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The Third Division Front Line

Vol. 1 — No. 30 · Third Infantry Division · Munich, Germany · May 12, 1945

4 pages scanned

This was an exceptionally rich issue — the V-E Day edition published in Munich from the field.

Names

• Aaronson, 1st Lt. Max — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Adaskin, S-Sgt. Saul — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Allen, Pfc. Kay A. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Amburgey, Pfc. Hayward — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Anderson, 2nd Lt. Nathan K. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Anderson, Maj. Murl O. — 3rd Med. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Andrus, S-Sgt. Alton L. — 3rd Sig. Co.; Bronze Star
• Angelie, Sgt. Roy P. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Arnold, Pfc. Archie L. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Barden, Judy — correspondent, New York Sun; covered Third Division drive to Salzburg
• Baudouin, Sgt. Eugene V. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Baylard, T-5 Eldon, Jr. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Beardslee, S-Sgt. Owen C. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Becker, 2nd Lt. Elmer C. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bell, Jack — Chicago Daily News correspondent; covered Third Division; author of ‘Memories of Olden Days Return with End of ETO War’
• Bell, Sgt. T. F. — Managing Editor listed in masthead
• Benham, Pfc. Raymond L. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Berard, Pfc. Stanley J. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Betteley, Pfc. Paul J. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bienert, T-Sgt. Ben W. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bilda, Pvt. Gerald J. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bohmer, Pfc. Howard — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bordoni, Pvt. Julius — Wyndotte, Mich.; 7th Infantry; philosophical about wartime debts settled by deaths
• Braak, T-5 John A. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bracewell, S-Sgt. Eltvee — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bridgeman, Pfc. George H. (Post.) — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Brignall, Cpl. William J. — 3rd Med. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Brin, Pvt. Martin — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Brolde, Cpl. Macy I. — 30th Infantry staff reporter listed in masthead
• Brown, Tommy — 17-year-old Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop mentioned in sports column
• Bruce, S-Sgt. John R. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Burnasky, S-Sgt. Peter — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Bush, S-Sgt. Ernest T. (Post.) — 30th Infantry; Silver Star
• Buss, S-Sgt. Fred (OLC) — 30th Infantry; Silver Star
• Butcher, Pfc. Philip — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Caden, Pfc. Paul J. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Cahill, T-5 Arthur H. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Callahan, T-5 Francis L. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Carrin, Pfc. Thomas R. — 39th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Cenko, Pfc. Steve, Jr. (MIA) — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Chamberlain — referenced as having knuckled to Hitler’s bluffs in editorial
• Christian, Pfc. Olice (MIA) — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Clark, Pfc. George W. (Post.) — 7th Infantry; Silver Star
• Claunch, T-4 James E. — General staff reporter listed in masthead
• Clayton, T-4 John M. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Clem, Capt. Rhoman E. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Clise, Sgt. James W. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Condon, Pfc. Jack F. — 41st F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Connt, Sgt. Karl E. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Conrey, Pfc. William — Burlington, N.J.; 3rd Medical Bn. litter squad member; comedy of errors with German machine gun crew near Bocklet
• Cook, Capt. Albert H. — 10th Engr. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Cooper, T-4 William D. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Costley, Pfc. Lloyd J. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Cowan, Howard — Associated Press correspondent; covered Third Division; author of ‘Story of Final German Surrender Told By AP Writer With Third’
