by Bill Statt | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts, The Fallen
On December 24, 1944, the 87th was pulled out of action in the Saar and moved some 300 miles to the north to enter into battle 12 miles west of Bastogne. The men of the 87th had deep snow, zero temperatures and open fields to cross south of the Ourthe River. Forget...