March 15, 2025
Promptly at 0100 hours on March 15, 1945, the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 30th Infantry pushed off towards the Siegfried Line. Ten battalions of […]
March 14, 2025
On March 14, 1945, the Dogface soldiers gathered behind the border to Germany like an angry rattlesnake, poised and prepared to strike a venomous and final […]
March 13, 2025
On March 13, 1945, the 30th Infantry began moving by truck to an assembly area sixty miles away near Schmittviller, France, still in the Alsace region […]
March 9, 2025
At an awards ceremony, 3rd Infantry Division commander, General John W. O’Daniel. paid homage to Phil, saying, “To a helluva fighting man.” Then he smiled and leaned […]
March 8, 2025
Long-time readers know of my fondness and appreciation for Bill Judge, a retired dairyman in Kissimmee, Florida, who has been my mentor and coach since the […]
March 6, 2025
At the end of the first week in March, a regimental ceremony was held in a beautiful meadow overlooking the charming city of Nancy, France, which […]
March 3, 2025
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 […]
March 2, 2025
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Save the Date (3/20/25) – My streaming presentation of “The Teenage WWII Hero that Bullets Could Not Stop” […]
February 28, 2025
One day the leaf buds appear again on the trees; and in the rear area, where we have been stationed since the fall of the Colmar […]
February 22, 2025
For most of the 6th Army Group, the last days of the winter of 1945 were spent reorganizing and retraining, stocking supplies and equipment, improving local […]
February 21, 2025
During the period of 20 February to 13 March 1945 the 30th Infantry Regiment enjoyed a hard-earned 20-day rest.[1]
February 20, 2025
By 20 February 1945, the 30th Infantry Regiment had completed its move to the Nancy area. Phil’s 3rd Battalion was at Lay-St.-Christophe. The men were excited […]
March 15, 2025
Promptly at 0100 hours on March 15, 1945, the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 30th Infantry pushed off towards the Siegfried Line. Ten battalions of […]
March 14, 2025
On March 14, 1945, the Dogface soldiers gathered behind the border to Germany like an angry rattlesnake, poised and prepared to strike a venomous and final […]
March 13, 2025
On March 13, 1945, the 30th Infantry began moving by truck to an assembly area sixty miles away near Schmittviller, France, still in the Alsace region […]
March 9, 2025
At an awards ceremony, 3rd Infantry Division commander, General John W. O’Daniel. paid homage to Phil, saying, “To a helluva fighting man.” Then he smiled and leaned […]
March 8, 2025
Long-time readers know of my fondness and appreciation for Bill Judge, a retired dairyman in Kissimmee, Florida, who has been my mentor and coach since the […]
March 6, 2025
At the end of the first week in March, a regimental ceremony was held in a beautiful meadow overlooking the charming city of Nancy, France, which […]
March 3, 2025
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 […]
March 2, 2025
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Save the Date (3/20/25) – My streaming presentation of “The Teenage WWII Hero that Bullets Could Not Stop” […]
February 28, 2025
One day the leaf buds appear again on the trees; and in the rear area, where we have been stationed since the fall of the Colmar […]
February 22, 2025
For most of the 6th Army Group, the last days of the winter of 1945 were spent reorganizing and retraining, stocking supplies and equipment, improving local […]
February 21, 2025
During the period of 20 February to 13 March 1945 the 30th Infantry Regiment enjoyed a hard-earned 20-day rest.[1]
February 20, 2025
By 20 February 1945, the 30th Infantry Regiment had completed its move to the Nancy area. Phil’s 3rd Battalion was at Lay-St.-Christophe. The men were excited […]