September 2-3, 1944 – Dad and his units ordered to let the French take Lyon
September 2, 2024September 4, 1944 – The Germans were in full retreat and greatly disorganized
September 4, 2024I’m continuing a blog on most days until mid 2025 following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. Each blog will represent what he and the men with whom he was fighting were doing 80 years ago on the exact day of the blog. Below are links to last month’s blogs:
- August 1, 1944 — A last-minute name change for the upcoming D-Day
- August 2, 1944 — A final summary of the Italian Campaign (Part I)
- August 3, 1944 — A final summary of the Italian Campaign (Part 2)
- August 4, 1944 — The coming D-Day to be dramatically different from the 3rd ID’s previous four D-Days
- August 5, 1944 — Phil writes home, “Please leave the Vienna sausage out from now on!”
- August 6, 1944 — The coming D-Day in southern France (Part 1)
- August 7, 1944 — The coming D-Day in southern France (Part 2)
- August 8, 1944 — The coming D-Day in southern France (Part 3)
- August 9, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 1)
- August 10, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 2) – Phil & Ross see Churchill
- August 11, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 3)
- August 12, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 4)
- August 13, 1944 — Phil’s final letter home before D-Day
- August 13, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 5)
- August 14, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 6)
- August 15, 1944 — The southern France D-Day (Part 1)
- August 15, 1944 — The southern France D-Day (Part 2)
- August 15, 1944 — The southern France D-Day (Part 3)
- August 16, 1944 – D-Day +1 in southern France
- August 17, 1944 – D-Day +2 in southern France – a light and dark side to the invasion
- August 18, 1944 – D-Day +3 in southern France
- August 19-20, 1944 – D-Days +4-5 in southern France
- August 20, 1944 – D-Day +5 in southern France
- August 21, 1944 – D-Day +6 in southern France
- August 22, 1944 – Phil’s first letter home from southern France and instructions for V-MAIL
- August 23, 1944 – Chasing the retreating German Army up the Rhone Valley with the help of the French Resistance
- August 24, 1944 – Sgt Norman Mohar writes about chasing Nazis up the Rhone Valley
- August 25, 1944 – Dad takes a break from chasing German soldiers to write an optimistic letter home
- August 26, 1944 – The horrors of the Battle of Montelimar
- August 27, 1944 – Dad and his best friend create a life-long memory fighting together as one
- August 28, 1944 – The horrors of Montelimar for the retreating Germans
- August 29, 1944 – One of my Dad’s most memorable equestrian missions of WWII – Part 1
- August 30, 1944 – One of my Dad’s most memorable equestrian missions of WWII – Part 2
- August 31, 1944 – One of my Dad’s most memorable equestrian missions of WWII – Part 3
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You can read more about his heroics and exploits in At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse.
In case you haven’t read or listened to Dad’s book, you can learn more or order it here.
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