• Craig, Sgt. Joseph E. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Crosby, Sgt. Elmer L. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Culhane, Pfc. Thomas J. — Hatboro, Pa.; 30th Infantry; V-E Day reaction
• Davies, Pvt. David J. — Sharon, Pa.; 15th Infantry I and R platoon; helped save artillerymen from bypassed road block
• Dehetre, S-Sgt. Real F. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• DeLaura (DiLaura), Pfc. Fernando P. — Hamtramck, Mich.; 7th Infantry; Bronze Star; landed with Third in Africa, never missed a skirmish; received battlefield promotion to PFC
• DeMoine, Pvt. Arthur L. — 9th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Devers, General Jacob — Sixth Army Group commander; Foertsch asked to surrender to him
• Di Bona, T-Sgt. Gildo L. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Di Laura, Pfc. Fernando P. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Dickerson, Pfc. Oscar E. — Benton, Ky.; 30th Infantry; V-E Day reaction
• Duckett, Pvt. Cecil W. — 3rd Sig. Co.; Bronze Star
• Dunham, T-Sgt. Ralph — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Durocher, Leo — Brooklyn Dodgers manager; mentioned in sports column regarding draft worries
• Dziura, 1st Lt. Joseph F. — 9th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Edson, Col. Hallett D. (3rd OLC) — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Elwell, Capt. Alfred M. — 3rd Med. Bn.; Legion of Merit
• Ertman, Pfc. Joseph — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Evans, T-4 Samuel G. — 10th Engr. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Evenson, Major Oberlin J. — Portland, Oregon; ordnance officer; described Rhine crossing tank repair and hybrid railroad jeep operation
• Faucher, Lt. Col. Oliver J. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Flynn, Maj. Ralph M. (OLC) — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Foertsch, Lt. Gen. — commander of German First Army; came through American lines into Salzburg to ask armistice; surrendered unconditionally
• Foy, Pfc. George F. — Chicago, Ill.; 15th Infantry I and R platoon; helped save artillerymen from bypassed road block
• Frederick, Pfc. Edward — 39th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• French, T-4 Lester E. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Frensley, Pfc. Robert R. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Frev, Pfc. Clark E. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Gallegher, Pfc. William T. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Gers, Sgt. Robert H. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Gilbert, 1st Lt. Hernon — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Goldstein, Leon — WMCA New York correspondent; covered Third Division
• Gowdy, Hank — 55-year-old coach of Cincinnati Reds; first major-leaguer to enlist in WWI; also served in WWII as a major; now back coaching
• Gray, Pfc. Frederick R. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Gresak, Pfc. Matthew P. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Gross, 2nd Lt. Joseph J. (Post.) — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Grossman, 1st Sgt. Nathan H. (OLC) — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Hadsell, Sgt. Francis P. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Haislip, Lt. Gen. Wade — CG of XV Corps; welcomed at Schloss Klessheim by Gen. O’Daniel
• Hall, John — London News-Chronicle correspondent; covered Third Division
• Haney, WOJG George B. — 15th Infantry; Legion of Merit
• Hansen, S-Sgt. John A. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Harbour, Cpl. David E. — 39th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Harmon, Pfc. Bernis H. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Harrison, Maj. William R. (OLC) — 601 TD Bn.; Bronze Star
• Harrison, T-4 Merrill — General staff reporter listed in masthead; author of Salzburg/Mozart article
• Harsch, Ed — Columbia Broadcasting System correspondent; covered Third Division
• Hein, T-5 Frederick C. — 9th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Heintges, Col. John A. — Regimental Commander, 7th Infantry; Portland, Me.; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star (3rd OLC); praised by men as their skipper
• Heldt, Lt. Herbert — Bronx, N.Y.; dispatched in armored car to meet Kesselring’s armistice party south of Salzburg
