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SGT. BUFFONE HE FENDS ROAD BLOCK UNDER FIREDuring the desperate see-sawbattles between the Wehrmachtand United States paratroopersalong the Dutch-German border,a handful of American soldiersled by Sergeant Harry Buffone, Steubenville, held an important road block four hours against furious German efforts to blast them loose.The one next to theirs had fallen. Mortar and artillery fire during the day had risen to a deadly cresendo. The only link with other American units was a sound power telephone line which had to be patched time after time under sizzling machine gun and rifle fire. Attacking from three sides, the enemy repeatedly tried to run over the tiny position but was beaten back by the little band of defenders.Finally the holding mission was completed. As the sun was sinking orders to withdraw came over the phone. Sgt. Buffone covered with his Browning automatic rifle while his men pulled out. Firing from the hip he follower! them.They took up a new position as ordered and fought through the night until reinforcements came.Sgt. Buffone's unit previously leaped to spearhead operations in Sicily, Italy and Normandy. He wears the unit Presidential Citation.
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Steubenville Herald Star
Steubenville, Ohio, US
Fri, Dec 08, 1944
Page 18
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