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Armored Attacker
Vol. 1, No. 2 / Saturday, March 31, 1945 / Rhine-Frankfurt Edition
Publication of the 6th Armored Division, U.S. Army
4 pages scanned

Names
Alexander, Lt. Michael R., Chicago, Ill. — hoisted American flag on Rhine town’s tallest building
Ayres, Pfc. William M. — Ordnance Maintenance Battalion medal
Barch, Lt. Col. Eugene Buckalew, Beaumont, Texas — former Div. Hq. Co., Bastogne reunion
Benley, Sgt. Gordon, Petersburg, N.Y. — Frankfurt cellar engineer huddle
Berg, Capt. Alden, Hawley, Minn. — CO of Troop A, 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Bessette, T/S Jean, Lawrenceville, Vt. — tank rider during Frankfurt bridge seizure
Blutne, Capt. Henry D., Denmark, S.C. — witnessed bridge seizure, 9th Armd. Inf. Bn.
Boven, Pfc. Harold, Michigan — sniper, Frankfurt crossing
Britton, Lt. Col. Frank K., Hartford, Conn. — CO 15th Tank Bn., LaGrew’s bridge seizure
Brockering, Pfc. Lewis, New Boden, Ill. — doughboys Frankfurt entry
Brown, Capt. Combat Team — Combat Command A Rhine crossing
Burke, S/Sgt. Charles R., Detroit, Mich. — Ordnance Maintenance Battalion medal
Burdge, TSgt. George — Red Cross clubmobile, Karlshausen
Bymar, Pvt. — Frankfurt bridge seizure witness
Casar, Cpl. — Frankfurt cellar engineer huddle
Chaffin, Sgt. Willard P., Detroit, Mich. — Armored Engineer Battalion, Rhine crossing
Chessman, Sgt. Charles, Cleveland, Ohio — Tank Wolves, aiding 400 Krauts to surrender
Clement, Sgt. James, Arrat, Va. — Frankfurt cellar
Collinsville, Lt. — braved fire to help neutralize pillbox
Conover, Lt. Robert D., Berkley, Calif. — 44th Armd. Inf. Bn. platoon, Knauts surrender
Cunningham, Sgt. — bridge wires cut, Rhine crossing
Dabkowski, Pfc. Matthew W., South River, N.J. — Ordnance Maintenance Battalion medal
Daniel, Capt. (then Capt.) E. Smith, Memphis, Texas — 68th Tank Bn., Hill 510 OP
Darregh, Pvt. Burton, Pittsburgh, Pa. — Frankfurt bridge seizure, assignments comment
Davall, Capt. Harold C., Washington, D.C. — Recon Troop D, pillbox/town assault
Dennis, Lt. Lt. — Rhine crossing
Dunn, Lt. J., Henderson, Tenn. — infantry platoon, La Grew Rhine crossing
Dubas, Pfc. Benny, Grand Island, Ill. — doughboys Frankfurt entry
Conover, Lt. Robert Daniel — 44th Armd. Inf. Bn.
Edwards, Lt. Col. Vernon L., Collinsville, Ill. — braved fire at Rhine bridge
Fajfar, Capt. Joseph F., Chicago, Ill. — Postal Section, ‘Super Sixth’
Fahrenbaugh, Pfc. Thomas E., Hudson, Mich. — doughboys Frankfurt
Finkelstein, T/5 Harry — Circulation Manager, Armored Attacker
Flynn, Pvt. John — Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
Fraser, Col. A.D. — McBride associated with A.D. Fraser Mortgage and Real Estate Company
Fry, Capt. George W., Princeton, W.Va. — 44th Armd. Inf. Bn. Helog, Nazi surrender party
Fransen, Sgt. — from 603rd TD Bn., Ordnance medal recipient
Galvin, Lt. Col. Michael, Boston, Mass. — still blowing most road bridges intact
Golden, Mo. Earman, Hopewell, Va. — doughboys Frankfurt
Giordano, Pvt. William J. — doughboys Frankfurt
Grace — Red Cross clubmobile, Karlshausen
Grant, Pvt. Snyder, Shamokin, Pa. — doughboys Frankfurt
Gregory, Cpl. — Kansas City, Mo., doughboys Frankfurt
Hanson, Capt. P.H., Elgin, Ill. — Combat Command A, Rhine crossing
Honea, Capt. Seward, Hunter, N.Y. — 69th Tankers article
Honea, Sgt. Robert, Savannah, Ga. — medium tank crew, 69th Tankers
