by Robert J. Watson | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
I was the Weapons Platoon Leader. Company I made the transition from Fort Jackson to Congleton, England, where further preparation for eventual combat progressed. Every day saw us on the road for our daily 10-mile march, one half of which approached the border of...
by Robert J. Watson | 09 Nov 2001 | Personal Accounts
It came as quite a surprise when Capt. Swanson informed me we were relieving the Third Battalion, 104th Infantry, 26th Infantry Division. I was assigned to this unit prior to joining Company I, 346th. The meeting with some former friends of the 104th seemed a little...
by Robert J. Watson | 09 Nov 2001 | The Fallen
Curtis Shoup was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the United States highest military award. He was the only soldier in the 87th Division to be so honored during World War II.
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...
