be committed to the seizure of Station de Senad

The capture of Gafsa and Station de Sened left only a demonstration to be made toward Maknassy

twenty miles farther east hellip On 19 March Patton returned to his headquarters in Feacuteriana after his rain-

drenched visit to the headquarters hellip The Corps was now to seize the high ground east of Maknassy and

to send a light armored raiding party to the Mezzouna airfields to destroy enemy installations therehellip

On 21 March General Patton drove to hellip command post in order to hurry Combat Command A to a hill

mass five miles northeast of Station de Sened which appeared to the corps commander a possible place of

advantage which must be denied to Maknassys defenders At the same time Combat Command C

moved northeastward along a camel trail and then swung south to reach the main route from Station de

Sened to Maknassy at a point about halfway between the two places For a stretch Combat Command B

followed but instead of turning south continued eastward in the valley to an area from which to guard

the northern flank of the attack on Maknassy and assist in preparatory artillery fire on the village The

exhausted troops of the 60th Combat Team meanwhile assembled just north of Sened station

Advance elements of Combat Command C 1st Armored Division approached Maknassy before

midnight and subjected the place to an interdictory shelling hoping to discourage the enemy from laying

mines and booby traps before withdrawing Next morning reconnaissance discover that Maknassy was

free of the enemy whom some of the inhabitants declared to have withdrawn onto the hills near the road

to Mezzouna east of the village

Neils letter from ENGLAND One Year Later ldquoSo I think we will celebrate In fact I know

we will being to-day is the 17th

It really calls for something for a few of us lads remembering

back to last year on this day Did it rain and were we out in it We always think of this date

when it really rains But to-day we have plenty sunshine and the day is just opposite from

then But the memory lingersrdquo

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943

What the folks at home were reading Most if not all would not be aware the 9th

Division

and particularly Neils was part of the above described action

Meanwhile the remainder of the 9th

Division (39th

amp 47th

Infantry) moved to El Guettar Here with the 1st

Inf Div on the left and the 9th Inf Div on the right as parts of Gen Pattons II Corps were to attack on

the Gafsa-Gabes axis to relieve the pressure on Gen Montgomerys British force to the south The attack

was launched on the morning of March 28 and for the next 11 days a bitter battle was waged By April 7

the enemy had pulled back and the 9th after occupying forward positions made immediate plans to

begin the long secret trek to northern Tunisia

After Maknassy the 60th Combat Team rejoined the 9th

Division at Bou Chebka and the 9th

Division

begun to move northward to the extreme northern flank bordering the Mediterranean (toward Bizert

Tunisia)

The Attack Begins Chapter 32-35

httpwwwibiblioorghyperwarUSAUSA-MTO-NWAUSA-MTO-NWA-32html

The 9th Infantry Division was to drive against the hills north of Garaet Ichkeul and eventually to

overcome the fortified positions which the enemy had occupied in anticipation of attack on Bizerte

Attached to the 9th

Division during the next operation were four Tabours of Goums grim-visaged

swarthy turbanned bathrobe-wearing silent Berber tribesmen who as part of the Corps Franc

dAfrique (CFA) fought and died for seven months beside their Americans

In the campaign which followed the soldiers of the 9th

Division proved that they could take advantage of

the lessons they had learned the hard way The first proof was a brilliant envelopment of the Green-Bald

Hill positions which the British had assaulted unsuccessfully for months At Djebel Dardys and Djebel

Mrata the 60th Inf massacred a German counter-attacking force Djebel Cheniti was a brilliant

demonstration of infantry leaning up against artillery preparation

In 1943 furious fighting during the battle of Sedjenane Valley along the Tunisia-Algeria border it was

during the fanatical drive by the 60th Regiment that a captured German Generals diary was to give the

regiment its nickname In a German Generals account of American actions against the Germans he

wrote Look at those devils go and thus the 60th Infantry Regiment became the GO DEVILS

The 9th continued to drive steadily toward Bizerte one of the principal Allied objectives Finally at

1515 hours May 7 1943 the following conversation took place

894th Tank Destroyer Battalion CO 894th TD Bn Have covered the entire valley of the Oued Garba No sign of enemy in the valley

Believe way to Bizerte wide open Request permission to proceed into Bizerte and occupy city

G-3 9th Div CG instructs you proceed Bizerte and occupy it Report your position every half hour

CO 894th TD Bn Will comply with pleasure

And then as Maj Dean T Vanderhoef Asst G-2 played the William Tell Overture on his ocarina

over the radio telephone troops rolled into Bizerte httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=YIbYCOiETx0

The ocarina is an ancient flute-like wind instrument While

several variations exist an ocarina is typified by an oval-shaped

enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouth tube

projecting out from the body It is often ceramic but many other

materials such as plastic wood glass and metal may also be

used

William Tell Overture on ocarina

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=JrMfDhCBrNM

May 12 1943 Capture Bizerte Tunisia ndash Completing Tunisia Campaign

httpliberationtrilogycombooksarmy-at-dawnhistorical-photosslideshow

An aerial view of Bizerte taken on May 10 1943 After seven months of bombing not a

single building was habitable Ernie Pyle reported ldquoBizerte was the most completely

wrecked place I had ever seenrdquo

American troops along the Bizerte corniche shortly after the port fell The town had been

without running water for three months typhus was present and cholra threatened

ldquocornicerdquo a winding road cut into the side of a steep hill or along the face of a coastal cliff

Surrender of all German and Italian forces in Tunisia (130000 German and 120000 Italian prisoners)

General von Arnim and 25 other axis generals are claimed captured so ending the life of the once mighty

Afrika Korps and marking the end of the three-year North African campaign

By the Stars and Stripes a publication Hitlers Nemesis The 9th Infantry Division

ldquoDays of combat in North Africa were over Tunisia had been a disillusioning land devoid of

cinematic glamor a land of overloaded burros and few houses for shelter The battle had featured over-

extended fronts and equally extended lines of supply Communications were across a country once

described by a doughboy as miles and miles of miles and miles mdash a country strewn with French

German and American mines whose exact location no one knew These had been the days when cold-

numbed fingers were sliced on C ration cans when air superiority didnt always seem a certainty when

Yank and The Stars and Stripes were things that didnt arrive when the only news came by way of BBC

(and nobody had a radio) when the theory became a fact that Africa is a very cold continent where the

sun is hot

May 26 1943 - Move to Magenta Algeria - AFTER the inevitable policing-up around Bizerte the 9th

