Tuesday, 6 March [1945] Auw, GermanyUp at 0600.  Shaved and had breakfast by 0730.  The weather is very unsettled but the temperature is moderate.  We will be moving our C.P. closer to the Rhine in a day or two.  I’ll have to get some fishing tackle together, just in case.  I have refrained to a…

[Continued from previous page.] We will probably take up new quarters soon. Perhaps tomorrow. I would like to move into Berlin. I think that the men would be willing to do anything, if it got them home sooner. Mail came in today. I received one letter. Hit the sack 2100. Thursday, 8 March [1945] Auw,…

Friday, 9 March [1945] Lissendorf, GermanyUp at 0600.  Shaved and had breakfast by 0730.  Spent a couple of hours packing, then took off for Lissendorf.  The scenes of horror (I can think of no better word) which kept us company on our trip, have no place on this page.  I may forget them, one day,…

Saturday, 10 March [1945] Lissendorf, GermanyUp at 0600.  Shaved and had breakfast by 0730.  The day has been eventful and interesting.  One of “D” Btry.’s men received a pistol wound last night and an “A” Btry. driver was seriously wounded, when his truck backed over a mine.  We are cleaning out the pockets of Germans…

[Continued from previous page] BSO inspects it.  There was no mail today.  I hit the sack at 2200. 95 Monday, 12 March [1945] Lissendorf, Germany Up at 0600.  Shaved and had breakfast by 0730.  Another day spent on maintenance.  We will be ready for a move any time.  The sooner the better.  Bob came over…

[continued from previous page] at 0845 tomorrow, for the Rhine. We expect quite a bit of action during the trip. We will try to meet it more than halfway. The 2D platoon is sending 2 F.U. with a platoon of tanks, the other F.U. will go with the 912 F.A. The 1st platoon will protect…

[continued from previous page] the traces and forage for food. Their bones stand out prominently. Many of them will die. Quite a few of them still have parts of their harness clinging to their backs. We passed through several rather large towns, which were thickly populated. None of the people openly resent our presence, many…

[continued from previous page] M51 fire. We have seen many planes shot down but seldom get an opportunity to observe the tracer fire in its best medium, darkness. It was a sight worth remembering. Our aircraft have been out in great numbers, all day. Our trip yesterday was about 60 miles. We are now only…

[continued from previous page] began to send their lighted footballs of death in long arcing forward passes that breathed warnings of disaster to whoever was their recipient. Soon despite much evasive action by the plane, 1-40 MM shell found its target and brought the plane into a dive. The 1000’s of M.G bullets which had…

100 DAYS IN COMBAT Saturday, 17 March [1945] Ochtendung, GermanyUp at 0600. Another lovely day is in prospect. We have crossed the Moselle River in 3 places and have advanced about 20 miles. We will move our C.P. across the river some time tomorrow. Our artillery kept the sky lit up all through the night.…