• Henneberry, Pfc. William — Galina, Ill.; jeep driver who drove up to German 88mm gun; captured 14 prisoners, an 88, and a German Volkswagen
• Higgins, Marguerite — New York Herald-Tribune correspondent; covered Third Division
• Hill, Capt. Sterling L. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Hitler, Adolf — Nazi leader; correspondence with Gauleiter Holz published; defeat described; Berchtesgaden retreat visited by Third Division
• Hofner, Pfc. Alfred F. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Hollis, Cpl. H. T. — 7th Infantry staff reporter listed in masthead
• Holz, Karl — Gauleiter of Gau Franconia; found dead with chief of police in air raid shelter in Nurnberg; exchanged last telegrams with Hitler
• Horne, Pfc. James S. — 7th Infantry; Silver Star
• Horner, Pvt. William H. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Howard, Maj. Thomas — Marion, Kas.; dispatched in armored car to meet Kesselring’s armistice party south of Salzburg
• Howe, Cpl. Dale F. — Macon, Mo.; 15th Infantry I and R platoon; helped save artillerymen from bypassed road block
• Hughes, Capt. Harold F. — 3rd Med. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Huker, Ed — National Broadcasting Company correspondent; covered Third Division
• Humphreys, Sgt. Leslie L. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Huntley, M-Sgt. Robert M. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Indahl, T-Sgt. Harry B. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Isaac, Pfc. George D. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Isaacson, Pfc. Walter A. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Jack, Sgt. Lloyd E. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Jensen, Sgt. Ingeman A. — 41st F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Johnson, 1st Lt. Earle R. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Johnson, S-Sgt. Harold L. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Johnston, Dick — New York Times correspondent; covered Third Division
• Jones, Pfc. James D. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Jones, S-Sgt. Curtis H. — 7th Infantry; Silver Star
• Jones, S-Sgt. Thomas — Carnegie, Pa.; 17 months with Third Division; V-E Day reaction
• Joyce, Pfc. James P. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Julian, T-5 Rosaire M. (OLC) — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Kalb, Sgt. Merrill B. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Kapaun, Pfc. Ralph — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Keitel, Field Marshal — German high command; admiral of foreign economic relations operated directly under him
• Kelly, Cpl. Thomas F. — 36th F.A. Bn. (attached); Bronze Star
• Kesselring, Field Marshal — German field marshal; placed Third Division top of list when asked best Allied division; surrendered all forces; armistice party dispatched; acknowledged Wehrmacht’s big mistake was not withdrawing to Siegfried earlier
• King, S-Sgt. Charles E. — 30th Infantry; Silver Star
• Korman, Seymor — Chicago Tribune correspondent; covered Third Division; asked Kesselring about best Allied divisions
• Krieger, S-Sgt. Alfred R. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• La Poent, Pvt. Joe — Schenectady, N.Y.; 7th Infantry; philosophical about who got to Berchtesgaden first
• Labuta, S-Sgt. George J. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Lakey, Pfc. Ralph H. (OLC) — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Large, Cpl. William — Division Artillery staff reporter listed in masthead
• Larrabee, Pfc. Robert A. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Lasky, Cpl. Rudy — Headquarters Company, 30th Infantry; former Chicago Cub catcher; unofficial assistant to Division Athletic Sergeant
• Leary, Lt. Col. Thomas H. (OLC) — 441st AAA; Bronze Star
• LeBreton, S-Sgt. Raymond R. — McKeesport, Pa.; V-E Day reaction; skeptical after more than a year with the regiment
• Lee, James H. — Mechanical Staff listed in masthead
• Lenahan, Maj. Daniel W., Jr. (OLC) — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Leon, T-4 Dick M. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Leone, T-4 Dick M. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Lepperdinger, German Colonel — participated in 1936 Olympics ski competition; accepted surrender of Salzburg from General Young; located Kesselring’s headquarters by phone
• Leroy, Pfc. Clarence G. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Limprecht, Capt. Hollis J. — Public Relations Officer listed in masthead
