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A Combat Engineer with Patton's Army
The Fight Across Europe with the 80th "Blue Ridge" Division in World War II
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eBook - ePub
A Combat Engineer with Patton's Army
The Fight Across Europe with the 80th "Blue Ridge" Division in World War II
About this book
"An engaging and often frightening story" of a member of the 305th Engineering Battalion of the 80th Infantry Division (Andrew Z. Adkins III, coauthor of
You Can't Get Much Closer Than This).
A Combat Engineer with Patton's Army is the untold story of Frank Lembo, one of George Patton's men who helped move the American command in the battle of Argentan in the Normandy Campaign, in the high-speed pursuit of the German Wehrmacht eastward across France, and in the brutal battles waged during the Battle of the Bulge and during the final combats along the borders of the collapsing Reich.
Throughout his time in Europe, Lembo maintained a running commentary of his experiences with Betty Craig, his fiancée and future wife. This extensive correspondence provides a unique eyewitness view of the life and work of a combat engineer under wartime conditions. As a squad (and later platoon) leader, Frank and his comrades cleared mines, conducted reconnaissance behind enemy lines, built bridges, and performed other tasks necessary to support the movement of the 317th, 318th, and 319th Infantry Regiments of the Blue Ridge Division—Patton's workhorses, if not his glamour boys.
Frank's letters go beyond his direct combat experiences to include the camaraderie among the GIs, living conditions, weather, and the hijinks that helped keep the constant threat of death at bay. His letters also worked to reassure Betty with hopeful dreams for their future together.
Including dozens of previously unpublished photographs, A Combat Engineer with Patton's Army offers the rare perspective of what day-to-day warfare at the ground-level looked like in the European Theater through the eyes of one of the men spearheading the advance.
A Combat Engineer with Patton's Army is the untold story of Frank Lembo, one of George Patton's men who helped move the American command in the battle of Argentan in the Normandy Campaign, in the high-speed pursuit of the German Wehrmacht eastward across France, and in the brutal battles waged during the Battle of the Bulge and during the final combats along the borders of the collapsing Reich.
Throughout his time in Europe, Lembo maintained a running commentary of his experiences with Betty Craig, his fiancée and future wife. This extensive correspondence provides a unique eyewitness view of the life and work of a combat engineer under wartime conditions. As a squad (and later platoon) leader, Frank and his comrades cleared mines, conducted reconnaissance behind enemy lines, built bridges, and performed other tasks necessary to support the movement of the 317th, 318th, and 319th Infantry Regiments of the Blue Ridge Division—Patton's workhorses, if not his glamour boys.
Frank's letters go beyond his direct combat experiences to include the camaraderie among the GIs, living conditions, weather, and the hijinks that helped keep the constant threat of death at bay. His letters also worked to reassure Betty with hopeful dreams for their future together.
Including dozens of previously unpublished photographs, A Combat Engineer with Patton's Army offers the rare perspective of what day-to-day warfare at the ground-level looked like in the European Theater through the eyes of one of the men spearheading the advance.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Joining the U.S. Army
- Chapter 2: The Trip to England and France: July 1-Aug. 6, 1944
- Chapter 3: Normandy and the Falaise Pocket: Aug. 6-26, 1944
- Chapter 4: The Race Across France: Aug. 27-Sept. 4, 1944
- Chapter 5: First Assault on the Moselle: Sept. 5-6, 1944
- Chapter 6: The Final Moselle Bridgehead: Sept. 6-12, 1944
- Chapter 7: The Fight for the Hills: Sept. 13-30, 1944
- Chapter 8: The Silver Star at the Seille: Oct. 1-Nov. 9, 1944
- Chapter 9: To the German Border: Nov. 9-Dec. 17, 1944
- Chapter 10: The Battle of the Bulge: Dec. 18-31, 1944
- Chapter 11: Closing up the Bulge: Jan. 1-31, 1945
- Chapter 12: The Sauer Crossing: Feb. 1-17, 1945
- Chapter 13: Entry into Germany: Feb. 18-28, 1945
- Chapter 14: Across the Rhine: March 1-31, 1945
- Chapter 15: Into the Heart of Germany: April 1-20, 1945
- Chapter 16: Nuremburg to the Danube Valley: April 21-May 3, 1945
- Chapter 17: Austria to War’s End: May 4-9, 1945
- Chapter 18: Peace Settles In: May 9-June 10, 1945
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: Frank T. Lembo Service Record
- Appendix 2: Company B, 305th Engineers Locations
- Appendix 3: Divisional Casualties
- Appendix 4: Mail and the GI in World War II
- Appendix 5: Engineer Roles and Missions
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments