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keithbvadu2

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8. A friend said the Battle of the Bulge was the coldest he had ever been.

Sun May 14, 2023, 01:34 PM

May 2023

A friend said the Battle of the Bulge was the coldest he had ever been.

He was from NC.

He thought the war would be over in a couple of weeks when he went to boot camp.

He parachuted over Normandy on D Day. 101st
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My uncle was captured in the Battle of the Bulge.

5 or 8 months as a POW.

Said they ate cattle beets.

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Thanks mahatma! Dennis Donovan May 2023 #3

Same with my uncle Siwsan May 2023 #2

So did Dad, w/ the 551st AA AW Bn Company B Dennis Donovan May 2023 #4

A friend said the Battle of the Bulge was the coldest he had ever been. keithbvadu2 May 2023 #8

So was my father. greatauntoftriplets May 2023 #5

Maybe a Sherman tank? Dennis Donovan May 2023 #6

I think so. greatauntoftriplets May 2023 #11

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