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My new website - Stand where they fought

Just read your article and watched the link. Didn't see anything about North Africa or Italy. The 34th Inf. Divn, was the first to be swent to ...

16 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Relics: Here some Relics as found during my trip: - a big part of a P-47 Belly tank - a round of a M-1 Garand - part of a US morta...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

After the attack, Companies K, L, and I were down to less than 20 men standing each, out of 200 at full strength. Only a handful of Nisei's that were ...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

On October 30, although the back of the German resistance had been broken and infantry action was sporadic, the artillery kept pouring in. Finally, at...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

In a surprise move three thousand yards to the left rear, the 2nd Btl, led by Lieutenant Colonel James M. Hanley, had taken an important hill, which t...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Relief must be effected immediately. Consequently, a position that would normally have taken two days to reduce had to be reduced at once. At th...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

On October 29, the regiment jumped off again, cleared one knoll, and ran into the enemy's main defensive position thrown astride the ridge where it wa...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

This water hole was the water supply of both sides - the Germans as well as the soldiers of the Lost Battaltion. On one day a Soldier of the Lost Batt...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

At the end of the day, the regiment was 1,500 yards nearer to the "Lost Battalion," but only at a terrible cost in men and material. During the night,...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

The following day, Saturday, October 28th, both Battalions continued the drive forward in the teeth of stubborn resistance and heavy artillery and mor...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

The same day, P-47 Thunderbolt planes of the 405th Fighter Squadron arrived in the sky, with belly tanks full of food, medical supplies, ammo and radi...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

This is Mr Hideki Obayashi standing next to the 36th Texas Division Monument, which placed in the perimeter of the Lost Battalion. His father-in-law w...

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

The monument in honor of the 36th Division -- attachment is not available --

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Only after three hours of violent action were the troops able to beat off the threat and disable the tank. -- attachment is not available --

17 years ago
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Stand where they fought tour - The Battle in the Vosges 1944

Progress was slow on the October 27. The terrain was next to impossible, heavily forested and carpeted with a dense growth of underbrush. Fighting wen...

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