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Combat Experience

David.Gettman March 20th, 2008

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by Major Andrews, 42d Squadron

22-31 July 1944

In the early morning of 22 July an excited Frenchman scrambled into the 42d Sq. CP, hat in hand, and mumbled something about a “Boche dans le Bois”, “Fermiers ont grand peur”, and “quelques kilometers”, in a more or less incoherent jumble, while waiving an arm to the northeast. Continue Reading »