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mi.rB »» » * !v* v*•'^Vl. M= *W V* - v /VJ. SGT.. GEORGE HAUGERA letter written by. Sgt. George auger, Feb..6, to-his sister, was ie* lirst word. Mr. and Mrs. eorge. Hauger of Magnolia, have id from- their son since Nov. 23, 44. ‘ His letter tells why he was niable to. write. ‘ For some time b had: been on a secret list and nab.le - to ^write, and_ previous , to iat~he was too-busyr—He/writea rnt he was atr Tlnstop-ne—with» leneral Patten’s Third Army and tat at,the time-of the German •eak through Allied HneB they, ere completely surroundea. for 3 days without supplies. For Christmas dinner he had aece of . cheese and a cracker, therst,. food he had *. had for, three I* _ -* J -__ tViwiA -font 11111najserays,'. The snow was three feet ecp and /.they melted snow for rihkipg water. - ,?At present he ls\in a rest camp I i FranCb and says he is fine, hut | j ays'“I’ve surely been through lenty ot hell/?. He had Recently ^ eeii'promoted to his present rankt f sergeant and had. visited Pans w» n a tnree-day pass since being in £0’ranee.’ • . - ■He enclosed with his letter some ommunlcations which* tell .some-.L. hing of ,the activities of the 705 f . ^anic destroyer battalion which is he outfit to which he /belongs. | Lettar. to th« Man of 705 From Thair CammimdirNew Year’s Day 1945.*• Bastogne.[*o the Men of the 705:- -I fully realize that- it is a duk p-^ointment to learn that*the Stars ind Stripes was unable or failed ;o include * the Battalion among those present in the defense of Bastogne/ We know, though, that A we were there from the first and at we can haye the deepest -pride « within- ourselves that our Battal- -Ion ’stood fast throughout.. We know, that you took the door to Chateauncuf, with’ our Head-q u a r t e r s; and Reconnaissance Companies serving as foot ti oops because no'* infantry was prescntr that We have left comrades on battlefield^ irom NormutiJv tu Gepthat when in—aetmn -ourruns have always been within afew hundred yards, at the most,• * a • . . . lt;1.1 _ .a »- A —A m — m rt a 1?rom the*enemy ; that1 you receive jfficlal -commendatiohs for your ictious ut' Flougestel, St. Malo, Brest and for the. Brittany campaign, that you were among the fiist to. reach the Siegfried line on fche Mogelle crossing; that here at Bastognp you stood shoulder to Bhouldcr with the rugged. 101st Airborne Division, who, I. know, think highly of you; that you have destroyed hero .a total of 39 tanks plus many additional vehicles; that you cost the enemy nlmost seven tanks for every.'-gunho destroyed of outs. It may be that I place too much importance on theso facts; perhaps, but I do not bc-lievc-aoitlaacertain thatthe Battalion's contribution will rtscognized-but whether or not. wc will continue to fight the goou fight.• In the meanwhile, your Man” says to all ox - you, done, 70G.”Clifford Templeton,Lt. Col., 705 Tank Des. Bn., Commanding.'“Old“well1vCtBVriJ
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Henry News Republican
Henry, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 08, 1945
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