November 22, 1944 – Dad’s men were shocked by what the Germans did in and to St. Dié
November 22, 2024November 24, 1944 – November 25, 1944 – Phil trains hard to get back to his men who had finally won the Vosges and triumphantly crossed into territory regarded as part of the Reich—Alsace
November 24, 2024Arrangements were made for the division orchestra to play for our noon meal the next day, Thanksgiving.[1]
Below is the men’s menu at the 3rd General Hospital in Aix en Provence France, the hospital that Dad left on November 20. But it’s likely that the meal in Dad’s hospital was similar. In any event, WAY better than the field MREs the men usually had:
- Tomato Juice Cocktail
- Pineapple Endive Cheese Salad Mayonnaise
- Radishes Pickles
- Roast Turkey
- Dressing
- Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce
- Parsley Buttered Potatoes Buttered Peas
- Hot Rolls Butter
- Mincemeat Pie
- Coffee Milk Sugar
- Apples Pears Candy Nuts
[1] MacDonald, 76.
[2] Mount Sanai Digital Repository. Thanksgiving Menu. November 1944.
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