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To: L.A.Justice

I never realized that there were so many Americans killed there.

My bro.-in-law was one of the lucky ones who came back.

He served in the motor pool.

Became an NYC cabbie for forty years.


3 posted on 01/30/2021 10:28:22 AM PST by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: miserare
I never realized that there were so many Americans killed there.

They were there until the May breakout. Just about every square yard of the lodgement could be hit by German artillery. The Germans made a couple of attempts to crush the lodgement. Note that British and some Canadian troops were in the lodgement as well.

5 posted on 01/30/2021 10:40:05 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: miserare

James Arness was also a survivor although wounded.


47 posted on 01/30/2021 2:18:06 PM PST by mware (RETIRED)
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