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Lost Battalion Survives Four Days Besieged Hillside
In a detailed report from Headquarters E Company, Second Battalion 116th Infantry, Staff Sgt. Roland W. Cote recalls being cut off with 16 riflemen on the first hill near St Lo. German forces pressed the position for four nights and days as the unit held with aid from prisoners, air strikes, and a relief push by the regiment’s Third Battalion.
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St. Lo
Roland W. Cote
Central Falls
R. I
116Th Infantry
E Company
F Company
G Company
Sidney Bingham
Dallas
Texas
Talion
Air Corps
Jerry