July 27th 1944 [p 21]
Omaha Beach
Largest scale daylight raid
by Flying Forts
and Liberators and fighters
A Night attack
We landed in
France [p 22]
Everybody out! Police up!
Achtung: Minen
Mines cleared on
shoulders
We washed clothes
Booby traps
We dreaded the sound of Church
Bells
Voulez vous des oeufs - some
cried - flowers - coynac, calvadoe
PI Photo Interpreters
IPW Prisoner of War
Interrogation
FFI Free French of interior
Military Intelligence
Interpreters
CIC Counter Intelligence
Corps
MG Military Government
ou est les boche
Choco-lat puur baby
Cigarette pour Papa
Normandy [p 23]
Under Command of Lt. Gen.
Geo. Blood and guts Patton
The Jump Off
1st Day C Troop reconnoiters
2nd Day A and C Troops
reconnoiter
Snoopermen chase Supermen
Northern France [p 24]
C Troop strafed by
Luftwaffe
Buzz bombs
Medics on the
Northern France
- continued [p 25]
Fighter support
P-47s, P-51s, P-38s
Mounted and Dismounted ABCDEF
By-passed Paris, all except B
Troop
Charleville-Mezieres
Crossed Meuse River 22nd Eng Pontoon
bridge
Combat Commands on our tails
Here we fought under the 1st Army
command
of Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges
Rhineland [p 26]
B Troop - 1st to send the message
Americans in Germany
Hurtgen Forest [p 27]
Doggies with supplies for
troops
Doggies bring back casualties
Dog Baker & Able stagger back
after long siege
Trench foot
Prisoners
The Bulge - Ardennes [p 28]
Plans of attack
Defense against counter
attack
Buzzzz Bombs at treetop
level
Turkey for Xmas at Hoof
1944
Not like at home but a treat
to those men able to ˙ave it.
Nite patrols
Rhineland [p 29]
We joined Lt. Gen. William H.
Simpsons 9th Army
Completion of Rhineland
Campaign
SPEED
Endless stream of Displaced
Persons
Fraulein -Wo ist der
Burgermeister?
Hi you fellaw, this is Mickey
Rooney
Heerlen Hol