At first light on December 24, 1944, the sky was cloudless, the air crisp, and the temperature well below freezing. Not long after daybreak, Phil and […]
The 3rd Division, to which Phil was returning, was transferred to the First French Army, relieving the hard-pressed US 36th Division, inheriting a sector 20 miles […]
Northwest Europe in November and December of 1944 was a miserable place. A mixture of sleet, snow, rain, cold, fog, sure days and long nights cried […]
47 days after Phil’s major leg wound, which occurred on October 28, 1944, and after three surgical procedures and extensive physical rehabilitation and time in a […]
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 […]
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: My Thanksgiving 2024 Prayer Last month’s family and health blogs: “Vaccine News You Can Use” column in Colorado […]
During his military school days at Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, MS, and in his Infantry training, Dad memorized all twenty seven of what he […]
During his military school days at Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, MS, and in his Infantry training, Dad memorized all twenty seven of what he […]
At first light on December 24, 1944, the sky was cloudless, the air crisp, and the temperature well below freezing. Not long after daybreak, Phil and […]
The 3rd Division, to which Phil was returning, was transferred to the First French Army, relieving the hard-pressed US 36th Division, inheriting a sector 20 miles […]
Northwest Europe in November and December of 1944 was a miserable place. A mixture of sleet, snow, rain, cold, fog, sure days and long nights cried […]
47 days after Phil’s major leg wound, which occurred on October 28, 1944, and after three surgical procedures and extensive physical rehabilitation and time in a […]
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 […]
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: My Thanksgiving 2024 Prayer Last month’s family and health blogs: “Vaccine News You Can Use” column in Colorado […]
During his military school days at Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, MS, and in his Infantry training, Dad memorized all twenty seven of what he […]
During his military school days at Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, MS, and in his Infantry training, Dad memorized all twenty seven of what he […]