US Infantryman in World War II (3)

Robert S. Rush PhD is a retired Command Sergeant Major, who served in the US Army from 1969 to 1999. He has worked as a historian for the United States Army, and his PhD focused on US and German units in the Hürtgen Forest, Fall 1944.Elizabeth Sharp trained in Fine Art at the Leicester College of Art and Technology, UK. She is a full member of the Society of Equestrian Artists and of the Society of Women Artists.Ian Palmer is a highly experienced digital artist. A graduate in 3D design, he has provided illustrations for many publications, from modelling James Bond's Aston Martin to recreating lunar landings.

• IntroductionDifferent Headquarters and Separate Companies:Regimental headquarters and headquarters company;Battalion headquarters and headquarters companyAnti-tank companyCannon companyService companyMedical detachmentThe rifle companyWeapons and Weapons SystemsIndividual weaponsCarbines, rifles and pistolsHeavy weapons within the infantry regiment’s separate companiesThe first draft: The European Theater of OperationsThe regular ArmyThe 22d InfantryChronologyInduction, prewar and post-Pearl Harbor TrainingThe DraftTrainingEnglandFirst BloodNormandy June–July 1944Between Cherbourg and PeriersThe St Lo breakoutSiegfried Line and Hürtgen Forest: Promotion; Hürtgenwald; Resupply and replacementsCasualitesPrüm R&R, and crossing the RhineGoing HomeMuseums, collections and re-enactmentBibliographyColor plate commentaryIndex

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