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Sunday, June 12, 2011

WJ Vaught, WWII

William Joseph Vaught, Sr. (sitting against the tree)
WWII--Timberwolves
Germany

According to WJ's son (William Joseph "Billy" Vaught, Jr.):
The Timberwolves were involved in 195 consecutive days of frontline combat, more than any division in WWII.  They were at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge being the first to cross the Mark River where the Germans had massed knowing if the Allies got across the Mark to the Maas, the Motherland would be in grave danger and the end would be in sight.  Daddy was one of 103 men pretty much hand picked to be the first to cross the river. This is where he was shot in the chest.  Said when they got across they were so close to the German camps they could actually hear them talking and see them strike matches lighting cigarettes.
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