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Journal Entry Dec 26-Bombed by Germans in American planes




Dec 26 Survey on Arlon Bastogne Highway North of Martelange-

4th armored tanks, t-ds & half tracks ot clustered on hillside-eight P 47's & liaison plane came over. Two peeled off and bombed and strafed the area. Hope was on hill top as one let go with 4 bombs 100 yards below him.
Three stations on further they were taking the remains of one GI from the wreckage of a direct hit on a trailer. He was blackened-another boy had an arm blown off.

The 2 P 47's were manned by Germans & they sneaked into our formation-
I ducked behind road bank while machine guns opened up.
They came back later while we were at last station.

Old man gave Peltz R.A. by cutting communications wire-

Slept in general offices of a big slate mill in Ober-Martelange-

Martelange is visible on the lower curve of the small dotted line as it intersects the boundary line of Luxembourg.

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