Dec 20 Bazooka outpost with Anfuso SE of Chuplon on side Rd/ from 0200 to 0400 & 0600 (16 of us in all-Party 2) to 0830-
Dug for hole till to:30 (all Btrys in line)-
Had good breakfast in town-
Back to emplacement till 14:30 C.S.M.O. like B.A.B.- instead of rest as I hoped - to Bade -burned out town-
Parked on side Rd. saw 740th come out 2 guns is all.
Left at 630 to convoy to Neuvillers (Took till 00:30) near Mefchateau-cold as the devil-
Stood around while officers looked for houses and then put up in a barn with half the Btry.
Went to sleep at 0230.
Bazooka, shoulder-type rocket launcher adopted by the U.S. Army in World War II. The weapon consisted of a smooth-bore steel tube, originally about 5 feet (1.5 metres) long, open at both ends and equipped with a hand grip, a shoulder rest, a trigger mechanism, and sights. Officially titled the M9A1 Rocket Launcher, it was called bazooka after a crude horn of that name used by radio comedian Bob Burns.
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| Example of a convoy in the Battle of the Bulge |
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