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HQ 3rd BN DIARY (9 of 16)
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JULY
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BN Strn. |
Hq Co - 94 / 4 Off.
Co G - 64 / 2
Co H - 44 / 3
Co I - 35 / 2 |
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Capt Novak, Lt Horne, wounded, Lt Richardson missing.
507 now attacking same ridge on left flank. I am S-1, S-2, S-3* and
Hq Co C.O. and will henceforth keep this log, Lt Beaver. Moved
to woods 400 yds up on rt. front, rec. arty fire. |
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Quiet from 1200 hrs on 1030 8 Rnds of our art.
fell in position. Sgt Zelinsky KIA - Co H. + Medics
clearing draw of wounded. Rec. intrdk. enemy arty fire all
day. On Co of 79th Div. reported to be in La haye du Puits.
Picked up a few men.
Bn strengths:
Hq Co - 80 + 6, I Co 43 + 2, H Co 53 + 3, G Co 72 + 2.
Lt Scudder died. New Art Div. officers Lts
Lewis + Ray 19th F.A. Have 5 M-10s with us now. 13:45 G
Co rec. short Rnds from our arty no casu.) 20:00 H Co contacted
patrol move to So. side hill 70. Took one Polish prisoner
(turned over to 507) and located abandoned chateau with much German
equip. in it (20 in.. rockets, 8 mm mortors [sic], 2 types of auto
rifles, many mines, 12 byayles [sic], 20 German dead in area, est
that it was |
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* [S-2, S-3 erased and written over?] |
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