by Leo Barron
Noville, Belgium, 75, 79, 87–90, 149, 308
“Null Day,” 18–19, 28
Oberkommando Wehrmacht (OKW), 13, 16, 17, 21, 27, 29, 102–5, 155, 188
O’Halloran, John T., 239, 243
Oldenburg, Karl-Heinz, 2
Olney, Daniel, 179
O’Mara, Robert, 245–46, 321
Operation Barbarossa, 29
Operation Bodenplatte, 321
Operation Christrose, 22, 32
Operation Fall Gelb, 21
Operation Market Garden, 45
Operation Rheingold, 22, 32
Our River, 11, 12, 20, 23, 24, 28, 30, 32, 35, 36, 40, 41
P-38 Lightning fighters, 68, 69
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters “Jugs,” 67, 68, 128–29, 161–62, 227, 305–9
P-51 Mustang fighters, 307
P-61 Black Widow night fighters, 197
Paderborn, Germany, 3
Paine, Cort L., 262
Pangerl, Joseph, 119–20, 174, 300
Park, Howard M., 67–69, 305–10, 321
Parker, James E., 306, 307, 309
Patton, George S., 4, 17, 40, 109, 118, 127, 128, 130, 159, 160, 162, 190, 267, 276, 288, 311, 312, 316, 319, 320, 322
Pearl Harbor, 52
Peplowski, Walter J., 286–88
Philips, Ivan G., 254
Poland, 9, 10
Pounders, James, 248
Prior, John T. “Jack,” 181–82
Proulx, James P., 275
Prüm, Germany, 102, 154
Raab, Josef, 30
Radio proximity fuses, 312, 313
Rall, Johann Gottlieb, 177, 195
Recogne, Belgium, 76, 88–89, 93, 97, 98, 303
Remoifosse, Belgium, 91, 106
Renfro, Curtis D., 51, 180
Renquin, Louis, 87
Revolutionary War, 7, 39, 83, 115, 177, 195, 231, 257
Ridgway, Matthew, 45
Ries, Edward, 227
Rivas, Manuel, Jr., 271
Roberts, Colonel, 80, 263, 318
Robinson, Jim, 221–22, 226, 303, 312–13
Rochefort, Belgium, 161
Roermond, Belgium, 104
Rogan, Joseph, 241, 243
Rolle, Belgium, 98, 185, 202, 203, 205, 217, 222, 223, 229, 251, 252, 254, 265, 269, 290, 296, 298, 299, 301, 302, 318, 322
Rommel, Erwin, 15, 18, 103
Rothwell, Gordon, 126
Rouette, Belgium, 87, 93, 96, 99, 153, 157, 166, 185, 187, 203, 214, 215, 225, 226, 301, 305, 308, 310, 312, 313
Royal Air Force, 43
Ruotanen, Henry A., 138
Russian forces, 10, 12, 16, 29, 102
Ryan, Clarence “Gus,” 242, 260
Saint-Etienne, Belgium, 192
Saint-Hubert, Belgium, 136
St. Vith, Belgium, 20–21, 41, 62, 105, 111
Sakwinski, Chester, 140–42
Salle, Belgium, 78, 167, 171, 190, 191, 307
Sambre River, 25
Savy, Belgium, 80, 131, 161, 172, 173, 186, 226, 261, 295
Scherl, Walter, 295
Schmidt, George N., 267, 270–72, 292
Schmidt, Hauptmann, 191, 233, 235, 243, 245, 249
Schnee Eifel, Belgium, 94, 105
Schoneck, George, 319
Schönfeld, Henning, 15, 23
Schriefer, Martin, 29–31, 95, 111, 112, 127, 157, 167, 185, 192, 214, 219, 265, 305
Schultz, June “Jeeps,” 269, 274
Schulz, Peter, 2
Scott, Ross W., 292, 294
Seaton, Stuart, 173
Séleck, Madeleine, 209, 210, 227
Senonchamps, Belgium, 110
Setz, Belgium, 41
SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force), 41, 43, 46
Sherburne, Thomas L., 54, 295–96
Sherman tanks, 69–70, 87, 93, 97, 140, 148
Sibret, Belgium, 129, 130, 308
Sicilian Campaign, 53, 103, 191, 284
Siegfried Line, 18, 33
Silvas, George, 286
Sink, Robert F., 59, 75
Smith, Claude D., 287, 289, 293, 308, 321
Smither, Henry L., 142
Snyder, Private, 201, 202, 205, 222–23