• Lindsay, Pfc. Frank R. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Lockridge, Pat — Colliers correspondent; covered Third Division
• Lorson, Pfc. Stanley M. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Lynch, T-4 Wayne W. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Man o’ War — famous racehorse; 28 years old; mentioned in sports column
• Maners, Pfc. Earl W. — 3rd Sig. Co.; Bronze Star
• McCarthy, Maj. Joseph — Chicago, Ill.; tank commander in 106th Cavalry Group; present at acceptance of surrender of Salzburg
• McDonald, Pfc. Durwood C. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• McGarr, Col. Lionel C. (OLC and 3rd OLC) — 30th Infantry; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star
• McNee, Pfc. William W. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Meier, T-Sgt. Leopold J. — Smithtown Branch, Long Island, N.Y.; 7th Infantry; born and raised in Munich; German interpreter; left Munich for America in 1934
• Melfi, Sgt. Michael A. — 703rd Ord. Co.; Bronze Star
• Mercurio, Pfc. Peter P. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Messiah, Lt. — French officer; claimed to have gotten to Berchtesgaden first with 20 men
• Miller, Lee — Vogue correspondent; covered Third Division
• Mironchek, T-5 Alexander J. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Model, General — German army commander; his unit destroyed at Lippstadt (referenced from prior issue context)
• Montano, Pfc. Porfirio — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Mooney, Capt. Earl S. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Moore, T-5 Robert B. — 87th Cml. Bn. (attached); Bronze Star
• Morris, Pfc. Robert J. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Moses, Pfc. Frank — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Mount, Pvt. Henry F. — Atlanta, Ga.; 15th Infantry I and R platoon; helped save artillerymen from bypassed road block
• Muir, Malcolm — United Press correspondent; covered Third Division
• Mullins, T-5 Samie — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Mulvey, Pvt. James — New Haven, N.J.; V-E Day reaction; stood straight up for first time in three months
• Murphy, Pfc. Raymond P. — Dover, N.H.; 15th Infantry I and R platoon; helped save artillerymen from bypassed road block
• Needham, Cpl. George — Los Angeles; 7th Infantry; landed with Third in Africa; never missed a skirmish
• Nelson, 2nd Lt. Donald M. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• O’Daniel, Maj. Gen. J. W. ‘Iron Mike’ — Third Division Commander; interviewed by Blue Network’s Jack Parker; welcomed distinguished visitors at Schloss Klessheim; met with Foertsch; arranged meeting with Devers
• Obadowski, 1st Lt. Joseph J. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Okeshott — British Reuters correspondent; covered Third Division
• Olevich, Pfc. Victor J. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Oswald, Capt. Raymond C. — Hq. 3rd Inf. Div. Arty; Bronze Star
• Pagenkoff, S-Sgt. Charles A. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Parker, Jack — Blue Network War Correspondent; interviewed Gen. O’Daniel for ‘Headline Edition’ program; covered Third Division
• Parslow, Pfc. Clifford (OLC) — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Pascual, 1st Lt. Nicholas (OLC) — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Patch, Lt. Gen. Alexander — CG of 7th Army; welcomed at Schloss Klessheim by Gen. O’Daniel
• Patrick, 2nd Lt. Charles J. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Patterson, Robert — Under Secretary of War; passed through division lines to surrender Army Group G; welcomed at Schloss Klessheim
• Pendleton, S-Sgt. Verle L. (OLC) — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Penna, Pfc. Denver T. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Peterson, Pfc. Melville — 15th Infantry staff reporter listed in masthead
• Petherick, Maj. Robert L. (2nd OLC) — 10th Engr. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Piscitelli, S-Sgt. Clemente P. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Pistilli, Pfc. John J. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Pola, Pfc. Orlando M. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Polhanus, Sgt. Paul — Lansing, Mich.; 3rd Medical Bn. litter squad member; comedy of errors with German machine gun crew near Bocklet
• Pope, Pfc. William C. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Porter, S-Sgt. George M. — 3rd Sig. Co.; Bronze Star
