World War II Blogs

For the next three weeks, the 30th Infantry continued to push northward against increasingly stiff resistance, hill by hill and mountain by mountain.

During the early days of October, the weather stayed firmly on the side of the Germans. The heavy rainfall had turned the ground at the foot […]

During the next two weeks, Dad’s 3rd Infantry Division maintained continuous pressure, slowly pushing the enemy north toward the Mortagne River and the town of Bruyères.[1]

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 […]

Interestingly, General Balck of Army Group G also likened the situation in the Vosges to jungle fighting, the key to which he considered to be having […]

Patton cursed. His Third Army’s mission was to take Lorraine, but in the sheets of cold rain, with the mud clinging to boots and tank treads […]

As the month of September closed, the Divison was embroiled in heavy fighting. Enemy counterattacks were characterized by a ferocity hitherto encountered only in Italy the […]

One of Dad’s men, Sgt. Norman Mohar, wrote the story below in his WWII memoire, which I first located while researching my book at the U.S. […]

On 28 September 1944, at Remiremont, France, Dad’s 30th Infantry Regiment devoted the entire day to the care and cleaning of equipment and preparation for participation […]

Two days after receiving the “Dear John” letter from his girl, Marilyn, back home, Phil and his men were still on a respite break. Phil had […]

The next day, Phil received a stack of letters from home. He quickly flipped through them until he came to a lightly scented one with Marilyn’s hand-writing. […]