 General James Gavin
greets his troops as they move somewhere near Bastogne
(Photo courtesy Tony Rogers)
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Snow An Enemy Too
Even this tank had a tough time getting through
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 Bud Warnecke (l), George Miles
(r) Black Forest, 1945 George wrote: "I picked up a stocking cap
somewhere during the Bulge, best hat I ever had". |
Long and Lonely Vigil
This machine gunner had to stay alert and try not to think about how cold
he was |
'Tanks' For The Ride
Allen Johnson (far left) and Sgt Maj John Sivetz (behind Johnson) join
other unidentified Hq 1st men getting a free ride |
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Trois Ponts, Belgium, 1945
[l-r] Lt. John Foley, Capt. Hank Lefebvre, Lt. George Miles. According
to George they were, "three combat hardened officers going for a drink."
(photo courtesy George Miles)
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 Sgt. Marion Whiting, Co A, February
1945
stands in line for chow call with his trusty mess kit open and ready.
Note also the German belt and buckle he is wearing rather than the regulation
web belt.
(photo courtesy Capt. Rex Combs' collection)
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Four Lieutenants
(l-r) Frick, George Miles, Lloyd Polette and Jean Trahin somewhere in
Belgium during the Battle of The Bulge
(photo courtesy George Miles) |
 Bob Speers, HQ 2nd took the time during a lull in the fighting
to have his picture taken. On the reverse he wrote "Ardennes, Battle
of The Bulge,1944" |
Bulge Bunker
[l-r] Charles Schmaltz (Radio Op), Charles Kent (Supply Sgt), John
Brickley (Commo Sgt), John Guaschino (Supply) and Robert
Ojendyk
(Supply). Guaschino and Ojendyk's bunker can be seen at left, rear.
All were members of Company A. |
 Charles
D. Kent, Jr
somewhere in the Ardennes. Note the heavily rutted road
that is apparently frozen but at one time was a mud bog
(Courtesy Rex Combs collection) |
 And
some didn't make it
A rifle embedded in the snow marks the spot of a fallen solder |
 John
Coates (Medic) said that he is the last man in this column. "This
is Co C going from Holzheim. I was up front at first and they were afraid I
would get picked off so they sent me to the rear. Only problem
with that is the Krauts often let a group pass and took out the last
few men."
Whatever the case, John was wounded during the Bulge.
(Photo courtesy Phil Nordyke, appeared in "All American, All
The Way") |
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