• Pratt, 2nd Lt. George — North Little Rock, Ark.; 7th Infantry; former 1st Sgt. of regimental anti-tank company; earned commission; became CO of Love Company; led men down Siegfried Line communication trenches
• Rachide, Capt. Fred — Pittsburgh; battalion surgeon; claims he was at Berchtesgaden with a patrol, saw no French
• Rafferty, Pvt. William E. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Raymond, Sgt. William R. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Reed, Capt. Ralph A. — 7th Infantry; Legion of Merit
• Rice, Capt. Vernon W. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Richardson, Sgt. George R. — Herbine, Ark.; 3rd Medical Bn. litter squad member; comedy of errors with German machine gun crew near Bocklet
• Riddle, Samuel D. — owner of Faraway Farm where Man o’ War lives
• Rifkin, 1st Lt. Charles — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Roberts, Pfc. Clayton — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Roberts, Pfc. John F. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Rodriques, Sgt. Milton — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Rominger, Pfc. Arthur D. — 39th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Ropel, Pfc. Hubert — Atlanta, Ga.; V-E Day reaction
• Rothstein, Pfc. Harry — New York City; Broadcaster who sold his show to get 30 GIs to give up their positions near Nuremberg
• Rowe, Sgt. Rolland R. — 15th Infantry; Silver Star
• Rubenfeld, Cpl. Allen J. — Div. Hq. and Hq. Co.; Bronze Star
• Savoldi, Jumpin’ Joe — former Notre Dame fullback; pro wrestler; recently returned to civilian life after service in North Africa and Italy
• Schear, T-4 Dwight — Sports staff reporter listed in masthead; author of sports column and ordnance article
• Schleifer, T-4 Laverne C. — 10th Engr. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Schoolcraft, Pfc. Kenneth D. — Detroit, Mich.; 15th Infantry I and R platoon; grabbed three departing Germans
• Schuh, Sgt. Wayne H. — 15th Infantry; Silver Star
• Schumacher, 1st Lt. Donald I. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Scott, Raymond — American musician; popularized ‘In an 18th Century Drawingroom’ (based on Mozart)
• Seitz, Pfc. Glenn — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Sexton, Brig. Gen. William T. — Hq. 3rd Inf. Div. Arty; Bronze Star
• Sheeley, Pfc. Johnny R. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Shefchik, Sgt. Harry F. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Shelton, Pfc. Arthur E. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Sieczek, Cpl. John J. — Newburgh, N.Y.; 15th Infantry I and R platoon; first to bypassed road block position; found enemy had destroyed guns and left three wounded
• Simpson, Arthur — Mechanical Staff listed in masthead
• Smith, Lt. Major Richard A. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Smith, Pfc. George — Mazomanic, Wis.; 3rd Medical Bn. litter squad member; comedy of errors with German machine gun crew near Bocklet
• Smith, Pfc. Leonard — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Smith, S-Sgt. Earl H. — 3rd Sig. Co.; Bronze Star
• Smolinski, Pfc. Frank E. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Soroczak, S-Sgt. Walter — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Spangler, 1st Lt. George C. — 30th Infantry; Legion of Merit
• Spindler, S-Sgt. Edward A. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Spotts, Pfc. Paul F. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Spreigl, T-4 Clarence T. — 9th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Spreyer, Maj. Frederick — West Haven, Conn.; present at acceptance of surrender of Salzburg; acted as interpreter for Foertsch’s surrender request
• Stallsmith, T-4 Lewis E. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Stevens, Pfc. John — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Sukeforth, Clyde — 43-year-old catcher for Brooklyn Dodgers; mentioned in sports column
• Sweeney, S-Sgt. Frank E. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Szekeres, Pfc. John G. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Szelina, Johnny — Division Athletic Sergeant; laying siege to 7th Army Special Service Office for athletic equipment
• Talbert, Pfc. Howard C. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Tarmer, S-Sgt. Virgil L. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Tauber, Capt. Howard — Chicago, Illinois; ordnance officer; named the hybrid railroad jeep ‘hi-usable’
