The Story of an Anonymous Celebrity Technician 5th Grade, Headquarters Company, 60th Infantry Regiment Alfonso A. Coppola is an American soldier like hundreds […]
The 9th Infantry Division enters Belgium, on September 2nd, 1944 Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson’s diary entry for 2 September 1944 reads: « Were reported to be […]
Introduction The Ninth Division had fought its way in North Africa since 8 November 1942. They met their first combat against German soldiers, […]
From 11 to 14 October 1944, 3rd Battalion – 39th Infantry – lost nearly 350 men in the fights conducted to seize the […]
Mission The Intelligence Section – also called the Battalion Reconnaissance Platoon – when operating in the field was to perform the job of […]
In Belgium, a small village of 250 inhabitants organised a solemn mass during one of the most beautiful Sunday. This mass was organised […]
Battle of the Meuse River, Belgium 4 – 7 September 1944 A tragic river, the Meuse has always been present on the route […]
The 39th Infantry Regiment pushes towards the Roer 8 – 12 December 1944 Since the beginning of November, the 39th Infantry Regiment was […]
14 June 1944 was certainly a difficult day for the men of the 9th Infantry Division. The ‘Devils’ of the 60th Infantry Regiment […]