Capture of Bainville
David.Gettman March 4th, 2008
Pvt. Lester Fell, 2d Platoon, F Troop, 42d Squadron
3-6 Sept 1944
Although the town of Bainville, France never made the headlines of the newspapers in the U.S. it will never be forgotten by members of the 2d Platoon, F Troop, 42d Squadron. This was our first real baptism of heavy artillery. The whole affair started when we were called from the Company area and told to report to Bainville (map 24) to battle some German paratroopers. We started into the town in a column formation with Lt. Kraatz’s tank in the lead. We were expecting anything to happen as the civilians were all in there houses with the windows and shutters closed. Continue Reading »