• Taylor, T-Sgt. Ray B. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Terrarosn, Pfc. Edmund A. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Togninalli, Cpl. Reno — singlehandedly had a full German battalion lay down their arms
• Tominac, 1st Lt. John I. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Trembienski, T-0 Florian F. — 3rd Sig. Co.; Bronze Star
• Tritice, 1st Lt. Louis A. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Truman, President — declared V-E Day on Tuesday
• Tubb, 1st Lt. Robert L. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Tuggle, Pfc. James E. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Urich, Pfc. Nick — Company A; raised the colors over Hitler’s estate at Berchtesgaden
• Van Horne, Capt. Richard W. — 991st F.A. Bn. (attached); Bronze Star
• Voigts, Pfc. Walter E. (OLC) — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Von Albert, Baron — German big-wig; saw the light at Salzburg
• Wagner, Pfc. Howard M. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Wallace, S-Sgt. Walter — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Wallace, Sgt. Elmer J. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Walters, S-Sgt. Bennett O. — Company A; honor guard when regiment commander’s flag raised at Berchtesgaden
• Warner, Pvt. Leroy L. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Weber, Sgt. Edward H. — 15th Infantry; Silver Star
• Weingarden, Pfc. Alfred — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• White, Pfc. Daniel R. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Widelis, Pfc. Stanley J. — 7th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Wilk, Sgt. Venceslaw W. — 15th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Williams, S-Sgt. Earl M. — Granton, Wis.; ordnance; built the jeep adapted to run on railroad tracks; welded wheels from Kraut handcar
• Wilson, 1st Sgt. Daniel — St. Pauls, N.C.; 30th Infantry; described street fighting near Munich; reminded him of pool hall days
• Wilson, Colonel Bernard — Washington, D.C.; commander of 106th Cavalry Group; dispatched armored car to meet Kesselring’s armistice party
• Witzel, Sgt. Kenneth E. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Wood, S-Sgt. Elmer W. — 39th F.A. Bn.; Bronze Star
• Wood, S-Sgt. Johan W. — 30th Infantry; Silver Star
• Wood, Sgt. John E. — 601 TD Bn.; Bronze Star
• Woods, Sgt. John E. — 601 TD Bn.; Bronze Star
• Wyss, 1st Lt. Maurice — 6823 Hq., MIS (attached); Bronze Star
• Yager, Pfc. Harold D. — 30th Infantry; Bronze Star
• Young, Brig. Gen. Robert N. — Bethesda, Md.; assistant division commander; accepted surrender of Salzburg from German Colonel Lepperdinger; negotiated with Foertsch
• Young, Major Richard — Seventh Infantry operations officer; ordered home when European campaign ended; started with division October 1941 at Camp Lewis

Locations

• Anzio, Italy — one of seven major Third Division operations; amphibious landing
• Ardennes, Belgium/Luxembourg/Germany — Jerry hit First and Third Armies here while Third Division was in Colmar Pocket
• Augsburg, Germany — captured by Third Division in final drive
• Austria — seventh country in which Third Division fought; triumphant entry marked end of war for division
• Bavaria, Germany — Third Division tore through Bavaria after Rhine crossing
• Bayreuth, Germany — location of German music festival offering only Wagner’s works
• Berchtesgaden, Germany — Hitler’s Alpine retreat; captured by Third Division; colors raised over Hitler’s estate; Hitler’s house set on fire by SS troops
• Bocklet, Germany — location of comedy of errors between Third Division medics litter squad and German machine gun crew
• Colmar Pocket, France/Germany — toughest fighting for Third Division last winter
• Cologne, Germany — Third Division Cathedral incident referenced in previous Spearhead Doughboy now included in Bell’s article context
• Dachau, Germany — referenced as concentration camp where SS stacked bodies
• Falaise, France — Falaise Gap referenced as comparison to Mons battle
• France — one of seven major Third Division operations; Southern France landing
• French Morocco — Third Division landed on beaches of French Morocco; start of combat trail
• Germany — Third Division campaign through Germany to end of war
• Hallein, Germany/Austria — bridge south of Salzburg dynamited by SS troops; feared armistice party was trapped
• Italy — Joe Savoldi served in North Africa and Italy; Anzio and Southern Italy operations
• Liege, Belgium — referenced in Collins letter
