List of my October WWII Blogs on “Where were my Dad and his men 80 years ago today?”
November 1-2, 1944 – Phil has another procedure and writes home
November 1, 2024
I’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:
- October 1, 1944 – The next month, the men could sense, was going to be hell
- October 2, 1944 – The “jungle” fighting was just beginning
- October 3, 1944 – The fighting was fierce but with slow, continuous gains
- October 4, 1944 – The weather stayed firmly on the side of the Germans and our GIs quickly bogged down
- October 5, 1944 – Poor weather favored the Germans in almost every way
- October 6, 1944 – The generals call Phil in to discuss using mules again
- October 7, 1944 – Part 1 – Some of Dad’s favorite quotes
- October 8, 1944 – Part 2 – Some of Dad’s favorite quotes
- October 9, 1944 – Audie Murphy’s poem about Anzio
- October 10, 1944 – The fight northward in France cost the lives of 600 GIs
- October 11, 1944 – The fighting intensified with increased bombardments and casualties
- October 12, 1944 – Part 3 – Some more of my Dad’s favorite Infantry quotes
- October 13, 1944 – Part 4 – Some more of my Dad’s favorite Infantry quotes
- October 14, 1944 – Part 5 – Some more of my Dad’s favorite Infantry quotes
- October 15, 1944 – Bruyères was the beginning of a far different kind of fight than Italy
- October 16, 1944 – A huge and successful diversion totally fools the Germans
- October 17, 1944 – To the shock of Dad and his men, General Truscott was leaving them
- October 18, 1944 – After two months of non-stop fighting, Phil and his men were exhausted
- October 19, 1944 – Our GIs exhausted by months of day and night fighting get much needed help
- October 20, 1944 – Dad’s 3rd Infantry Division begins new attacks against fresh German units
- October 21, 1944 – No post
- October 22, 1944 – General Devers takes over command
- October 23, 1944 – No post
- October 24, 1944 – Phil and his men enter the deadly Mortagne Forest
- October 25, 1944 – Phil’s mule teams designated “war horses”
- October 26, 1944 – This fight was worse than any Phil Larimore had faced before
- October 27, 1944 – Part One – Facing 600 of Germany’s best infantrymen in a battle to the death
- October 27, 1944 – Part Two – Facing 600 of Germany’s best infantrymen – Phil is seriously wounded
- October 28, 1944 – Part One – Phil defies death at point-blank range
- October 28, 1944 – Part Two – Phil defies death at point-blank range
- October 29, 1944 – Part One – The army had a regulation against dying inside an aid station
- October 29, 1944 – Part Two – Phil taken to the OR again and then wrote home
- October 30, 1944 – Phil begins his recovery
- October 31, 1944 – Phil is transported 90 miles to a field hospital
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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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