[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from yesterday.

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Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Foe Brings up Men (Middleton) – 2-3
Wounded Pleaded for Bastogne Role – 3-4
More Tolerance for Vichyites Seen (Callender) – 5
Visiting the Boys Somewhere in Alsace (photo) – 5
Nazis Admit Massacre of Belgians; Officers Ordered Civilians Killed (Denny) – 5
Guns in Action on Western Front and First Aid behind Lines (photos) – 6
2,000 Big Bombers Strike at Germans (Gruson) – 7
War News Summarized – 7
Ramsay, Sea Chief of Allies, is Killed – 8
MacArthur Fliers Attack Formosa; Luzon and Many Other Bases Hit – 9
Vatican Repeats Communism Stand – 9
Tanker Explodes in Sandy Hook Bay – 10
The German Blow-I (Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 11-13
Byrnes’ Unique Role (Krock) – 13
Navy to Restore Cadet Pilot Course – 13

[niteowl77]

This meant that replacements went into combat not with the men they had trained and shipped overseas with, but with strangers.

As far as I know, Uncle B was sent to a hospital due to shrapnel on two different occasions. On one of these occasions, he was to be sent to a replacement depot on release from the hospital, but disobeyed orders and hitchhiked back to his unit. He was court-martialed, lost a stripe… and was put back into the line.

His explanation was twofold: he and his buddies had already learned the ropes and took care of each other, therefore he had a much better chance of survival; it was also "home" (such as it was). By that time, rank meant nothing to him.

Mr. niteowl77