Somme, Battle of the, 16
Speer, Albert, 14
Spivey, Thomas, 308
Sprister, Roy W., 305
Stoling, Paul “the Greek,” 218, 253, 269, 275
Stolmeier, Joseph F., 293
Stone, James C., 120, 255, 272, 274, 276, 277
Stone, Myron A., 308
Stopka, John P., 89, 98
Struhs, Karl Heinz, 2–4, 177
Sturmgeschütz (StuG) assault guns, 72, 191, 192, 235, 245, 248, 255, 267, 270, 323
Sutliffe, Thomas H., 166, 185, 203, 223, 251
Swanson, Thelma Jeanne Combs, 49, 57
Swanson, Wallace A. “Swannie,” 48–50, 55–57, 76, 97–99, 118, 163–67, 200–1, 203–5, 210–13, 215–18, 223–24, 233, 251, 252, 254, 256, 297–301, 304, 312, 313
Swanson, Wallace Jr., 57
Taylor, Maxwell B., 46, 51, 163
Templeton, Clifford D., 70–73, 78, 93, 117, 184, 280, 320
Tennessee Maneuvers, 58
Thomason Act, 52
Thompson, Clarence J., 212
Tintange, Belgium, 307
Towns, Preston E., 92–93, 136, 137, 139, 140, 142, 145–47, 171, 239, 242, 245, 246, 248, 259, 260, 305, 308
Trench foot, 117, 118
Trianon Place hotel, Versailles, France, 43–44
Trier, Germany, 3
Troismont, Belgium, 190–91
Tronle, Belgium, 171
Ukraine, 29
U.S. forces
First Army, 40, 45, 103
First Special Service Force “Devil’s Brigade,” 53
2nd Armored Division, 159, 315
Third Army, 17, 40, 109, 127, 128, 160–62, 311, 316, 319
4th Armored Division, 131, 159, 319
4th Infantry Division, 39
V Corps, 44
7th Armored Division, 45
VII Corps, 44, 315
VIII Corps, 39–42, 46, 47, 50, 61, 63, 71, 74, 79, 85, 91, 162
8th Infantry Division, 68
9th Armored Division, 40, 62, 65, 79, 99
Ninth Army, 70
10th Armored Division, 45, 62, 65, 79, 88, 93, 99, 162, 180, 190, 263, 307
Twelfth Army Group, 12, 20, 44, 45, 62
XII Corps, 319
XVII Airborne Corps, 45
17th Airborne Division, 53, 54
XVIII Airborne Corps, 46
28th Infantry Division “Keystone,” 12, 21, 39, 40, 43, 62, 65, 79
81st Antiaircraft Battalion, 178
82nd Airborne Division “All-Americans,” 45, 55, 57, 58
90th Cavalry, 228
101st Airborne “Screaming Eagles,” 45–63, 65, 67, 69, 73–75, 77, 78, 79, 86, 88–92, 95, 96, 105, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 161–67, 174–75, 179, 189–90, 195–206, 228–29, 295, 308–10, 318–22, (see also 327th GIR; 401st GIR; 501st PIR; 502nd PIR; 506th PIR)
106th Infantry Division, 21, 39–41, 62, 94, 112
110th Infantry Division, 21
112th Infantry Regiment, 40
321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 53, 79
326th Medical Company, 78, 81, 88–91, 121
326th Parachute Combat Engineers, 261, 319
327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 46, 54, 60, 74, 77, 78, 81, 89, 106, 108, 173, 182–83, 245, 262–63, 304–5
333rd Field Artillery Group, 80
377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 53, 79, 98, 142, 219, 221, 222, 226–27, 264, 312
401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 46, 57–59, 73, 74, 81, 88, 92, 96–97, 107, 109, 117, 119, 129, 134, 136, 137, 139–47, 157–58, 166, 171–72, 190, 221, 231, 233–34, 237–44, 237–45, 248–51, 257, 259–60, 264, 272, 285, 302, 304, 305, 320–22
406th Fighter Group, 65, 67–69, 305–10
420th Armored Field Artillery, 80
