Found this interview with my Veteran friend from another website.
here
Northwest Historical Association (NWHA) - WW2 Reenacting Society
"Hill 195 was the first real action that I was involved in. We sneaked up
that hill in the middle of the night [August 10/11, 1944] and were dug in
before the enemy knew we were there. It was quite an exciting occasion. The
ground was so hard that digging in was almost impossible. I remember that
my slit trench was about 10 inches deep despite all efforts to enlarge it.
That was barely enough to protect the crown jewels. And there was plenty
of metal flying around once they realized we were there."
"We watched with awe as the tanks of the Canadian Grenadier Guards tried
to advance, only to be knocked off one by one. Typhoons were very active
trying to knockout the enemy tanks in Quesnay Woods, just off to our left,
and they got at least one of them as we saw the cloud of black smoke rising
after their attack. We couldn't (or didn't) do much but sit and take it all
in and try to avoid their moaning minnies. It was a long day."
"Prior to becoming an Argyll, I had served with the Stormont Dundas and
Glengarry Highlanders - from June 1942 till January 1944. I was with C Company,
14 Platoon, of the Glens, and we had a platoon Sgt. named Sacco Hummell,
who had a voice that only his mother could love, and once heard would never
be forgotten. He was a great guy. Late on the night of August 10, 1944, we
were notified that we would be relieved soon and would be withdrawing back
to where we had started the previous day. It was quite dark when our relief
arrived on the scene and of course we could only tell that some bodies had
appeared by the shuffling and mumbling that we could hear from these new
arrivals. Needless to say we were delighted that we were getting out of that
hell hole and didn't really care who our relief was, just as long as they
relieved us!! Well, can you imagine my surprise when the group relieving
our platoon approached and I immediately recognized the voice of good old
Sacco directing his men to their respective locations. Yes, we were relieved
in that dark night on Hill 195, during a lull in the shelling by 14 platoon
of the Glens. During the brief period in which they took over our trenches
I was able to contact three or four other old comrades from my former outfit-
in the middle of the night and in the middle of the war. A memorable experience."
"We moved back several miles that night to reorganize, and found ourselves
about two hundred yards in front of a battery of medium artillery. It was
not a very quiet place to be. They were firing right over our heads and the
enemy were firing back trying to knock them out. One enemy shell hit what
must have been a powder supply for one of the guns (55's) and I can still
see one of the Artillery types running across the field with his clothes
on fire. Would you believe that we thought that it was funny at the time
and laughed at the poor guy's misfortune?? We stayed there for a couple more
days and prepared for what became known as Operation Totalize."