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Bastogne: The AAC Prepares
It was now the 21st. The sky was heavlky overcast with a lot of ground fog as
well and freezing temperatures. We all walked around looking at the sky for any sign of a break in the weather. Then we all descended on the Metro office where our weatherman 1st.Lt. Paul Forant (Boston) was working up his charts. We hoped for good news but Paul had none to give us. "Maybe the 23rd" he said. But no guarantees. In the meantime ground crews were loading bombays and ammo belts, cleaning guns, topping off tanks and cleaning Plexiglas. When the sky opened up we would be ready to go. Darkness fell and we climbed into our sleeping bags wearing our full sheepskin flying clothes. And as we fell asleep we thought of those poor guys of the 101st. fighting for their lives in Bastogne and prayed for clear weather tomorrow. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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