/> 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 53–54, 59–60, 77, 79, 119, 141–42, 172–73, 184, 234, 241, 248, 250, 257, 264, 281–96, 302, 308, 312, 321–22
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 46, 74, 75, 79, 137, 158
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment “the Deuce,” 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 55–57, 74–77, 88–89, 93, 97–101, 109, 118–20, 141, 163–71, 173–74, 185, 190, 200–216, 221–29, 239, 244–45, 249–56, 268–80, 297–304, 312, 320, 322
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 46, 74, 75, 77, 79, 88, 118
509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 53
512th Fighter Squadron, 307
513th Fighter Squadron, 65, 67–69, 305–8
514th Fighter Squadron, 128–29, 307–8
705th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 4, 69–72, 78, 88, 93, 98, 121–25, 133–35, 137–39, 145, 146, 162, 177–18, 183, 217–19, 234–35, 243, 256, 260–62, 267, 269, 280, 304, 320–22
755th Field Artillery Group, 80
811th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 225
907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 79
Task Force Cherry, 75
Task Force Desobry, 75, 88
Team SNAFU, 198
Troop Carrier Command, 131, 132
Vallitta, Lawrence, 98, 165, 218, 219, 231, 252, 253, 269, 271, 274–76, 280, 299, 302, 313, 320
Valley Forge, 39, 83, 115, 117, 151, 257
Versailles, France, 43–44
Versailles Treaty, 15
Villenfagne, Gaëtan de, 323
Villenfagne, Thierry de, 323
Villeroux, Belgium, 110, 307
Villers-Bocage, France, 16
Vining, Ralph “Shorty,” 137–39
Vistula River, 10
Voboril, Rudolph, 122, 123, 125, 133–35, 137, 145
Von Funck, Hans, 17
Von Lauchert, Meinhard, 159–60, 315
Von Lüttwitz, Heinrich, 15–18, 22–26, 43, 94–95, 104–6, 109, 111–13, 148, 149, 159–61, 312, 314–17
Von Lüttwitz, Walther, 15
Von Manteuffel, Hasso, 17–19, 22, 25–26, 32, 43, 95, 103, 105, 106, 149, 156, 158–60, 188, 265, 315, 317
Von Rundstedt, Gerd, 27, 34, 44
Von Tiesenhausen, Hans, 95, 167–68
Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhine) offensive, 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 18–24, 27–28, 32, 43, 94, 95, 103, 104, 160 154, 187, 188, 314, 316
Wagener, Carl, 149
Wagner, Robert A., 136, 140, 142–44
Waldo, Albigence, 151
Walsh, Francis, 122, 123, 134
Wans, Adam, 267, 271, 292
Wardin, Belgium, 88
Washington, George, 39, 65, 83
Watson, Hubert, 124, 125, 135
Waxweiler, Germany, 7, 9, 14, 25
Weather conditions, 21, 26, 33, 73, 76, 90, 93, 95–97, 99, 101, 105, 115, 117, 119, 121–22, 126, 132–33, 146–47, 153, 154, 158, 169, 171, 305
Weber, Captain, 29
Wecker, Belgium, 41
Weichsel, Ernst, 191, 192
Werbomont, Belgium, 50, 60, 61, 74
Wieczorek, Stanley W., 261
Wiesenthal, Germany, 26
Williams, Donald “Moe,” 137–38, 218, 252–54, 270, 271, 273, 280, 320
Williams, Romer L., 261, 301
Wise, Albert, 202, 205, 206, 209, 222–23, 312, 313
Wolfenberger, Clifford, 286, 288
Wood, William D., 287
World War I, 9, 16, 17, 42, 43, 51, 77
Wörner, Richard, 191, 192, 235, 236, 241, 242, 247, 249, 265, 268
Wright, Ben F., 319
Ziegenberg, Germany, 27
Zülpich, Belgium, 68
Zweibel, Bud, 301
