Subdeacon Joe Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Maybe a thread for images from that campaign. I'll get it going. US soldier shares Christmas treats from home with children in Belgium; Battle of the Bulge, December 1944. Colorized. The 76th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge: Remembering the Veterans 460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion 460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion as part of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team headed towards Belgium late December '44. #ww2uncovered #ww2history #WWIIVet #GreatestGeneration #worldwar2history #WorldWarII #ww2vet #ww2veteran #Salute #ww2 #lestweforget #worldwar2 #battleofthebulge #usarmy #usarmyveteran #Remember #usarmyvet #heroes #airbor… See More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The surrender demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 27 minutes ago, Alpo said: The surrender demand I love the appeal to emotion in the last paragraph: Quote All the serious civilian losses caused by this artillery fire would not correspond with the wellknown American humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 NUTS Good answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 The 76th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge: A Salute to the Veterans of the 101st Airborne Pvt. Jesse Kenner, Mooresburg, Tenn., of HQ Co., 501st PIR, 101st AB, depends on a bazooka to help him guard the road into Foy, Belgium. 11 Jan, 1945. Jesse returned to Tennessee after the war. Sadly, he passed in 2011 at the age of 86. #ww2uncovered #ww2history #WWIIVet #GreatestGeneration #worldwar2history #WorldWarII #ww2vet #ww2veteran #Salute #ww2 #lestweforget #worldwar2 #POW #battleofthebulge #usarmy #usarmyveteran #Remember #usarmyvet #heroes #usa #airborne #worldwartwo #WWII #101st #101stairbornedivision #101stairborne Original description and photo sourced by US Signal Corps Archive, National World War II Museum and ancestry.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Quote All the serious civilian losses caused by this artillery fire would not correspond with the wellknown American humanity. Yeah... it corresponds with the wellknown Nazi brutality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/16/2020 at 6:20 PM, Alpo said: The surrender demand Aw, NUTS! - BG Tony McAulluff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 A Salute to the 6th Armored Division First Sergeant John R. Morton of Boonville, MO, was a highly decorated veteran. He joined the U.S. Army on Nov. 1, 1940, and trained for the armored artillery. His unit entered the Europe through the beaches at Normandy shortly after D-Day. In the course of his military career, John would earn the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Silver Star. Ultimately, Sgt. Morton was honored with the Distinguished Service Cross by Gen. George Patton for actions in battle at Pontorson, France, when his unit was caught in a German ambush on Aug. 1, 1944. After using up his own ammunition, John retrieved a Thompson and continued attacking, accounting for 26 enemy losses. During this battle a bullet passed through his helmet as pictured below. On another occasion, Sgt. Morton shot down an enemy fighter with an M-1 Garand, as he was a master marksman. He left the service as a disabled veteran after five years. He was hospitalized at Fort Collins, CO., with back and neck wounds at the time of his discharge. ⭐First Sergeant John R. Morton's Distinguished Service Cross Citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Sergeant John R. Morton (ASN: 20746654), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company A, 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division, in action against an armed enemy in the vicinity of Pontroson, France, on 1 August 1944. After his half-track was hit by an 88-mm. shell, Sergeant Morton abandoned the vehicle and started to aid the wounded personnel. While so doing, a bullet passed through his helmet, and, looking up, he saw enemy soldiers charging with bayonets. He fired on them with his carbine until it was empty and then took a sub-machine gun and advanced while firing. In the action he accounted for 26 enemy losses and greatly contributed to neutralizing the enemy ambush. His gallantry and aggressiveness reflects the highest great upon himself is in keeping with the fine traditions of the military service. After the war Morton returned to Missouri and got married. He and his wife later relocated to Kodiak, Alaska. Sadly he passed on August 14th, 1996 at the age of 77. A funeral service was held at the American Legion Hall in Kodiak. Burial with full military honors, a 21-gun salute and a fly-by of local pilots, took place at the Kodiak City Cemetery. #ww2uncovered #ww2history #WWIIVet #GreatestGeneration #worldwar2history #WorldWarII #ww2vet #ww2veteran #Salute #ww2 #lestweforget #worldwar2 #usarmy #usarmyveteran #Remember #usarmyvet #heroes #distinguishedservicecross #Hero #usa #6tharmoreddivision #alaska #HeroesInUniform #WWII #ArmyHistory Original description and photo sourced from: militarytimes.com, US Signal Corps Archive and 6tharmoreddivision.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 At the start of the Battle of the Bulge, Losheimergraben near the German border was quickly captured by General Von Manteuffel's advancing 5. Panzer Armee. The American soldiers did not stand a chance during this battle. The loss of Losheimergraben threatened two regiments of the American 106th Division (approx. 9,000 men) located immediately south of the Schnee Eifel. That division (nicknamed Golden Lions) was in training and consisted mainly of newly drafted soldiers with no combat experience. General Manteuffel divided his troops and sent a part through Losheimergraben and the other through Alf Valley to the south, trying to encircle the 106th. Lieutenant General Troy Middleton had ordered Major General Alan Jones of the 106th to hold the division's position while reinforcements were underway, but to withdraw if the situation became critical. However, a bad phone line made Jones misunderstand his orders and thought he should stay until reinforcements arrived. The 106th remained in place and within 12 hours it was completely surrounded. The two regiments knew they had no chance to make it back to either St. Vith or their prepared defense positions in the Schnee Eifel. The orders to break out came too late and without airdrops, air cover or armored support from the 7th Armored, Jones had condemned his men to surrender and captivity. Altogether, over 7,000 106th soldiers became prisoners of war during the first days of the Battle of the Bulge, constituting the largest surrender of American forces in the European theatre of operations . Picture: American soldiers being marched down a road after capture by German troops during the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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