{"id":1616,"date":"1944-12-30T18:28:00","date_gmt":"1944-12-30T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitieslab.goucher.edu\/lest-i-forget\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2023-05-12T02:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T02:34:49","slug":"page-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitieslab.goucher.edu\/lest-i-forget\/diary\/page-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Page 34"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[<em>Continued from previous page<\/em>] North and 1ST army is pushing South. We are trying to meet to cut off German salient.<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030110000000000000000_1616\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1616-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1616-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">The projection of German forces into American territory.<\/span> The projection of German forces into American territory. We are really in the thick of it. Have never seen so much artillery and aircraft. I don\u2019t see how the Germans stand up under it. I hit the sack at 2000, and slept like I was dead for almost 2 hrs. then.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, 31 December [1944]  &nbsp;Near Neufchateau, Belgium<\/strong><br>Terrific Artillery Barrage all night and planes roaring over head constantly. How in the hell can a guy sleep. We are closing the gap on the Germans in a steady advance. The Jerries are catching hell. It is very cold. The ground is covered with snow. Not much news. We\u2019re getting rugged as hell. Place is full of mines and our G2 on enemy location not too good. Our guards are on the ball and they have a round in their chambers all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, 1 January&nbsp; 1945   Near Neufchateau, Belgium<\/strong><br>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Platoon moved up with F.A., 347<sup>th<\/sup> relieved 345<sup>th<\/sup> C.T.&nbsp; 1<sup>st<\/sup> platoon now protecting 345<sup>th<\/sup> in rest.&nbsp; Still constant artillery fire, sky covered with our planes 24 hours a day. Unbelievable. This is really war. God help those Germans now. Won\u2019t be long before we meet the 1<sup>st<\/sup> army and that will mean the end of the German Salient. Still cold and more snow has fallen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 2 January [1945]   Near Neufchateau, Belgium<\/strong><br>Moved up to Bougnimont this morning. Men all quartered in Buildings. Impossible to keep track of line, much too fluid. We have stopped advancing and are digging in to repel an expected [<em>continued on next page<\/em>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Continued from previous page] North and 1ST army is pushing South. We are trying to meet to cut off German salient. The projection of German forces into American territory. We are really in the thick of it. Have never seen so much artillery and aircraft. I don\u2019t see how the Germans stand up under it. 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