Dr. Walt’s Latest World War II Blogs

After a cold, fitful night, the 3rd Battalion pushed forward on the morning of October 25th to the northeastern edge of the woods and seized the […]

On October 24, 1944, at 1000 hours, the push for the mountain village of St. Diè began with the 30th Infantry acting as the lead element […]

The departure of General Truscott in the VI Corps was also marked by another high-level command change affecting the 6th Army Group.[1]

Finally, on October 20th, everything was ready (after five days of deception. At dawn, under cover of a heavy barrage, Dad’s 3rd Division launched a powerful […]

At this point a commentary is necessary on the general tactical picture on the Seventh Army and VI Corps fronts. [‘Up until 19 October], the VI […]

Following General Truscott’s meeting with General Eisenhower, Phil wrote to his mother:[1]

On the morning of October 17, 1944, General Lucian K. Truscott, the commander of the VI Corps, was called to the army command post at Épinal, […]

The weather was abominable. It either rained or the skies were heavily overcast, and the ground became soggy with mud. The dirt roads became almost impassable. […]

The attack on Bruyères began on the morning of 15 October 1944 in a cold drizzle with considerable ground fog.[1]

Here are some more of my Dad’s favorite quotes about the Infantrymen he served with and loved that I used in my book, At First Light.