Hard fighting in the Vosges Mountains.
12/15/1944
During the battle at Kesternich, most of the men of his 2nd Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment were wounded, killed or captured in a poorly led attack. Stranded in the town and cut off, James Mark and about 300 other American soldiers surrendered.
12/14/1944
Battle at Kesternich began. Kesternich is a small town located just inside the German border.
12/01/44
78th Division moves into line. The Battle of Kesternich began December 14, just a few days before the Germans launch an attack through the Ardennes, which later became the Battle of the Bulge.
Click to enlarge.
Click to enlarge.
11/22/1944
78th Division arrived in France, then moved to Tongres, Belgium, then to Roetgen, Germany.
09/01/1944
Sergeant, Company H, near Chalamont, France. Awarded Bronze Star Medal.
Battle of Meximieux. Bourg taken.
Battle of Meximieux. Bourg taken.
06/16/1944
Holds rank of Corporal, Company H.
Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) awarded for April 1, 1944.
Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) awarded for April 1, 1944.
05/30/1944
Tuesday.
Holds rank of sergeant. Wins 1st Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to Bronze Star Medal, Campoleone, Italy. (Awarded May 14, 1945. This award cites Albert L. Young as then a sergeant, but it conflicts with the June 16, 1944 Combat Infantryman Badge award which calls him a corporal. Possibly the reference is to his rank when he won the award earlier, on April 1.)
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