Division hit the road west over the same route traversed three months before Magenta Algeria where

the division was assembled by late afternoon May 26 developed into an elaborate bivouac as days slipped

into weeks

May 26 through June 27 1943 - 9th Division participated in a program of training and rest

SICILY

SICILY June 29 and 30 1943 - But movement was in the air again On June 29 and 30 the 39th Combat Team

(with attachments) and the 9th Div Arty moved out for Bizerte via Orleansville LArba Setif and

Souk-Ahras The 39th

was then attached to 1st Infantry Division for the initial landing in Sicily (Operation

Husky) 60th

amp 47th

the remainder of the division stayed at Magenta pursuing its training program

July 8 1943 orders were issued directing the remaining units to Ain el Turck The infantry regiments

with attachments were to march Orders were issued directing the remaining units 60th

amp 47th

Combat

Team to Ain el Turck The new area was near Bou Sfer (which is near Oran Algeria) with all units

within walking distance of the beach In this staging area preparations were immediately begun to

move to Sicily For two weeks training was conducted in the morning but each afternoon units were

formed and moved to the beach at a walk-and-run where the remainder of the afternoon was spent

July 9 1943 - Operation Husky Invasion of Sicily

July 29 1943 ndash The 60th amp 47th - On the morning of July 29 1943 five passenger ships (the Borinquin

Evangeline Orizaba Mexica and Shawnee) with escort moved out of Mers el Kebir (near Oran

Algeria) preceded by freighters The trip was uneventful and the convoy arrived off PALERMO Sicily

harbor in the early evening of July 31 But it was impossible to unload and the ships remained anchored

during the night

At approximately 0415 on Sunday Aug 1 1943 mdash the 3rd anniversary of the 9th

Division mdash the

celebration began Enemy planes raided the harbor for an hour and 45 minutes During the raid the 9th

lost neither personnel nor equipment but an undetermined number of enemy planes were shot down

That morning unloading of ships began and division units went into bivouac east of Palermo During the

next few days concentration of the division east of Nicosia was completed


) pushed its way eastward against stiffening German opposition

capturing Nicosia on the 28th of July before moving on to Troina The mountain village would prove to

be the units toughest battle as well as one of the most difficult fights of the entire Sicily Campaign

TROINA constituted one of the main anchors of the Etna Line and was defended by the 15th Panzer

Grenadier Division and elements of the Italian Aosta Division The Axis forces were deeply entrenched in

hills that both dominated the approaches to the town and were difficult to outflank The barren

landscape almost devoid of cover made advancing American soldiers easy targets for Axis gunners

The battle for TROINA began on 31 July 1943 when the Germans repulsed an advance by the 39th

Infantry Regiment a 9th Infantry Division outfit temporarily attached to the 1st Division The setback

forced Bradley and Allen to orchestrate a massive assault Over the next six days the men of the 1st

Infantry Division together with elements of the 9th Division a French Moroccan infantry battalion 165

artillery pieces (divided among 9 battalions of 105-mm howitzers 6 battalions of 155-mm howitzers and

1 battalion of 155-mm Long Tom guns) and numerous Allied aircraft were locked in combat with

Troinas tenacious defenders Control of key hilltop positions see-sawed back and forth in vicious

combat with the Germans launching no fewer than two dozen counterattacks during the week-long

battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th

rejoined the 9th Division (47th

amp 60th

) west of TROINA By Aug 5 all units were in

a position for the attack that was launched on the morning of Aug 6

The 60th lnf was sent on a wide flanking movement north through almost impassable terrain Their

mission was similar to what they had accomplished (Ghost March) so brilliantly in the Bizerte campaign

Again there were major problems of supply and evacuations were solved by the supply services medics

and engineers

While the 60th Inf went north through CAPIZZI and then east the 47th and 39th advanced east from

TROINA The enemy once again was maneuvered out of one position after another By Aug 12 the 60th

Inf reached FLORESTA and the 39th occupied keypoint of the enemys last line of defense before

Messina Here the 9th Div was pinched out by the 3rd Div on the north and the British on the south

The 9th Div remained in position until Aug 20 when it was officially announced that the island of Sicily

was free of enemy On Aug 23 movement began toward CEFALU on the Tyrrhenian Sea half way

between PALERMO amp FLORESTA

Here for the first time the 9th

Division received some of the credit it had so richly earned the hard way

Because of confused censorship regulations the 9th had been neglected in press releases concerning the

North African and Sicilian campaigns Recognition came in early Oct 1943 in The Stars and Stripes

which stated ldquoThe 9th has the kind of leadership and spirit that make a fighting outfit The men showed it

at RANDAZZO the southern hinge of the last German defense line in Sicily They showed it by their

brilliant envelopment of Green and Bald Hills in the Sedjenane Valley campaign which led to the fall of

Bizerte They showed it in one of the bitterest battles of North Africa mdash the fight at El Guettar and again

when they force-marched some 900 miles to help stem the Rommel thrust at Kasserine Pass And they

showed it when their three combat teams landed at Safi at Port Lyautey and at Algiers last Nov 8rdquo

Here also the 9th

Division had a chance to see entertainers like Jack Benny Al Jolson and Adolphe

Menjou Here the Donut Girls appeared and from Sept 5 through Oct 30 served more than 170000

freshly-baked doughnuts to the 9th Div Here on Oct 25 1943 34 newly naturalized members of the

division formally became citizens of the country for which theyd been fighting for months

These were the days of vino marsala and vermouth of grapes and melons and almonds of gaily-painted

donkey carts and swims in the blue Tyrrhenian Sea of visits to Palermo and Monreale and the dark

catacombs of the frequent times when the soldiers found out that the guidebooks dont tell the whole

story

Then came Halloween and an order for the 9th to move to Mondello near Palermo the muddiest patch

of ground in the world And on the night of Monday Nov 8 1943 the 9th Division was boat-and-train

bound for England and arrived in England November 25 1943

ENGLAND Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire England

AT Winchester England the 9th

Division scattered through the neighborhood of Bushfield Barton

Stacey Alresford and Basingstoke An information course was instituted to teach basic good manners to

a batch of GI Tarzans whod been in the woods too long The 9th was very fortunate in its jumping-off

place for Winchester was Old England through and through Even the most casual and literal-minded

visitor scarcely could help feeling the weight of centuries borne by Winchester Castle Cathedral and

College

Winchester England

While in England Neils and some buddies were interview by news reporters and articles

prepared and sent to hometown newspapers

But for all its quiet ancient beauty Winchester was nothing more than a springboard from which the

9th

Division could leap into the final European phases of the world conflict As the mild English winter

melted into spring the luxury of passes furloughs and week-ends wore away to reveal more and more

clearly the grim steel framework of ominous military preparation

By April 2 with all leaves and furloughs cleared up the training pace was accelerated by a field

problem on Easter Sunday On May 27 at 0630 the division was put on a six-hour alert status The men

knew the time was at hand There had been GI movies USO shows PX supplies the Red Cross tea

wagon signs in English mild-and-bitter pubs and dances and the not-so surprising rediscovery that the

guidebooks dont tell the whole story

The division began moving to marshalling areas (Bournemouth) on Saturday afternoon June 3 Men

found sleep difficult the night of June 5 under the ceaseless drone of unseen planes By two-thirty when

the first units were alerted everybody knew D-DAY

D-DAY NORMANDY FRANCE June 6 1944 - Invasion at Normandy France

June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th

Division Is Committed When General Bradley on 9 June1944 established the high priority for the seizure of Carentan and the

firm junction of the V and VII Corps beachheads he also directed that the 4th

and 90th

Divisions were to

maintain pressure in the direction of Cherbourg and that the 9th

Division and the 82d Airborne Division

were to complete the blocking of the peninsula On 12 June therefore General Collins decided to commit

the 82d Airborne Division and the 9th

Division in the westward attack

The 90th and 9th Infantry Divisions joined the battle

(June 10 1944) The enemy had retired west of the

Merderet River but not without making our gains as

costly as possible He persistently launched small

counterattacks late every evening in a series of

attempts to regain ground lost during the day but

every one was decisively beaten off He still held

Carentan reventing the juncture of VII Corps with V

Corps His defense in the fixed fortifications along the

coast was tenacious and our advance was slow

Interrogation of prisoners revealed that troops

arriving to reinforce the three enemy divisions

initially contacted by units of the VII Corps had had

great difficulty in transit Attacks of US Ninth Air

Force fighter-bombers had decimated whole units

moving by rail or motor and heavy and medium bombers had heavily and repeatedly bombed key

railroad yards and road centers French patriots added to the confusion behind the German lines by

sabotaging communications and transportation cutting telephone lines blowing up bridges on roads and

railways ambushing convoys and destroying precious fuel

Chapter 6 to 10 amp Appendix A

Sealing Off the Peninsula

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Look at Chapters 7 to 10 amp Appendix A (Use ldquoFindrdquo 9th

60th

47th

amp 39th

)

BARNEVILLE FRANCE To prevent the arrival of additional reinforcements for the Cherbourg defenders and to forestall any

orderly withdrawal of troops for the Cherbourg area the VII Corps attacked west across the base of the

peninsula The 90th Infantry Division met stubborn resistance as it led off this attack but the drive

gained momentum with the commitment of the 82d Airborne and 9th Infantry Divisions On the evening

of June 17th the troops of Major General Manton S Eddys 9th Division after hard fighting across the

peninsula reached the west coast near Barneville sur Mer isolating the enemy forces on the Cotentin

Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th

Division Capture Barneville sur Mer France ndash Cutting Cotentin

Peninsula http9thinfantrydivisionnetcutting-the-peninsula


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Monument for the 9th Division at Barneville sur Mer France

UTAH BEACH TO CHERBOURG

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After fighting its way to Berneville France the 9th

was directed to move North ldquoalong the coastrdquo toward

Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE

On 18 June It was decided that the drive on Cherbourg would be made by three divisions abreast--the

4th Division on the right the 79th Division in the center and the 9th Division on the left

For the next eight days the effort of the entire VII Corps was to be directed toward the capture of

Cherbourg and was in fact the focus of attention of the whole First Army since future operations were

greatly dependent on the seizure of this port

The drive was expected to yield a considerable prize in prisoners though the exact number of enemy

forces in the peninsula was not known Estimates varied between 2000 and 40000 troops including not

only the enemy units already encountered but also the Cherbourg garrison Luftwaffe antiaircraft

rocket and naval personnel and Todt Organization workers

When an ultimatum calling for the surrender of the German forces defending Cherbourg was ignored

the assault on the fortifications was renewed with attacks by hundreds of medium and fighter-bombers

and the methodical reduction of the defenses by the ground troops Naval gunfire joined field artillery

fires and air attacks in supporting the advance into the city itself and on June 27th

1943 the last

resistance was eliminated

Then turning its attention to the northwest the 9th Division 60th

Infantry pushed the only remaining

enemy forces into the Cap de la Hague area the Northwesternmost tip of the Cotentin Peninsula is called

Cap de La Hague where long range enemy guns were still firing Resistance was stubborn but it was a

hopeless battle for the isolated enemy and on July 1st the campaign ended with their surrender

THE STARS AND STRIPES While other forces occupied Cherbourg the 9

th Div (60

th Infantry) cleaned up the Cap de la Hague

by July 1 The 9th had accomplished the opening chapter of the invasion drama

This had been Africa with hedgerows calvados snipers totally destroyed villages an occasional

pretty girl and the familiar realization that the guidebooks dont tell the whole story

The story of how completely the 9th had done its job is told best by some of the war correspondents who

reported the facts to the world

WILLIAM H STONEMAN The hedgerow-to-hedgerow fighting of the 9th Div across the

Cherbourg peninsula from sea to sea must rate as one of the most brilliant successes of

United States military history For four days I accompanied these veterans who not only had

turned the tide in Tunisia with the capture of Bizerte but also helped wind up the Sicilian

campaign with the seizure of Randazzo They were brought to France to chop off the tip of

the strategic peninsula and isolate the Germans in Cherbourg The renowned heroes of Port

Lyautey and Bizerte pushed along the flank to Barneville encountered severe resistance at

the little town of St Jacques de Nehou

TIME Omar Bradley has done it again Slipping stronger units past the lines of their tiring

comrades he once more smashed unexpectedly through the Germans to cut off Cherbourg

just as be broke through to doom Bizerte a little over a year ago And he used the same outfit

mdash the battle-tested 9th Div mdash to strike the decisive blow The blow that broke the Nazis

back below Cherbourg was a clever one and aroused real enthusiasm here (Washington

DC) Brig Gen Horace S Sewell of the British branded the 9th American Divisions

exploit as a magnificent achievement

Soon Cherbourg was in submission and the 9th

Division 60th Infantry and 47th

turned its

attention to the northwest pushing the only remaining enemy forces into the Cap de la

Hague area where long range enemy guns were still firing Resistance was stubborn but

it was a hopeless battle for the isolated enemy and on July 1st the campaign ended with

their surrender

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9th Division on parade ndash Cherbourg France 1944

Neils last letter dated July 8 1944

Near Cherbourg France

Saturday July 8 1944

France

Dear Folks

Yesterday I Celebrated my third year

under Uncle Sam I donrsquot know weather

it was a Celebration or not but it sure

has been that long according to my

figures and etc So as of yesterday I

get in the big money with a five percent

raise a hash mark on the sleeve and

just 27 yrs to retirement By the way

I increased my allotment a couple months

ago I guess you noticed

I received a letter from Ruth

yesterday telling me you never re-

ceived the flowers Mom The reason

I asked about them was because

three of us sent them the same time

and the others received theirs We

sent them through the Red Cross so

I donrsquot know where they sent them

or how All we done was give them

the address We sent them about

five or six weeks before Mothers Day

Yesterday I received about a half

a days reading matter from McCleary

and his wife all in one letter Boy

they told me everything we ever done

all their doing now and all they

expect us to do later

I heard the other day that Mel Brown

is around here somewhere So more

than likely Irsquoll run into him one

of these first days I hope

Reference to his brothers amp sisters

Well everything is going OK by

me so how about Harry amp Denny

Erv the wife amp chickens ldquoahemrdquo The

Jorgrsquos ldquoSouth Staterdquo with the barbers

The Somrsquos The Gabbots ldquoI knowrdquo The

Southern Ute I write to usually

So for now take good care Mom

Dad

Love

Andy

9th

Division heads south to St Lo France THE STARS AND STRIPES (Oct 9 44)

THERE came then the briefest of rest periods (July 2 to 8) Moving south on July 9 found the 9th

Division back in action again It was the St Lo-Perriers offensive this time All three regiments (60th

47th

39th

) were in the line repeating again the story of hedgerow hell slow advances from one field to the next

murderous casualties Although this continued throughout the month several days before the July 25

breakthrough the 9th cut the St Lo-Perriers road On July 25 the 9th

Division was one of the spearhead

divisions in the offensive and by the end of the day the division was credited with the furthest advance of

any of the divisions in the push

US Army soldiers and jeeps on their way to the front lines Saint-Locirc France Jul 1944

9th

div west of St Lo along St-Locirc-Peacuteriers highway ndash West of 30th

Div

The Battle Of Saint Lo httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=ROQmFOX5lkg 30

th Division east of 9

th Div

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=VCPaGJoHT_w Before amp After St Lo

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=LmsLCFaLpys (German version)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=_N-lYw9quI4 (German version)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=eilw7JBpl5o World War II Breakout from Normandy

The maps above are included for geographical reference The 9th Division moves from Cherbourge

(starting around July 6-7 1944) to a position near le Dezert (which is NNW of St Lo) They arrived near

le Dezert 9 July 1944

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The immediate area of St-Locirc had limited tactical importance that city with a peacetime population of

about 11000 stands on low ground near a loop of the Vire River ringed by hills Its military significance

derived from being a hub of main arteries that lead in every direction

The ground west of St-Locirc could be used for jump-off on attack into country where tanks could operate

and tactical maneuver would be favored The importance of the St-Locirc area to the Germans is shown by

the desperate defense they offered in June and were to repeat in July

The 9th arrived in the Taute sector south of Caretan on 9 July 1944 On 11 July the German Panzer

Lehr Division in the Le Desert sector hit the 9th Advancing slowly against determined resistance the 9th

Division reached the Periers-St Lo road on 18 July after sustaining very high casualties

GERMANS VIEW The 11th of July was a hard day for German Seventh Army on its whole front and its

War Diary could get little comfort from the reports of Panzer Lehrs attack on which so much hope had

been placed The complete failure of the attack must have been a bitter pill

Panzer Lehr had been severely mauled by the combined onslaughts of the U S 9th

Division and 30th

Divisions and was now crippled to an extent that removed the possibility of further large-scale counterattack

west of the Vire

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Troop placement JULY 8-10 WHEN THE 9

TH Division arrived

July 9 - SAMPLE OF COMBAT DIARIES (abbreviated)

Le Dezeret 9 July 1944

The 30th Div 120th Infantry was ordered to attack in a zone west of the highway and

flanked by the Terrette River and nose of higher ground near le Desert and protect that

flank until the arrival of the 9th Division late in the day Enemy resistance stiffened by

considerable artillery fire slowed the approached this high ground

At 1300 when 30th Div received a delegation of distinguished visitors including Lt Gen

George S Patton Jr General Eddy (9th Division) and General Watson (3d Armored)

Enemy artillery began to register in the vicinity soon after their arrival At 1425 the 120th

received word to the effect that 50 enemy tanks were coming up the highway from the

south At 1500 30th Division heard that German tanks were pressing and followed by

enemy infantry

Soon an estimated four German battalions were shelling the 120ths sector and service

company trains were experiencing great difficulty in reaching the forward elements

American artillery was called on for strong support and gave it By 1830 the dangerous

area west of the highway was under control with indications of enemy withdrawal

Germans unable to exploit the breakthrough and beginning to be hard hit by the fires of

artillery infantry and armor the Germans pulled out after losing five tanks

By nightfall the situation west of the highway was under control The 120th had recovered

the ground lost and was pushing past it The 120th Div under enemy pressure all

morning near le Desert was relieved at 1600 by elements of the 9th Division ( 39th

Infantry)

By evening the 9th Division was coming into its new zone north of the highway to le

Desert and this promised improvement on 120th right flank

The 9th Division had reached its battle positions by night of 9 July and was ready next

morning to launch an attack toward the west and southwest Though the 9th was under

VII Corps its operations were in the same tactical zone as the 30ths and the two divisions

were to be closely associated in their work during the next ten days

The Counterattack of Panzer Lehr (11 July) Pg 37-42

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The Counterattack of Panzer Lehr (11 July)

A PAIR OF PANTHER TANKS of Panzer Lehr Division knocked out by 9th Division defense and left on the road near le Deacutesert

First Army Progress 11-14 July

In the VII Corps zone the 4th and 83d Divisions continued to shoulder along the Carentan-Peacuteriers

highway more and more aided by the pressure exerted from the east by the 9th Division On 13 July that

unit drove nearly to the important crossroads at les Champs-de-Losque By 15 July as a result of the

hardest kind of fighting the 4th and 83d were on a line just north of Raids and held the Sainteny hills

which had been their main obstacle But ahead of them the enemy still held strong defensive positions

and had shown no signs of making a voluntary withdrawal The cost to VII Corps of getting some six

square miles of ground along its peninsula had been high From 9 to 16 July the Corps lost 4800 men

First Army now called a halt to the offensive west of the Taute holding VIII and VII Corps (except for

the 9th Division) at the positions reached on 14-15 July Definite plans for a major breakthrough

operation (COBRA) were being made the outline plan reaching First Army on 13 July The offensive

now under way was to continue but would aim at more modest objectives which would give suitable

jump-off positions for COBRA The primary goal became the ground along the St-Locirc-Peacuteriers highway in

front of the 9th and 30th Divisions At the end of 15 July the 30th Division was to come under VII Corps

in order to coordinate the continuing offensive toward this area

During the 12 days from 4 to 15 July ammunition expenditure was greater than at any other period

during the first two months of First Armys campaign This occurred during a period when control was

being exercised and unrestricted firing was not permitted when units were limited to one unit of fire for

attack one-half unit for each subsequent day of attack and one-third for a normal day But deeper

and wider concentrations of fire than was ordinary had to be employed in hedgerow country to

compensate for lack of observation Stocks became low in certain types particularly 105-mm howitzer

and strict rationing was established to restore the stocks for the coming operations Fortunately the port

of Cherbourg although thoroughly mined and demolished by the Germans had been rapidly cleared for

use The first supplies from it began to trickle south on 15 July Cherbourg was to prove an essential aid

in the next weeks to the supply problem But the main ports of entry were still the open beaches Omaha

and Utah where the 1st 5th and 6th Engineer Special Brigades were performing miracles in getting

tonnage ashore under all conditions of weather A daily average of 12000 to 14000 tons was being

maintained

GERMANS VIEW

German Seventh Armys anxiety over its new problems east of the Vire have been noted already In spite of

the losses around St-Locirc both in ground and personnel Seventh Army was still mainly concerned over the

situation on the right wing of LXXXIV Corps where it believed the American forces were making their chief

effort toward the Peacuteriers-St-Locirc highway But with Panzer Lehrs failure to restore the situation by

counterattack the German command now had no other recourse than a grim and dogged defense

In the area covering Peacuteriers (U S VII Corps 9th division zone) LXXXIV Corps best units were fighting

hard to hold off a breakthrough and were steadily losing ground This sector was Seventh Armys chief

worry even after the battle spread east of the Vire The battered 17th SS Panzer Grenadier and the larger

part of 2d SS Panzer and Panzer Lehr were now involved here in defensive struggles By 12 July the German

salient along the lower Taute had been wiped out and the pressure from le Deacutezert (Arrivial of US 9th

Division) was threatening to reach the flank of units holding the Seves-Taute corridor Further loss of

ground was acknowledged in the next two days

With regard to reserves the situation was as strained as ever Two more regiments (13th and 14th) of the 5th Parachute

Division arrived in the battle zone during this period and Seventh army had to resist calls from both LXXXIV and II

Parachute Corps for their immediate use Seventh Army decided to put them west of the Vire in position to reinforce

the Peacuteriers sector As soon as possible the 5th Parachute Division was to replace Panzer Lehr Seventh Army now as

before was striving to build up a striking force of armored reserve But within a day one or two battalions of the 5th

Parachute Division had already been committed to help the sorely pressed 2d SS Panzer

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Infantry moving during Operation Cobra

First Army Front Movement from 8 to 15 July 1944 VIII Corps on the left VII Corps in the middle XIX Corps on the right

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39th withattached to 30th Div

By 15 June the 9th Division had come up in hard fighting Along a broad front the 9th Division had

cleaned out the German strongpointrsquos east of the Taute and gained the crossroads at les Champs-de-

Losque But just south of that village the 9th Division struck the enemys new MLR (Major Line of

Resistance) defending the higher ground rising toward the Peacuteriers-St-Locirc highway For the next two days

of very severe effort net gains were negligible

16 July1944 the 9th Division had advanced as far as Esglandes (about 10 miles north of Peacuteriers-St-Locirc

highway) but there was a job of cleaning out along the Terrette to be done by the 9th

Division

GIs fighting amongst the hedgerows

Hedgerow fighting July 1944

Finally on 17-18 July the 9th

Division broke through during these two days the 9th Division pushed to

within a few hundred yards of the St-Locirc highway and crossed it with patrols

The above map illustrates position of the 9th Division between 15 July and 20 July 1944

During this time the 9th

Division was engaged in fierce fighting with the German Panzer

Lear Division and possibly some of the 5th

Parachute Division (west of the 60th

)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th

Infantry Regiments is not shown on the official

map and was inserted for reference

Securing the Peacuteriers to St Lo road (shown in front of 9th

Div 20 July line) was the primary

object of the 9th

Div amp the whole US command for the kickoff of the ldquoBreakoutrdquo called

Operation COBRA

In moving eight miles from the Vire et Taute Canal to the Peacuteriers-St Locirc highway the 9th

Division between 10 and 20 July sustained about 2500 casualties

Chapter 5 Last Phase of the Battle (15-20 July) Fighting from hedge to hedge the Americans had advanced 500 yards on the left and 300 yards on the

right by early afternoon Supporting American armor had knocked out three of the enemys dug-in

tanks while bazooka fire knocked out two more Division Artillery support was especially hellip the shells

coming in just over their heads and taking them from one hedgerow to another

Late in the day (July 15) the Germans made vigorous efforts to counter the hellip drive At 1600 and again

at 2000 the enemy launched counterattacks to the northeast along the ridge highway in strength of an

infantry battalion and a platoon of tanks supported by the heaviest artillery fire the enemy had delivered

all day With hellip Artillery firing at the enemy thrusts the assault battalions hellip were knocked out with the

enemy armor destroyed

In spite of stubborn enemy resistance hellip Infantry was still making good headway

July 16 On the right flank (west side) the 9th Division had advanced as far as Esglandes but there was a

job of cleaning out along the Terrette to be done by both the 9th and 30th Divisions in order to safeguard

that flank particularly at two small bridges near la Huberderie As the Terrette River was not any

serious barrier to enemy movement or maneuver During its fighting in the sector west of the Vire the

combat command had received 131 casualties and lost 24 tanks to enemy fire mainly by bazookas

16 July 1944 Neils friend Lark Allen was wounded and evacuated to England

He returned to the 9th Division Sept and was killed in Germany 9 Oct 1944 in Hurtgen

Forest

From 17 to 19 July the 9th Division had come up abreast in hard fighting along a broad front By 15

June the 9th Division had cleaned out the German strong points east of the Taute and gained the

crossroads at les Champs-de-Losque But just south of that village the 9th Division struck the enemys

new MLR (Major Line of Resistance) defending the higher ground rising toward the Peacuteriers-St-Locirc

highway For the next two days of very severe effort net gains were negligible Finally on 17-18 July the

9th Division broke through during these two days the 9th Division pushed to within a few hundred yards

of the St-Locirc highway and crossed it with patrols The 9th Division and the 30th together had gained the

ground which First Army proposed to use for its jump-off in the breakthrough operation COBRA

17 July 1944 Neils R Anderson was killed during this action

18 July 1944 Mel Brown was wounded and evacuated to England (this occurred elsewhere

in France) Neils amp Mel are neighborhood friends who joined the Army at the same time

Neils amp Lark Allen Neils amp Mel Brown

GERMANS VIEW

The German Seventh Army found it necessary on 15 July to commit a battalion of the

recently arrived 14th Parachute Regiment (5th Parachute Division) to help Panzer Lehr

check the American advance crest of Pont-Heacutebert Panzer Lehr reported its resources were

not able to stem the enemy onslaught and still another battalion of the 5th Parachute

Division had to be committed Seventh Army registered its disappointment over the necessity

of throwing in new units immediately on their arrival thus using up reinforcements planned

for building reserves Army also complained of its losses in materiel caused by American air

and artillery action The battle of supply unprecedented in severity had to be waged

without noticeable support from our own air force

On 16 July the American advance south to le Mesnil-Durand caused fresh alarm and was

attributed to the poor performance of newly committed units of the 14th Parachute Regiment

Their failure confirms our experience that newly committed troops which have not yet

developed teamwork and are thrown into heavy battle without having been broken in suffer

disproportionately heavy losses The Pont-Heacutebert bridge position was finally given up as

lost and Seventh Army notified Army Group that as a result of American progress west of

the Vire (9th

Div area of operation) the flank of the 352d (east of the river) was in danger

and that the MLR of the 352d might have to be pulled back close to St-Locirc The 275th Infantry

Division erroneously reported to have arrived already in the battle zone was now delayed in

arrival until 18 July too late to help

A counterattack ordered for 17 July by Panzer Lehr had been viewed by Army as its last

hope for restoring the situation along the Vire This attack failed completely and the day saw

further advance of the Americans on the ridge west of the Vire Seventh Army regarded this

set-back as decisive for the problem of whether or not to withdraw 11 Parachute Corps left

wing units23

A further blow overtook Panzer Lehr when its left flank (west side) was deeply

penetrated (INSERT by U S 9th Division 60th

amp 47th

) and American spearheads

reportedly reached the Peacuteriers-St-Locirc highway Personnel of headquarters staffs were

employed in an effort to mend this break in time and allow cut off troops to get back The

general situation was so grave that Army Group now decided to detach another armored

division from the British front to reinforce Seventh Army

To judge by the tone of the War Diary this was [German] Seventh Armys blackest day in

the battle that had started two weeks earlier

Neils R Anderson was killed (17 July 1944)





Division The dead included

General Bradleys friend and fellow West Pointer Lieutenant General Lesley McNairmdashthe highest-

ranking US soldier to be killed in action in the European Theater of Operations

9th

Division St Lo France July 24-25 1944 amp Breakout THE STARS AND STRIPES (Oct 9 44)



47th

39th







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Operation Cobra

Since D Day this is what US planners were anxious to achieve Getting beyond the Bobcage areas of

France into the more maneuverable area where tanks and heavy equipment could more efficiently

operate

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=oLyCtKzAQr0

Casualty Summary ndash 30th

Division July 24-25 1944

Significant Dates in the 30ths History

July 24 1944 Bombed by the 8th Airforce in error killing 25 men and wounding

131 men Delayed jump-off for one day

July 25 1944 Bombed again in error by 8th Airforce killing 111 men including

Lt Gen Leslie Mc Nair and wounding 490 men Operation Cobra

took off despite these two tragic errors and losses

July 25-29 1944

Breakout Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons -

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August 1-13 1944

Operation Cobra 25-30 Jul

By July it was apparent that despite a generally successful campaign in Normandy thus far Allied

progress had been excruciatingly slow By mid-Jul the front lines were what the Allied high command

planned to be five days after a successful landing The first attempt at a breakout Operation Goodwood

was a failure the predominantly British attempt utilized a large armor formation to unsuccessfully

create a gap

On 25 Jul Omar Bradley launched Operation Cobra using VII Corps infantry divisions to create and

hold a gap in the German lines while sending three divisions of men through the gap bring the war

beyond the hedgerow country that had frustrated the Allied troops so much Preceding this massive

breakout operation was an even larger air bombardment American artillery officer Donald Bennett

recalled the morning of 25 Jul when the bombing by 1500 aircraft started

Across three hours nearly every combat-capable plane in western Europe came in starting with

medium B-25s and B-26s followed by the lumbering B-17s and B-24s while a thousand or more

fighters circled around the edge of the action pouncing on any target of opportunity The ground

rolled from the concussion smacking through the soles of our feet pillars of smoke and dirt rising

thousands of feet into the air

A total of 600 tons of bombs was released The earlier waves of bombs were dropped on top of Germans

as planned but as the smoke and fire blurred boundaries bombardiers of the final few waves had a

tough time figuring out where the Germans were As a result some of the bombs landed on top of

American units US Army Lieutenant Charles Scheffel and his unit was among those bracketed by

friendly fire (Company C 39th Infantry Reg 9th Div and adjacent to 30th

Div) Though they had front

row seats most of the 9th Division was west of the area where friendly fire bombs landed

On my left a crashing boom slammed me against the side of my foxhole and bounced me off the

quaking ground Pain knifed into my ears and squeezed air out of my lungs I sucked in dirt and

choked trying to breathe Spitting I opened my mouth against the deafening roar Mother of God

they were going to kill us all I prayed somebody somewhere was on the horn telling these guys what

they were doing to us down here

150 Americans were killed by accident by these bombs The highest ranking fatality of this massive

friendly fire incident was a three-star general of the US Army blown out of his slit trench some two

miles behind where I had been hole up recalled Scheffel

Immediately after the bombings the American 4th 9th and 30th Infantry Divisions charged into

