First Division’s relentless push from Cotentin to Siegfried Line
The narrative traces the divisions advance from Colombres refit to the Falaise pocket and beyond. It details Marigny fall on 27 July, Mortain counter moves, Meaux and Soissons seizures, Mons battles where 17,000 plus prisoners were taken, and the push into Germany by 12 September with Siegfried Line breaches. The piece notes the division's continuous firsts in every operation and over 47,500 prisoners captured since Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombieres
Contentin Peninsula
Marigny
Coutances
Mortain
Cotentin Peninsula
Avranches
Falaise
la Ferte Mace
Seine
Meaux
Marne
Soissons
Clarence Huebner
Chemin-des-Dames
Laon
Mons
Siegfried Line
Mons-Siege
France
Third Armored
Seigfried
Aachen
Belgium
Chileroi
Namur
Liege
Germany
Holland
Africa
Sicily
Normandy
Bristol Buddies Ship Thanks For Christmas Packages
Soldiers from Bristol thank the Bristol Buddy Bundles Committee for caring gifts sent overseas. Messages praise the thoughtful packages and note many recipients shared contents with comrades. Names, units, and ship descriptors reflect a wide roll of service members across multiple bases and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th Ammunition Company
U.S.A
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Oahu
T.H
Waikiki
Bristol
Pete
Buddy Bundles Committee
Greeting to Rotary Club From Kingswood England
Kingswood England Rotary greeting Bristol Club the Fourth Object. This letter notes Bristol Rotary's Christmas carols, wartime restrictions, Kingswood as Bristol extension, and hopes for international friendship through Rotary. It invites contact and reciprocity and offers hospitality to members or their families visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inner Wheel Organization
Rotarians
Kingswood
Bristol
Rotary
Harry Crook
Gloucestershire
H. J. Dury
International Service Committee
Resort Travelers Face Being Stranded
F S Eggleston of the Office of Defense Transportation warned that the German counter-offensive may cause trip delays for winter resorts and Florida travelers. He noted wounded soldiers will be moved to east coast ports and require rail equipment, risking long stranding despite paid arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
F. S. Eggleston
Providence
Office of Defense Transportation
Europe
Mr. Eggleston
ODT
Also Mentioned on This Page
9Th Infantry Division
Mayenne
Louis A. Guida
State Street
Barry
Cpl
Anthony M. Cavallaro
Persia
Iran
Bristol Buddy Bundle Committee
Pfe
Peter Pacheco
APO
New York
Pvt
Harold W. Gifford, Jr
Massachusetts State College
Amherst, Mass
Elmer McNamara
USS
Porterfield
Lt Everett S Lindley
RAF Fighter
FPO
San Francisco
Pat Perron
Peter Pastore
QM Truck Company
APO 517
Vincent Catalano
USS Cabot
Daniel F. “Farmer
Monis
Ordnance LM Co
John E. Beavis
England
Raymond L. McNamara
Headquarters Replacement Battalion
APO 552
Matthew A. Stabile, Sic
LST
J. H O’brien
Langley Field, Va
Frank Margo, Sic
USCG
Atlantic City
N. J
James R. Martin
Brush
F H Fiske
Camp Crowder, Mo
Edmond R. Sousa
Sc3c
Hancock
Louis Cangiano
Calente
Pfc
Lawrence P Conway
Service Group
APO 520
Joseph P. Mazza
QM Depot
APO 228
John C Sousa, Jr
Infantry
San Francisco, Calif
Cpl Manuel E Bento
Camp Butner, N. C
Cpl Norman Lambert
Aviation Engineers
Arthur M Williams
Corpus Christi, Tex
Domenico Marabello
Flic
USN
Arthur Barboza, Fle
Anthe
Don
John F Azzarone, Cox
William J Dias
Sle
Brooklyn
Anthony D.piero
Cannon Co
L P. Mappi
NCB
Sgt Joseph Carrara
Raymond T. Lavey
U. S. Army
James
Dunbar
AAF
Herington, Kansas
Cpl Win
Gablinske
APO 650
Set Wallis G. Kemph
Abido Ferreira
Engineer Aviation Battalion
APO 126
James Oliveira
YDG
Albert H. Silvia, Sle
USNR
South Dakota
C. Marabello
1St Armored Division
Rotary Club
Eng
Kleen-e-ze Brush Co. Ltd
Hanham
Rotary Club of
R. I
U.S. Rubber Co
U. S
McCaw
High ST
Bristol, R
Heinz
Hope Street
F. J. Murphy
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Bristol,r. I
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