submarine that resulted in a kill. It demonstrated the potential for routinely including carriers as convoy escorts. The convoy fought through a total of nine U-boats, sinking five and losing three merchant ships, a destroyer and, finally, HMS Audacity, which was torpedoed by U-751. Even wi...
The 30th Field remained in bivouac in Les Moitiers-d’Allonne and later in Louvigné-de-Bais, Brittany, until 14 August, when the organization was split. The First Hospitalization Unit was separated from its parent organization in order to support the 8th Infantry Division; the Second Hospitali...
plaster technique, bomb disposal and waterproofing of vehicles were utilized, and techniques learned were relayed to other members of the command in scheduled separate lectures and classes. In the latter part ofMay 1944, great emphasis was placed on training in waterproofing ...