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A combat engineer with Patton's Army : the fight across Europe with the 80th "Blue Ridge" Division in World War II  Cover Image Book Book

A combat engineer with Patton's Army : the fight across Europe with the 80th "Blue Ridge" Division in World War II / by Lois Lembo and Leon Reed.

Lembo, Lois, (author.). Reed, Leon, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781611214031 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xii, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The journey to France: July 1-August 6, 1944 -- Normandy: August 6-August 26, 1944 -- Race across France: August 27-September 4, 1944 -- First assault on Moselle: September 5-September 6, 1944 -- Moselle crossing at Dieulouard: September 6-12, 1944 -- Fight for the hills: September 13-September 30, 1944 -- Crossing the Seille (The Silver Star): October 1-November 9, 1944 -- To the German border: November 9-December 19, 1944 -- Battle of the Bulge: December 18-December 31, 1944 -- Closing up the Bulge: January 1-January 31, 1945 -- The Sauer crossing: February 1-February 17, 1945 -- Entry into Germany: February 18-28, 1945 -- Across the Rhine: March 1-March 31, 1945 -- Heart of Germany: April 1-April 20, 1945 -- Nuremburg to the Danube Valley: April 21-May 3, 1945 -- Austria to war's end: May 4-May 9, 1945 -- Peace settles in: May 9-June 10, 1944 --
Postscript -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Acronyms -- Appendix 2: Glossary -- Appendix 3: Frank T. Lembo service record -- Appendix 4: Company B, 305th Engineers locations -- Appendix 5: Engineer roles and missions -- Appendix 6: Building bridges -- Appendix 7: Division casualties -- Appendix 8: Mail and the GI in World War II -- Appendix 9: Newspaper articles -- Appendix 10: Note on sources.
Subject: Lembo, Frank T., 1930-2006.
United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 305th > Biography.
Military engineers > United States > Biography.
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 80th (1942-1946) > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Adams County Library System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Gettysburg Library 940.5412 LEMBO (Text)
Donated: This book is donated to the Adams County Library System by Leon Reed
35740635688922 Nonfiction Available -
Gettysburg Library 940.5412 LEMBO (Text)
Donated: This book is donated to the Adams County Library System by Leon Reed
35740635688930 New Nonfiction Available -


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