0:00 - Arriving in Italy / Shipping out to France

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Keywords: K rations; Marseille; Naples; ships; staging area; trains; transports

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4:13 - First combat actions in the Vosges Mountains

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Keywords: artillery fire; Bruyeres; in reserve; POWs; rifle platoons; self propelled gun; Vosges; weapons platoon

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12:53 - Thoughts about the Bruyeres fighting

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Keywords: Bruyeres; house clearing; instincts; running; snipers

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14:40 - Recounting casualties among platoon mates after Bruyeres

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Keywords: artillery fire; blast injuries; casualties; concussion; retreating enemy; tree bursts

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17:10 - Example of a unit at rest after combat actions

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Keywords: clothing; combat jackets; overcoats; shower; Task Force O'Connor; whistle; wool

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19:17 - Linking up with friendly units after the Lost Battalion incident / Suffering a noncombat injury requiring hospitalization

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Keywords: cellar; field hospital; Lost Battalion; luggage compartment; nurse; sick call; stretcher patient; train

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23:56 - Experiences while convalescing at the hospital

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Keywords: amputation risk; class b; detail; foot; medical ward; Post exchange (PX); reclassification; swelling

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27:04 - Return to unit while under medical classification B / Transfer to heavy ordnance unit

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Keywords: brother; Champagne Campaign; class b; Nancy; ordnance; requisition

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