70th anniv – My great-grandfather’s war

Seventy years ago yesterday Tonice, a combat medic in the 137th Infantry Regiment, was wounded in Belgium. Since we don’t know the details of his removal from the combat zone I did a few extra days of reading through the unit history. On this day, Villers-la-Bonne-Eau finally fell. It had been a tough nut to crack. The Americans had poured more than 100,000 shells on the village, destroying all but one of the buildings, before the Germans were wiped out

So, then, for Jan. 10:

Supported by tanks and tank destroyers, the 137th Infantry pushed ahead against the enemy again on January 10, making a slight gain and capturing the much sought and fought for town of Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, a target of the Regiment for the past thirteen days.

At 1400, the road leading from Lustremange (Bastogne) was choked with enemy vehicles, and an air strike and artillery pounded the column.

This information is derived from the unit history, found here and here and from this unit overview. These markers are rough estimates and are meant to be illustrative. Any errors are mine alone.

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