German lines even as smaller bombers and fighters continued to attack German positions further beyond

the line [T]he few Germans who were encountered were out of their heads with shock recalled

Bennett as his M-7 artillery pieces went in Indeed the elite Panzer Lehr Division lost much effectiveness

with some of their tanks overturned and two thirds of personnel becoming casualties of the bombing The

advancing infantry divisions gained 12000 yards on 25 and 26 Jul supplying the mobile breakthrough to

occur on 27 Jul The American 2nd 3rd and 4th Armored Divisions supported by the 1st Infantry

Division charged through the gap created The German forces already ill-equipped due to the Allied air

superiority and now struck in daze by the bombardment fell back 12 miles by the end of 28 Jul

The German troops were now on a general retreat in attempt to regroup The defeat of the German

forces during Operation Cobra cost Germany over 400000 men and 1500 tanks and self-propelled guns

while key positions such as Avranches and openings to Brittany were now in Allied hands

BACK TO Neils Robert Anderson

From correspondence during 2013 ndash After this report was first issued My name is Neal Haberman and my dad Harry Haberman served alongside Neils in the

60th Regiment of the 9th Division in No Africa Sicily and France My dad and Andy

were good buddies both sergeants My dad took Andys death in Normandy very hard I was

born in December 1951 and was named in honor of Neils

My dads full name is Harry Haberman He was born in NYC in November of 1917 the

youngest of 5 sons He enlisted in the army in January of 1941 so he was somewhat seasoned

by the time the US entered the war He was stationed in Fort Bragg where he first met Andy

He was wounded 3 times during the war The first time he was wounded he was shot in his

side when he and others were ordered to pick up rifles and other arms from a battlefield in

Morocco As the arms were being stored in some sort of building another soldier dropped

one of the weapons which then discharged when it hit the ground The bullet entered my

dads lower torso and exited his back without hitting any organs Very lucky

Im not sure about the second wound he sustained but I know the last wound came during

fighting in the Huertgen Forest The Germans would intentionally fire into trees in the forest

where the Americans were and the resulting tree bursts sent splintered pieces of wood

everywhere After being wounded he was removed to England to recuperate but wound up

being shipped back to the states by New Years Eve of 1945

My dad told me that Andy was one of a group from his outfit sent out on a patrol mission

From everything Ive read about St Lo and the 9th Divisions role in the battle I believe the

American and German lines were not far apart Andy was shot and killed while on this

patrol

Lastly it is the tradition among Eastern European Jews to name their children after deceased

relatives The fact that I was not named after a deceased relative and was in fact named after

a non-Jew speaks volumes about the impact Andy (Neils) had upon my dad and the high

regard he held your uncle in

Nov 22 1944 ndash From Headquarters Sixtieth Infantry APO 9 US ARMY

ldquoNeils was laid to rest in an American Cemetery in Normandy Francerdquo

The Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer France established by the US

First Army on June 8 1944 and the first American cemetery on European soil in World

War II Not sure this is actually the cemetery in which Neils was buried

httpenwikipediaorgwikiNormandy_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial

On June 8 1944 the US First Army established the temporary cemetery the first

American cemetery on European soil in World War II After the war the present-day

cemetery was established a short distance to the east of this original site

Normandy American Cemetery sits on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English

Channel at Colleville-sur-Mer France httpwwwquestmastersusPhilip_P_Juddhtml

httpwwwxixcorpsnlwwii_cemeterieshtm

Grave markers Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer France above photo

Temporary graves were marked with a simple wooden cross with an identification plate

attached to the center This photo was taken behind Omaha Beach in 1951 by Life

Magazine 6 years after World War Two at what is now known as the Normandy

American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer France Permanent stone markers were added

several years later

During July 1948 Neils Robert Anderson was returned from Normandy France

to his home and buried at Murray City Cemetery Murray Utah

1948

Your tombstone stands neglected and alone

The name and date are chiseled out on polished marbled stone

It reaches out to all who care It is too late to mourn

You did not know that I exist You died and I was born

Yet each of us are cells of you in flesh in blood in bone

Our heart contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own

Dear Ancestor the place you filled so many years ago

Spreads out among the ones you left who would have loved you so

I wonder as you lived and loved I wonder if you knew

That someday I would find this spot and come to visit you Author Unknown

Find A Grave httpwwwfindagravecomcgi-binfgcgipage=grampGRid=44237

Sgt Neils Robert Anderson Birth Dec 13 1918 Murray Salt Lake County Utah USA

Death Jul 17 1944 France

Burial Murray City Cemetery Murray Salt Lake County Utah USA

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Source- The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday Morning August 13 1944 Murray Rites Today Honor Soldier Hero

MURRAY mdash Memorial services for SSgt Neils R Anderson infantryman killed July 17 1944 in

France will be conducted Sunday at 630 p m in Murray Second L D S ward chapel with Webb Snarr

bishop officiating

The Murray American Legion post will conduct military rites Raymond Rasmussen and Samuel

Bringhurst will be speakers Sgt Anderson was a son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Anderson 4612 2nd West

Murray

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1948 Neils was returned from France 1948 and buried at Murray City Cemetery Murray Utah

1920-21 Neils with brothers Harry amp Milton Neils with Brother-in-law Holger

Jorgensen

1925




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May 26 1943 9th




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24th January 1943



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joined the 47th

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in route to Tunisia









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enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


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turned its




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Love

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amp 39th





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the Vire (9th









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create a gap



























































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several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold






1935








1938-41

1938-41










Grocery stores


























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60th


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March 12 1943 9th


March 17 1943 60th


May 12 1943 9th


May 26 1943 9th




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The 9th

Dcivsion 47th

amp 60th


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Fort Bragg



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Division 60th




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9th













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Company C
















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S Patton in command




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24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


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Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























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Souk-Ahras The 39th


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amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










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amp 60th






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Winchester England




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and 90th

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)







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turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

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39th








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47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


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the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



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July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold




1938-41

1938-41










Grocery stores


























Division 60th






November 8 1942 9th


60th


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March 12 1943 9th


March 17 1943 60th


May 12 1943 9th


May 26 1943 9th




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The 9th

Dcivsion 47th

amp 60th


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June 17 1944 9th




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Fort Bragg



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9th













39th



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Company C
















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24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


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battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















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story











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Winchester England




9th













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The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























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47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

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Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














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th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




