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September 1, 2024

Monthly Family Update — September 2024

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter:  Oh my goodness, my daily Bible Reading/Devotion just reached 8000 subscribers My Dad and St. Paul “Ask Dr. […]
September 1, 2024

September 1, 1944 – Dad uses a new technique for his men to fight house to house

“Relatively few soldiers actually experience the unglamorous, unenviable, unique life of a combat Infantrymen. I can’t credit the saying that it took nine men in rear areas to […]
September 2, 2024

September 2-3, 1944 – Dad and his units ordered to let the French take Lyon

At 1130 on September 2nd, General Dahlquist ordered a reconnaissance patrol to investigate reports that Lyons east of the Rhône had already been evacuated. Early that […]
September 3, 2024

List of my August WWII Blogs on “Where were my Dad and his men 80 years ago today?”

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 […]
September 4, 2024

September 4, 1944 – The Germans were in full retreat and greatly disorganized

The rapid occupation of Lyons and the unexpected speed of the German withdrawal brought about a change in the original plan for regrouping the Seventh Army […]
September 5, 2024

September 5, 1944 – The Battle of Besançon was a shaping up to be a doozy

After regrouping and resupplying its forces on 3 September, VI Corps had begun its drive northeast on the 4th of September, 1944, heading in the general […]
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