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Diary Book 1: Sept 1944 - June 1945
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next day CP to move - went to rear (aid station) with message center - waited all aft. 12 jeeps took us to town - Stolberg - new bn CP - night - dark - prepared to spend night in cellar - many rooms - ate hot meal - maccaroni and cheese - delicious - mess sgt. came with rations for C Co. Went with him to join Co. - lead jeep to river - broken bridge waited for carrying party - couldn't bring coffee up - carrying party drank what they wanted. carried K rations across river on foot bridge to grave yard where Co. was dug in. CP in cellar of old gas station house - had no equipment - stayed in CP over night - found out about the ordeal of the last couple of days. Nelan killed, Carrol wounded, Noble wounded, Turk killed, others wounded. Stayed in CP next day hung around listening to Capt. Barker & Col. discuss attack on hill. Capt. thought it suicide & wanted to wait until planned artillery barrage could be laid in & attack next morn with 2 companies higher ups insisted - tank comm. wandered in - used him |