Battle of the Bulge

active American Ardennes Armd Armored Army arrived artillery assigned attack awarded Badge basic training Bastogne battalion Battle Battle Stars Beach Belgium born Bronze Star Bulge Camp Campaign Central Europe cold Combat commander Conduct Medal Corps crossed daughter December Defense discharged Division duty enemy Engineer England enlisted entered experience field fighting fire five Force four France German going graduated grandchildren hospital inducted Infantry January joined July June landed later lives March married miles military months moved night Normandy Northern officer operations ordered overseas Participated position Purple Heart received Regt retired returned Rhineland Ribbon River road School sent Sept sergeant served shipped snow stationed tanks took town transferred troops unit University Victory wife wounded WWII