| I&R Platoon
Owen;
That was an amazing find. I know the story from our division book. Yes,it was the 1st,battalion of the 394th regiment. Today Lt. Boueck is a retired doctor. That is if he is still living.They deserved more credit than what they got.Although there was a corporal, the name I forgot. He deserved the medal of honor. He mounted a jeep 50caliber machine gun and instremental in most of the german dead. From what you showed me,he only recieved the Bronz star. Hell I never did more than he did. And I have two bronze stars.
There was a lot of injustice shown in the war. After the war I got a book from my division telling what decorations were handed out. Almost all of the officers got silver stars and others.That was bull shit. Most of them in HDQS never deserved them.There were good officers and bad.Although I dont know him. There was a refort that one of the line company commanders cracked and command was taken over by a sargent. Yes this was the same I&R platoon that I spoke of. I spent a lot of time with them I knew them all.
Look up Bucholtz station. That played a big part in my story. The 393rd, battlion used that as an escape route.
I left a lot out of my story because of my eyes,and I make a lot of mistakes in my typing and spelling. That bothers me. If there are any questions you want to know. Just ask. I loved your pictures of our dugouts.They were our for sure. Just remember the story that I told was just the highlights of what happened there is so much more.
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