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39th








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Div



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west of the Vire



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)

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Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold











Grocery stores


























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60th


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March 12 1943 9th


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amp 60th


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9th













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Company C
















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24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


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battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















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story











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Winchester England




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and 90th

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60th

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amp 39th

)







Penninsula

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Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














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th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




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39th








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Div



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west of the Vire



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)

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amp 39th





object of the 9th


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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold


























Division 60th






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60th


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March 12 1943 9th


March 17 1943 60th


May 12 1943 9th


May 26 1943 9th




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The 9th

Dcivsion 47th

amp 60th


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Fort Bragg



9th

Division 60th




9th

Division 60th


9th













39th



Infantry Regiment






Neils 60th

Company C
















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S Patton in command




French Morroco


















Support Command


Hap amp Neils











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24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


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battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















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story











College

Winchester England




9th













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and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

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Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














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th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



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west of the Vire



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maintained

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)

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Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold











Fort Bragg



9th

Division 60th




9th

Division 60th


9th













39th



Infantry Regiment






Neils 60th

Company C
















Harbor









S Patton in command




French Morroco


















Support Command


Hap amp Neils











The 39th
































24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


Division mdash the





















battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















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story











College

Winchester England




9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



th Div






















Division and 30th


west of the Vire



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enemy infantry










Infantry)







































maintained

GERMANS VIEW































Division











)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold





9th

Division 60th


9th













39th



Infantry Regiment






Neils 60th

Company C
















Harbor









S Patton in command




French Morroco


















Support Command


Hap amp Neils











The 39th
































24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


Division mdash the





















battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















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story











College

Winchester England




9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



th Div






















Division and 30th


west of the Vire



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enemy infantry










Infantry)







































maintained

GERMANS VIEW































Division











)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold









Harbor









S Patton in command




French Morroco


















Support Command


Hap amp Neils











The 39th
































24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


Division mdash the





















battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















Here also the 9th








story











College

Winchester England




9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



th Div






















Division and 30th


west of the Vire



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enemy infantry










Infantry)







































maintained

GERMANS VIEW































Division











)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold




















Support Command


Hap amp Neils











The 39th
































24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


Division mdash the





















battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















Here also the 9th








story











College

Winchester England




9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



th Div






















Division and 30th


west of the Vire



TH Division arrived












enemy infantry










Infantry)







































maintained

GERMANS VIEW































Division











)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold













The 39th
































24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


Division mdash the





















battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















Here also the 9th








story











College

Winchester England




9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



th Div






















Division and 30th


west of the Vire



TH Division arrived












enemy infantry










Infantry)







































maintained

GERMANS VIEW































Division











)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold























24th January 1943



Not about the 9th








joined the 47th

amp

60th

in route to Tunisia









Division 60th
































enemy air activity






























------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


Division



Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























sun is hot




into weeks


SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




amp 47th

Combat










during the night


Division mdash the





















battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















Here also the 9th








story











College

Winchester England




9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







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the Vire (9th









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1948















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amp

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Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





Attached to the 9th



























used























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amp 47th




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Andy

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the Vire (9th









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Murray

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

March 24 1943


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Division (39th

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Division


Tunisia)





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Husky) 60th

amp 47th




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Combat










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their surrender






France

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Love

Andy

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the Vire (9th









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1948















Plot 08 094 3




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Murray

3Fold



March 24 1943


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Division (39th

amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





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SICILY



Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




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Combat










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battle

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amp 60th






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Winchester England




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their surrender






France

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Dad

Love

Andy

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39th








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47th

amp 39th





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the Vire (9th









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39th








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several years later



1948















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Murray

3Fold




Division



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Division


Tunisia)





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amp 47th




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Combat










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Winchester England




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their surrender






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Love

Andy

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47th

amp 39th





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Operation COBRA




















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the Vire (9th









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39th








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several years later



1948















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Murray

3Fold




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amp 47th









Division


Tunisia)





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Combat










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their surrender






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Dad

Love

Andy

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47th

amp 39th





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the Vire (9th









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39th








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3Fold


























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amp 60th






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Winchester England




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their surrender






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Dad

Love

Andy

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47th

amp 39th





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the Vire (9th









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39th








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1948















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Murray

3Fold






















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into weeks


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Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




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Combat










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story











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Winchester England




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and 90th

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Dad

Love

Andy

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amp 39th





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9th




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39th








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1948















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Murray

3Fold



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Souk-Ahras The 39th


Husky) 60th

amp 47th




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Combat










during the night


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battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















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story











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Winchester England




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and 90th

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47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

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turned its




their surrender






France

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Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








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47th

amp 39th





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amp 47th
















9th




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39th








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several years later



1948















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3Fold







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battle

Aug 5 1943 - The 39th


amp 60th






and engineers


















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story











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Winchester England




9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


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and 90th

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60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

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Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














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turned its




their surrender






France

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Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








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west of the Vire



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Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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the Vire (9th









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amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








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1948















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Murray

3Fold













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story











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Winchester England




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and 90th

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47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

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Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














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turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold






9th













June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

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60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














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turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


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Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



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July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold







June 10 1944 - 9th


The 9th



and 90th

Divisions were to





























60th

47th

amp 39th

)







Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



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west of the Vire



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Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold









Penninsula

June 17 1944 9th













Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



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west of the Vire



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maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold











Cherbourg

CHERBOURG FRANCE














1943 the last








th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



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west of the Vire



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maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold




th Div (60
























turned its




their surrender






France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



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west of the Vire



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maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold







France

Dear Folks








































Dad

Love

Andy

9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



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west of the Vire



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maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold



9th




47th

39th








9th


Div



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west of the Vire



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maintained

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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold




















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west of the Vire



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maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















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bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold





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maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



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July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















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3Fold














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maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



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July 25-29 1944



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create a gap



























































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several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




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Murray

3Fold



































maintained

GERMANS VIEW































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Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















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GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



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July 25-29 1944



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patrol






















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1948















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Division











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Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold















Division











)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold













)

Disposition of 9th

Division 60th

47th

amp 39th





object of the 9th


Operation COBRA




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold




















Forest













GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold



GERMANS VIEW
















the Vire (9th









wing units23



amp 47th
















9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold



9th




47th

39th








Operation Cobra



operate










July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold











July 25-29 1944



August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold





August 1-13 1944






create a gap



























































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold







































patrol






















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold




















several years later



1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold





1948















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold

















Plot 08 094 3




bishop officiating



Murray

3Fold



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