by Dr. Eugene H. Kaplan | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
In 1936, I was eleven and Veterans Day was still Armistice Day. We observed a Minute of Silence at eleven minutes past the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the exact moment the guns fell silent in 1918. Standing before the statue of the...
by Robert J. Watson | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
February 26 – March 3, 1945 Occupation of Hill 648 was a war of nerves and far worse for me than either Tillet or the Herreshbach area. We were in heavily forested area with good overhead cover although none was needed due to the fact the Allies had air...
by Robert W. Crook, Jr. | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
Since I lost my father in 1960 when I was 12 years old, this letter is one of my most prized possessions. It tells me as much, if not more, about the man I try to honor and emulate every day. A little background on the letter is probably in order. My father, born in...
by Glenn Doman | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
Immediately following the Battle of the Bulge my Division, the 87th, had plunged far into the Siegfried Line. We had outrun our supplies and the totally ruined roads of Belgium and Germany did not permit our adequate re-supply. We were, therefore, in a comparatively...
by Harry Bressler | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
I think this incident occurred in February because it was very muddy. We were attacked by 3 or 4 Tiger tanks. The lieutenant who was the forward observer must have been put out of action because the first we saw of them, they were no more than 500 yards away. We...