Category: From the Combat Diary

Feb 03
IN MEMORY OF PVT JOHN C. VILLARREAL – KIA Feb 3, 1945

Today we would like to honor the memory of a young member of Company G, 23rd Infantry…

Jan 19
The Attack of Eibertingen – January 19, 1945

On January 19, 1945, the 23rd Regimental Combat Team launched a final attack under the…

Nov 25
Thanksgiving Day in 1944 – 2nd Recon Troop

On behalf of our project team we want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. Would…

Jun 02
The Pre-Invasion Rumors – May 1944

Long months of intensive training and preparations, together with a tense atmosphere…

Sep 16
Germans Give Up To “Razor Squad”

Have you ever heard about the Razor Squad? We bet some German defenders of the city of…

Nov 06
“You Are Now Entering Germany” – October 1944

“A big white signboard with glaring black letters told us what we were near.…