Co. B,
202nd Combat Engineer Bn.
ETO, World War II
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Pfc. Phil Stack
Hurlock, Maryland
Drafted March 1943
Discharged 27 November 1945 |
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Served in Europe
Camp Meade, Md.
Camp Shelby, Miss.
Camp Miles Standish, Mass.
Convoy (trans-Atlantic)
Ireland
Oxford, England
D+5, Omaha Beach, France
St. Lo, France
Ardennes, Belgium
Rhine Crossing
Roer Crossing
Mr. Stack's primary duty was company cook. His unit won 5 battle stars including St. Lo, Ardennes, Ardennes, and crossing Rhine and Roer Rivers. He was placed in a replacement depot after spending time in hospital due to some blood poisoning. Afterwards, walked for eight days to the front to find his battalion. He saw a cow lifted into a tree along the way. Many of the desparate fights were blanked from his memory. |
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