Hones, Capt. John — 69th Tankers, neutralized Ack-Ack guns
Hyler, Cpl. Columbus, Saluda, S.C. — Frankfurt cellar
Jane — Red Cross clubmobile, Karlshausen
Jones, Lt. Col. Lt. — Frankfurt bridge seizure; White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., CCA
Katras, Pfc. Gregory, Bronx, N.Y. — bazooka rounds knocked out 88
Keffer, Capt. — Olympia, Washington, told civilians about white flags
Kilgore, Capt. John H., Texas — 69th tank crew commander
Klein, T/5 Charles — Managing Editor, Armored Attacker
Langeoch, Pfc. Ernest F., Chicago, Ill. — Nazi surrender party
LaGrew, Lt. Col. Embry D. (Simon), Lexington, Ky. — CO 15th Tank Bn., seized Rhine railroad bridge
Lester, Pfc. — Frankfurt bridge
Lincolnton, Sgt. Charles Little — Ordnance Maintenance Battalion medal
Marcum, M/Sgt. James R., CCB Combat Command B — long-winded history author
Mastroliani, Pvt. Anthony V., — killed while attempting to help mine victims
McCutcheon, Sgt. Michael — Ordnance Maintenance Battalion medal
McBride, Col. Glen C. — Chief of Staff, Legion of Merit recipient
Melcher, TSgt. Burton — Red Cross clubmobile, Karlshausen
Millikin, Maj. Gen. John — III Corps Commander, praised 6th Armored
Mitchell, prisoner, age 52 — oldest German prisoner in Frankfurt
Morton, 1st Sgt. John L., Boonville, Mo. — DSC awarded, Hill 510 OP
Morton, Lt. John L., Boonville, Mo. — DSC awarded (same individual as 1st Sgt.)
Mt. Vernon, Sgt. Robert Hanson — DSC awarded
Myers, Pfc. Julius, Cenale, Crystal Falls, Mich. — Frankfurt cellar
Nutten, Sgt. Daniel L., Wauskesha, Wis. — Armored Engineer Battalion, Rhine bridge
Osborne, Cpl. Robert — 69th Tankers
Peterson, Sgt. Tiburtini — Hill 510 OP foxhole telephone
Polsen, Col. — Bronze Star recipient, Tigermen-type action
Prenevet, Capt. Clarence E., Red Lake Falls, Minn. — CO B, 15th Tank Bn., cleared minefield
Persohn, Lt. Richard, East Liverville, Ohio — doughboys helped clean up Frankfurt
Priest, S/Sgt. Arlis, — Able Company, 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, DSC
Rackliff, Sgt. — Joplin, Mo.
Rimmer, Sgt. — 50th Armd. Inf. Bn., DSC
Riley, Col. Lowell M., Jacksonville, Fla. — Artillery Commander, Legion of Merit
Rimmer, Sgt. George I., — Company A, 50th Armd. Inf. Bn., DSC
Roth, Maj. — Frankfurt bridge seizure, bridge narrative
Scalise, Sgt. Frank X. — Staff Artist, Armored Attacker
Shawki, Pfc. Stephen, Scranton, Pa. — played accordion on Frankfurt streets
Shuman, Maj. Harold, Boston, Mass. — Special Service Officer
Short, Cpl. Tilford — Frankfurt cellar
Smith, Maj. Walter G., Ada, Okla. — spearheaded column, Rhine drive
Smith, Lt. — tank knocked out, called infantry platoon
Snyder, Sgt. — mentioned in Rhine drive
Stowers, Pfc. Robert, Bluefield, Va. — assistant driver, 69th Tankers
Swanson, Sgt. R., Washington — DSC awarded, Hill 510
Teufel, TSgt. George — Red Cross clubmobile, Karlshausen
Thompson, W.O. Carroll, Enid, Okla. — entertained men with hot licks at jam session
Tiburtini, Sgt. Martin — Hill 510 OP foxhole, German-speaking
Titterington, Sgt. — bridge wires cut, Rhine crossing
Van Schepen, Pfc. Melvin A., Boyden, Iowa — peep driver, Company C, 9th Armd. Inf. Bn.; Nazi pickup on Vaterland
Wiant, Toby — Associated Press Correspondent covering Frankfurt entry
Wolfe, Lt. Col. — Frankfurt party comment, Springfield, Ill.
Wooster, Sgt. Lester, Karthaus, Pa. — ‘can’t tell if going through France or Germany’
Yorkville, Ohio, Pvt. — Frankfurt bridge witness