Second Set of Notes for BOB

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Second Set of Notes for BOB

• Created by Don Schulte
• Pattonville High School

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ODs

• Olive-drab uniforms as opposed to Dress
  uniforms
• This is the uniform worn during fighting.

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Star Shells

• Bright flares shot into the sky to light-up the
  night.
• Often used to try and catch guys out at night.

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Railway Gun

• HUGE German artillery pieces.
• They were so big they could only be moved on
  railroads.

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P X

• Postal Exchange
• This is the company store where men can purchase
  basics and specialties.

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APO

• Army Post Office
• Usually the same as PX when in the field.

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Shoe Mine

• Small wooden land mines.
• Designed to maim a person rather than kill them.

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Deuce and a Half

• A two and one-half ton truck. These are the
  basic truck used to transport people and
  equipment in WWII.

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Building Hope

• From time to time efforts were made to build
  morale and reward good service.

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Building Hope

• Two examples of this were sending Lieut. Peacock
  to the U. S. on a bond tour and sending Shifty
  Powers home for D-Day anniversary.

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Points

• A third example of building hope was through
  points. To go back to the U.S. a man had to have
  85 points.

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Points

• Points were awarded based on wounds, number of
  engagements, time in service, etc.

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Berchtesgaden

• The Nazi mountain home.
• Hitlers Eagles Nest is located here atop a
  mountain.

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Berchtesgaden

• All the Nazi big-shots had a home there.
• Only Nazis were allowed to live here.

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The Eagles Nest

• A surprise gift for Hitler, the Eagles Nest was
  8,000 feet up and accessed by a gold plated
  elevator.

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Easy Company War Record
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Easy Co. Battles

• Drop 1 D-Day through D plus 25.
• Drop 2 Market Garden
• Bastogne (Battle of the Bulge)

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Easy Co. Battles

• Foy
• Haguenau
• Finding work camp
• Berchtesgade

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Easy Co. Commanders

• Sobel
• Meahan
• Dick Winters
• Moose Highleger

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Easy Co. Commanders

• Norman Dike
• Ronald Spears

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The War Ends

• Japan surrendered on D-Day plus 434.
• September 2, 1945.

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Question

• Considering the outstanding final record of Easy
  Company, did the first C O (Capt. Sobel) do a
  good job?

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Assignment

• It is the end of the War and your job is to
  finish up the files for the 101st. Write a
  letter for Captain Sobels file.

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Assignment

• The letter should include your evaluation of his
  techniques of training using examples from the
  series.