Dr. Walt’s Latest World War II Blogs

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. […]

As the drive advanced, the 30th Infantry continued moving to the north and northeast through France, fighting through and liberating village after village as the season turned to […]

By nightfall on September 23, 1944, Dad’s 30th Infantry Regiment had reached the Moselle River, but they found the waterway swollen by heavy rains. The approach was so […]

On the afternoon of 22 September, 1944, General Eisenhower met with his major subordinate commanders, including Generals Devers and Patch, to consider new plans.[1]

On 22 September 1944 the “Officers and Men” of the American GI’s of the VI Corps received the following letter signed by General Lucien K. Truscott, […]

During the period of September 20-26, 1944, the 30th Infantry engaged in some of the most bitter and exhausting fighting in its entire history and contributed […]