World War II Blogs

Phil, as a brand-new company commander, was put to the test the following two days when his Company L was caught in intense artillery concentrations while […]

As the brand-new company commander of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, and perhaps the youngest company commander in WWII,[1] Phil wrote […]

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 […]

As the brand-new company commander of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, and perhaps the youngest company commander in WWII,[1] Phil and […]

Jumping off at 0100 hours on February 1, the 1st and 3rd Battalions [of the 30th Infantry Regiment] attacked under the advantage of “artificial moonlight”[1] through the […]

In the following days, all three regiments [of the 3rd Infantry Division, namely the 7th, the 30th, and the 45th Infantry Regiments] drove south several miles, […]

The average infantryman had the pockets of his combat jacket crammed with rations, shaving articles, pictures, cigarettes, candy, dry socks, writing paper and pens, and mess […]

On January 27, after the brief respite, a vengeful 30th Infantry was pronounced “ready to go” and sent back into action as if nothing had happened.[1]

On January 26, while the 30th Infantry Regiment was resting and recuperating, the 1st Battalion of the 15th Infantry was passing by, heading to the front. […]

Finally, after thirty-six hours of nonstop fighting, the men from the [30th Infantry Regiment] holding the Maison Rouge bridgehead were relieved by men from the 15th. […]

In the darkness after midnight, German armor freely roamed the fields around the Maison Rouge Bridge. General O’Daniel, 3rd Division Commander, informed Colonel McGarr [30th Infantry […]