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HIGHLIGHTS OF
REGIMENTAL HISTORY |
| 1945 |
Jan. 3 | Big American
push to the southeast in an attempt to cut off the Bulge is started. The
508th in reserve. |
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Jan. 7 | The 508th
committed in an attack to retake the Thier-du-Mont ridge. After a bloody
battle the 508th is in position before dark. |
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Jan.10 | Regiment moves
to the vicinity of Chevron, Belgium, to regroup. |
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Jan.21 | The 508th is
committed defensively at Diedenberg, attached to the 7th Armored division. |
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Jan. 24 | Regiment
returns to 82nd at Trois Ponts and Bois Badeaux. |
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Jan. 28 | A strong push
to the Siegfried Line starts at dawn. |
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Jan. 29 | Holzheim is
oaken by the 1st Battalion, First -Sgt. Leonard. Funk, Jr. earns Medal of
Honor. |
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Feb. 4 | 508th relieved
by the 99th Division. |
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Feb. 8 | Trucks carry
regiment to positions in the Hurtgen-.Schmidt area west of the Roer River. |
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Feb. 10 | 1st Battalion
takes Hill 400. 2nd Battalion rushes through, clearing; the area west of the
Roer. |
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Feb. 18 | Regiment
prepares to entrain at Aachen for the base camp. |
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Feb. 21 |
Regiment
moved to tent area at Camp Sissonne. |
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Apr. 3 |
Alerted for
possible jump to liberate POWS, 508th moves to airfields near Chartres,
France. |
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May 8 |
V-E Day |
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May 30 |
Returned to
Camp Sissonne. |
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June 10 |
Arrives in
Frankfort-am-Main, Germany. |
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Sep. 2 |
V-J Day |
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Oct. 20 |
508th
celebrates 3rd anniversary. |
|
1946 |
June 6 |
French
Fourragére awarded f or Normandy action. |
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Oct. 20 |
Fourth
anniversary. |
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Nov. 24 |
Regiment
inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, after returning from Frankfort,
Germany, as a unit. |
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