There are not many who were part of the U.S. Army’s Armored Forces during WW II. But, since many served in the U.S. Military in other capacities during the war, it could be of interest to read about the devastatingly successful employment of the tactics developed during 1940 to 1943 by then Major Gen. (Later [...]

After surviving the climb up the Schnee Eiffel Mountains and destroying the opposing German forces, we passed over the crest of the mountains and started the descent into the Rhineland. Getting there was the reason for our having had to make that perilous mountain climb. Now our mission was to help clear out the Germans [...]

At the conclusion of the Battle of the Bulge, the surviving German units committed to that operation were in full retreat back to their Fatherland. Our Division was pulled back for resupply, training of replacements for our casualties, repair of equipment and some rest. When completed, our next mission was to penetrate the Siegfried line [...]

The Battle of the Bulge was one of the most critical and decisive battles in the history of human warfare, certainly one that helped decide the future of our American Country! It was fought far from home, it involved the largest number of American soldiers on one side ever in our nation’s history, and yet [...]

In the previous article, I described the landing of the 11th Armored Division on the Normandy beaches in France late in 1944. Our assigned mission was to proceed to the port city of St. Nazaire to relieve an American infantry division which was containing a surrounded German division holed up in that important port. Our [...]

One of the after-action books written to report on WW II was “A Soldier’s Story” by General Omar Bradley. I also have a story to tell, but I made a slight change so as not to plagiarize his title. According to various statistical authorities, there were about 16 million Americans in uniform during WW II. [...]

Chapter 1: Serving In General George S. Patton’s Third Army Following is the first in a series of original stories that recount the experiences of one soldier during WW II. The author, Ted Shebs, reminds the reader that these events took place 60-65 years ago and represent his memories and associated research of the details. [...]