hcathledger: We spent our night in Rachamps in a convent. It was the first time we’d spent a n
hcathledger: We spent our night in Rachamps in a convent. It was the first time we’d spent a night indoors in a month. The sisters brought in their choir to sing for us. It was heaven. The mood of the men was relaxed. We were finally being relieved and would soon be in Mourmelon. In the morning, we found out Mourmelon would wait. Hitler had launched a counteroffensive. We were bound for Hagenau to hold the line. But for that night, we didn’t know it yet. That night, we were okay. I tried to make a roster for the company to see who we had left. We’d come into Belgium with 121 men and officers plus 24 replacements. That’s 145 total. We were going out with 63. Guarnere was badly wounded, and Hoobler died accidentally. Joe Toye had lost his leg. Among the dead were Herron, Mellet, Sowosko, Kenneth Webb, Harold Webb, Alex Penkala and Skip Muck. A month in Belgium cost us one good officer, Buck Compton… and one bad one, Norman Dike. -- source link