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80th Blue Ridge Infantry Division

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Author : Berry Craig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

80th Blue Ridge Infantry Division written by Berry Craig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.

An outstanding & comprehensive history takes you from Argentan to the Rhine River. The photographs & maps alone tell the story of the BLUE RIDGE DIVISION. Includes more than 600 biographies plus overseas cemeteries list & the men interred in them. Indexed.

You Can T Get Much Closer Than This

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Author : A.Z. Adkins
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2015-04-09

You Can T Get Much Closer Than This written by A.Z. Adkins and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

A young soldier’s memoirs of fighting in WWII: “Fascinating . . . A personal record like this is a valuable resource to anyone interested in the period”(Military Model Scene). After the Citadel and Officer Candidate School, Andrew Z. Adkins Jr., was sent to the 80th Infantry Division, then training in the California-Arizona desert. There, he was assigned as an 81mm mortar section leader in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment. When the division completed training in December 1943, it was shipped in stages to the United Kingdom and then Normandy, where it landed on August 3, 1944. Lieutenant Adkins and his fellow soldiers took part in light hedgerow fighting that served to shake the division down and familiarize the troops and their officers with combat. The first real test came within weeks, when the 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry, attacked high ground near Argentan during the drive to seal German forces in the Falaise Pocket. While scouting for mortar positions in the woods, Adkins met a group of Germans and shot one of them dead with his carbine. This baptism in blood settled the question faced by every novice combatant: He was cool under fire, capable of killing when facing the enemy. He later wrote, “It was a sickening sight, but having been caught up in the heat of battle, I didn’t have a reaction other than feeling I had saved my own life.” Thereafter, the 2nd Battalion, 317th Infantry, took part in bloody battles across France, sometimes coping with inept leadership and grievous losses, even as it took hills and towns away from the Germans. In the fighting graphically portrayed here, Adkins acted with skill and courage, placing himself at the forefront of the action whenever he could. His extremely aggressive delivery of critical supplies to a cut-off unit in an embattled French town earned him a Bronze Star, the first in his battalion. This is a story of a young soldier at war, a junior officer’s coming of age amid pulse-pounding combat. Before his death, Andy Adkins was able to face his memory of war as bravely as he faced war itself. He put it on paper, honest and unflinching. In 1944-45, he did his duty to his men and country—and here, he serves new generations of military and civilian readers.

80th Infantry Division Operational History Wwii

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Author : Robert Murrell
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-03-13

80th Infantry Division Operational History Wwii written by Robert Murrell and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-13 with categories.

The complete Operational History of the 80th Infantry Division during WWII; covers from the Division's forming in July 1942 in Camp Forrest, TN through the end of the war in May 1945. Includes maps and casualty figures

317th Infantry History

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Author : Robert T. Murrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006*

317th Infantry History written by Robert T. Murrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006* with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

A Combat Engineer With Patton S Army

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Author : Lois Lembo
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2020-06-09

A Combat Engineer With Patton S Army written by Lois Lembo and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-09 with History categories.

“An engaging and often frightening story” of a member of the 305th Engineering Battalion of the 80th Infantry Division (Andrew Z. Adkins III, coauthor of You Can’t Get Much Closer Than This). A Combat Engineer with Patton’sArmy is the untold story of Frank Lembo, one of George Patton’s men who helped move the American command in the battle of Argentan in the Normandy Campaign, in the high-speed pursuit of the German Wehrmacht eastward across France, and in the brutal battles waged during the Battle of the Bulge and during the final combats along the borders of the collapsing Reich. Throughout his time in Europe, Lembo maintained a running commentary of his experiences with Betty Craig, his fiancée and future wife. This extensive correspondence provides a unique eyewitness view of the life and work of a combat engineer under wartime conditions. As a squad (and later platoon) leader, Frank and his comrades cleared mines, conducted reconnaissance behind enemy lines, built bridges, and performed other tasks necessary to support the movement of the 317th, 318th, and 319th Infantry Regiments of the Blue Ridge Division—Patton’s workhorses, if not his glamour boys. Frank’s letters go beyond his direct combat experiences to include the camaraderie among the GIs, living conditions, weather, and the hijinks that helped keep the constant threat of death at bay. His letters also worked to reassure Betty with hopeful dreams for their future together. Including dozens of previously unpublished photographs, A Combat Engineer with Patton’s Army offers the rare perspective of what day-to-day warfare at the ground-level looked like in the European Theater through the eyes of one of the men spearheading the advance.

319th Infantry History

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Author : Robert T. Murrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007*

319th Infantry History written by Robert T. Murrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007* with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

Operational History E T O 80th Blue Ridge Infantry Division

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Author : Robert T. Murrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995*

Operational History E T O 80th Blue Ridge Infantry Division written by Robert T. Murrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995* with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

80th Blue Ridge Infantry Division Third U S Army

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Author : Bill Costley (Soldier.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

80th Blue Ridge Infantry Division Third U S Army written by Bill Costley (Soldier.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

History Of The Eightieth Division A E F In World War I

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Author : Lee S. Anthony
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01-01

History Of The Eightieth Division A E F In World War I written by Lee S. Anthony and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with categories.

This is the most definitive history of the 80th Infantry Division in World War I. It was written by Sgt. Russell L. Stultz, who was the 80th Division Historian from the time of WWI and for many decades thereafter. Editing has added a number of maps & photographs to further enhance this history.

The 80th Division In Wwi

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Author : G. J. H. Schreckengost
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-12-25

The 80th Division In Wwi written by G. J. H. Schreckengost and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-25 with categories.

Of all of the units that fought in the Meuse-Argonne with General "Black Jack" Pershing's First American Army during W.W. I, only one, the 80th (Blue Ridge) Division, broke through all four of the strong German defensive lines, helping to bring about ultimate victory. This is the historically accurate but fictional story of one of those Blue Ridge Boys: Automatic Rifleman Joe Riddle of Company B, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division. Read not only what Joe and America's Blue Ridge Division did during the bone-crushing and war-ending Meuse-Argonne Offensive, but also HOW THEY DID IT, setting this book apart from other histories of the war.