Dr. Walt’s Latest World War II Blogs

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 […]

Interestingly, General Balck of Army Group G also likened the situation in the Vosges to jungle fighting, the key to which he considered to be having […]

Patton cursed. His Third Army’s mission was to take Lorraine, but in the sheets of cold rain, with the mud clinging to boots and tank treads […]

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 […]