We flew 2 missions that day. The sky was black with our planes. The USAAC was
flying 11,000 missions a day. And the sky was packed with what seemed to be
hundreds of C-47's dropping thousands of cargo chutes into Bastogne loaded with
food, ammo, clothing, weapons and medicines. We later ;learned that 0ver 90% of
the chutes dropped were sucessfuly recovered by 101st forces. A remarkable
tribute ot he accuracy of the C-47's. The battle was far from over, but at
least the 101st now had what they needed to fight on. But Christmas would be a
K ration day. We might take a moment this Christmas and think of those men so
many years ago as we enjoy our Turkeys with all the fixins. Iron men in harms
way.






Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
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