• Marigny, France — St. Lo-Marigny breakthrough referenced in Collins letter
• Maubeuge, France — area of Mons battle; Germans decimated in Maubeuge-Mons area
• Messina, Sicily — Third Division fought there
• Mons, Belgium — battle described; German rear guard met Third Armored head-on; 20,000-30,000 Germans decimated
• Munich, Germany — Sgt. Meier’s birthplace; Third Division drive culminated here; street fighting near Munich
• North Africa — one of seven major Third Division operations; Third Division landed at Casablanca November 8, 1942
• Nuremberg (Nurnberg), Germany — Gauleiter Holz found dead here; captured by Third Division; broadcaster Rothstein’s stunt near here
• Ober Siegsdorf, Germany — Third Division headquarters where Foertsch was taken
• Palermo, Sicily — 7th Infantry First Battalion was first into Palermo
• Pont-A-Mousson, France — location where basketball tournament was cut short when division departed
• Rhine River, Germany — Third Division Rhine crossing; tanks needed one hour before landing; welding truck worked nearby
• Rome, Italy — Third Division fought up to Rome
• Ruhr River/Valley, Germany — referenced in ‘Under the Sun’ column as push across
• Salzburg, Austria — captured by Third Division; Mozart’s birthplace; famous music festival city; Foertsch came through lines here; Schloss Klessheim scene of distinguished visitors
• Sicily, Italy — one of seven major Third Division operations; Third Division fought at Messina; 7th Infantry first into Palermo; 1943 campaign
• Siegfried Line, Germany — Lt. Pratt led men down communication trenches; Kesselring admitted Wehrmacht mistake was not withdrawing there earlier
• Southern France — one of seven major Third Division operations; Third Division landed last summer
• Southern Italy — one of seven major Third Division operations
• Tunisia — one of seven major Third Division operations

Units

• 101st Airborne Division — in Berchtesgaden to relieve Third Division
• 106th Cavalry Group — Wilson’s unit; dispatched armored car to meet Kesselring’s armistice party; McCarthy a tank commander here
• 10th Engineer Battalion — hybrid railroad task force participants; Bronze Star recipients
• 10th Mountain Division — referenced in Spearhead Doughboy context (Italy)
• 12th Army Group — two armored spearheads of it named by Kesselring as top units
• 15th Infantry Regiment — I and R platoon saved artillerymen from bypassed road block; Bronze Star recipients
• 2nd French Armored Division — force from it supported Third Division at Berchtesgaden/Salzburg operation
• 30th Infantry Regiment — Wilson’s company street fighting; Bronze Star recipients
• 36th Field Artillery Battalion (attached) — Bronze Star recipient
• 39th Field Artillery Battalion — Bronze Star recipients
• 3rd Infantry Division (‘Marne Division’) — subject of newspaper; von Kesselring named it top American division; 30 months combat; 28 Congressional Medals of Honor; seven major operations
• 3rd Medical Battalion — litter squad comedy of errors near Bocklet; Bronze Star recipients
• 3rd Signal Company — photo credits throughout issue; Bronze Star recipients
• 41st Field Artillery Battalion — Bronze Star recipients
• 44th AAA (441st AAA) — described watching defeated Wehrmacht march down Autobahn it once guarded; Bronze Star recipient
• 601 Tank Destroyer Battalion — Bronze Star recipients
• 6823 Headquarters, MIS (attached) — Bronze Star recipient
• 6th Army Group — Sixth Army Group under Gen. Devers; Third Division under this command
• 703rd Ordnance Company — kept division’s terrific pace; Rhine crossing tank repairs; hybrid railroad operation
• 7th Army — Lt. Gen. Patch’s army; Third Division’s operations
• 7th Infantry Regiment — regiment of Heintges; Pratt’s Love Company; Meier’s unit; first battalion into Palermo
• 87th Chemical Battalion (attached) — Bronze Star recipient
• 87th Cml. Bn. (attached) — Bronze Star recipient
• 91st Field Artillery Battalion (991st, attached) — Bronze Star recipient
• 9th Field Artillery Battalion — Bronze Star recipients
• Brooklyn Dodgers — mentioned in sports column; Tommy Brown at shortstop, Clyde Sukeforth catching
• Cincinnati Reds — Hank Gowdy’s team; mentioned in sports column
• Hq. and Hq. Co. — Bronze Star recipients
• German First Army — Foertsch’s command; surrendered unconditionally
• Seventh Army (German) — its front had incredible developments on day of surrender
• SS (Schutzstaffel) — set Hitler’s house on fire at Berchtesgaden; dynamited bridge south of Salzburg