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Three soldiers of the 29th US Infantry Division checking deserted buildings in Rue Saint Georges, Saint-Lô.
19th-20th July 1944. (Colorized by Doug Banks)
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Three soldiers of the 29th US Infantry Division checking deserted buildings in Rue Saint Georges, Saint-Lô.
19th-20th July 1944. (Colorized by Doug Banks)
NOW..... That had to be scary business!!
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Originally Posted by aspen80
My Wife's Uncle was D - day +1 in the 29th Inf Div - His unit was the first in to St. Lo.
CO. was KIA day before they entered St Lo.
Uncle Al was also wounded by artillery that morning - Said he was lucky - He would never talk about it - the Normandy beaches left a lasting impression on him.
The only story he would tell was of the Queen Mary sinking the HMS Curacoa
The Major of St. Lo
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On the morning of July 17, Howie phoned Major General Charles Gerhardt, said "See you in St. Lo", and issued orders for the attack. Shortly afterward, he was killed by shrapnel during a mortar attack. The next day, the 3d Battalion entered Saint-Lô, with Howie's body on the hood of the lead jeep, at Gerhard's request, so that Howie would be the first American to enter the town. The photo of Howie's flag-draped body in the rubble of the St. Croix cathedral was widely circulated in the United States and became one of the most iconic images of the war; because of wartime security Howie's name could not be revealed, so it was famed New York Times correspondent Drew Middleton who dubbed Howie "The Major of St. Lo". 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney, then a reporter with the Stars and Stripes newspaper, witnessed the event and called it "one of the truly heartwarming and emotional scenes of a gruesome and frightful war".
The books written Andy Rooney, Ernie Pyle, Bill Mauldin and Richard Tregaskis are among my favorites. These reporters allow you to understand/feel the reality of front line "Willie and Joe." Bill Mauldin's cartoons can be as disturbing as they are funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester
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My favorite of his shows Joe cowering in the bottom of the foxhole, hands protecting his head. Willy is sitting up playing with the zipper on his field jacket, saying, "Ever notice how these zippers sound like a German 88 comin' in?" LOL
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For both sides...Quote:
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