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August 28, 2024
“There’s nothing I don’t know about war. The stench of it … War is a terrible thing.” Don McCullin, award-winning war photographer.[1]
August 27, 2024
On the morning of August 27, Phil was attached to a reconnaissance patrol with his good friend Ross Calvert, who was then the 3rd Battalion S-2. […]
August 26, 2024
The surprised, shaken and disorganized German 19th Army, feeling the weight of our advance, harassed from all sides, and recognizing the precariousness of its position, tried […]
August 25, 2024
While Dad and his men were racing up the Rhone Valley chasing the German 19th Army, now 10 days since the southern France D-Day (the 30th […]
August 24, 2024
Dad’s 30 th Infantry Regiment had turned north and was quickly driving up the Rhone Valley.[1] One of the men in dad’s unit, Sgt. Norman Mohar […]
August 23, 2024
The 30th Infantry sent out a motorized patrol shortly after noon August 22, to Lançon, which came from the south through La Fare and reported no […]
August 22, 2024
On D-Day +7, one week after the D-Day landing in southern France, Dad finally had time to write home.
August 21, 2024
At four A.M. on Monday, August 21, 1944, an envoy appeared at the Task Force Butler command post at Aspres with a message from General Truscott: […]
August 20, 2024
The 3rd Division of the 30th Infantry Division advanced a further 30 miles to Aix-en-Provence, which was reached on August 20th.[1] The 30th Infantry moved into […]
August 19, 2024
The 30th Infantry Regiment captured the town of Brignoles after a two day engagement.[1] Dad’s 3rd Battalion continued toward Bras.[2]