my enlisted rank

december 28 i was promoted to mater sergant. the highst enlisted rank you can earn and i have 5 medals 1- Army Distinguished Service Cross 2- Silver Star Awarded for "Gallantry in action" 3-Prisoner of War Medal 4-Good Conduct Medal 5-Purple Heart

battle in the snow

it all happned in 16 December 1944 when my squad went to Ardennes belgium i was only carring a Colt Pocket Hammerless pistol here i was driving a jeepthen soon a german Sturmgewehr 44 or stg 44 shot my engine i just was able to jump out.I hid behind a rock and started to shoot........my right shoulder was tierd of shooting as night came i dug me a bed..it was not very cofortable in the next day (4:00am) i slowly alked to a german panzer tank stabed the commander and used its 30 caliber machine gun and shot a anti tank gun 2 yards away from me.soon my squad advanced to a pill box then a flock of german bomber planes swooped down just above our "base" w crawled 2 minutes later a german patrol squad came and almost shot us i shot them with 21 rounds.soon my right shoulder was shot. protect the stolen tank i cry out.........then my left side of my neck was shot that is what i rember of the Battle of the Bulge.