Born: August 29, 1907
Sergeant, United States Army Service# 39919820 A CO, 315TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION,
90TH INFANTRY DIVISION “TOUGH ’OMBRES” Date of Enlistment: August 18, 1943
Home or Place of Enlistment: Idaho Falls, Idaho Died: November 9, 1944 Killed in Action in France while conducting combat operations
against Nazi Germany Forces during World War II. |
A magnificent unit which particularly distinguished itself during the combat of 9 to 19 November 1944 on the Moselle and Sarre Rivers. After having crossed the Moselle River by open attack, the unit seized the fort of Koenigsmacker, capturing many prisoners. Although violently counterattacked, nevertheless the unit continued its advance over heavily mined ground, penetrating deeply into the Maginot Line, taking by storm, strong positions defending Metz, attaining all the objectives which had been assigned to it.
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