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Last OrderNo. 4019 Ju1 43THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADAPar t I I Orders Issued by .CANADIAN SECTION.l. G.H.Q., 2nd ECHELONNORTh AFRICA

This Orderl,Jo. 4121 Ju l 43~ OFFICERS1 . STRENGTH DECHEASE(a) S,O,S. to X-3 List Seafor th of C w.e , f . 13Hosp. Auth - Daily Casual ty Lis t Ser No.Capt. S.W. Thomson (vroUIldcd)

Ju1 43 on adm to 98 Gen2 page 1 dated 18 Jul 43. 2. ATTACHED(a) Att f . a .p . f r O l J LL:; c : d o : i t h tJ? C -(;BD) : ;:}1 24 >a : . t'o 31 a y t T ~Capt .W G. Harris

(b) Att f . a .p . nom R.C.A.S.C. X-4 List (ED) w.e . f . 22 Hay 43. AuthCMHQ 6/Cdn Admin/1 (ADAG) (A) dated 18 Hay 43Lieut . C.G. Sharpe R.C.A.S,C,3 . APPOINT1:JENTS(a) To be 2nd in c o n r r ~ n d w.e , f . 21 Jun 43. Auth - Overseas R.O. 3572dated 25 Jun 43Major J.D. Forin4. HOSPITAL(a) Admto 98 Gen Hosp w.e . f . 13 Jul 43Capt. S.W. Thomson (wolUlded)

~ O T H E R RANKSSTRENGTH DECREASEa)S . O.S . to X3 Li s t Seafor th of C vI.e.f . 13 J u143 on adm to hospshown. Auth - Daily Casual ty List Ser No.4 page 1 dated 1B Ju1 43K53287 Pte . Forsyth, D.W. (wounded) 98 Gen HaspM103571 Pte. Gi l lespie , G.W. (wounded) 98 Gen HospK42417 Pte . Hm11, J .T. (w01.mded) 70 Gen HospK532l1 Pte. ICing, A.E (wounded) 98 Gen Hospb) S .O.S. to X3 Lis t Seafor th of C w.e f . 13 Ju1 43 on adm to hospshawn. Auth - Daily Casual ty List Sere Ho. 5 pagG 2 dated 19 Ju l 43H53106 Pte,. Parr , R (wounded) 96 Gen Hosp

6 l HOSPITAL(a) Adm to hosp shovm \7 . e . f . date shovmK53287 Pte . Forsyth , D. 7 . ~ o u n d e d 98 Gen Rosp1 1103571 Pte . Gil le sp i e , ;i ( fOunded ) 98 Gen HaspKL 2417 Pte . ~ u m l J .T . COll.. 1.ded ) 70 Gen HospK5321l Pte . King, A.E . (wounded ) 98 Gen HaspIf 53106 Pt e . Pa r r , R . ( ,mmde-c:1. ) 96 Gen Hosp

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Last OrderNo. 41 ' THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADAPar t I I Orders Issued byCANADIAN SECTION, G.E.Q., 2nd EC}1ELONNORTH AFRICAThis OrderNo. 4221 Ju l 43 28 Jul 43

. ~ 1 . STRENGTH D I ~ C n E l I . S E(a )S .O.S. to X3 List Seafor ths of C "I. .e.f. 18 Jul 43 on ac"'mto 98 GenHosp. lI.uth - Daily Casualty Lis t Ser Ho. 7 page 2 d/25 Ju l 43Lieut . F.C. Hall (wounded)2. HOSPITAL(a) AdE1 to hosp shown vr.e . . date sl10vm on t rans from Hos'o ShipLiGut. F. C. Ha 11 (wounded) 98 Gen Hosp 18 Jul 43

liB" OTI-JER ?.ANI\s3. 8TnEr-GTE D E C ~ . f l 8 En) S. 0.8 . to X3 List Se2for th of C vT.e.f. 18 Ju l < ~ 3 on ac1m to 98 GenHosp. Auth - Daily Casualty Lis t Sera No. 11 cJ./25 Ju l 43KI0227 Pte . n a ; K a y ~ B.J . : lC i : : j L ~ : ' ~ ' )K53183 Pte . Lal t e r , F.n. (LC j u : r ~t .o(b) ,S .0.8 fL3 Lis t t3enfOl."th of C ; J.e.f. 20 Jul 43 on adm to 71 Gen HospAuth - DLlily CQsualty Lis t 8 0 1 ~ . No. l l d/25 Jul 43E102579 Pte . Chnlifoux, J (viOunded)K7L'r313 Pte . D n v . t ( r J.. (YJ'01Ulded)

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La s t O l ~ d e l ~No. 41 This OrderNo. 4221 Ju l 4 ~ ;.. I ;TEE S E . A F O F l ~ C H HIGHLANDERS OF CANADAPar t I I Orders Issued byCANADIAN SECTION, G.E.Q 2nd ECHELONNORTH AFRICA 28 Jul 43

1 . STHENGTH DECREASE(a) S .O.S. to X3 List Seafor tbs of C \ . e . f . 18 Ju l 43 on ac"m to 98 Gen7 page 2 d/25 Ju l 43osp. Auth - Daily Casualty Lis t Ser Ho.Lieu t . F.C. Hn 11 (wounded)2. HOSPITAL

(a) Adm to haSp shorm Yl.e.f . elate sl1OV7n on t rans from ROS'D ShipLieut . F.C. Hal l (wounded) 98 Gan Hasp - 18 Ju1 43l i n I OTIJETI ::1. 'l,TT1D....... . 1.. \ J.L -J. IJl\U3. STREnGTH DECIlEI:..SE(a) S.O.S. to X3 List Seafor th of C w.e . f . 18 Ju1 ~ 3 on adm to 98 GenHasp. Auth - Daily Casual ty Lis t Sera No. 11 d/25 Ju1 431(10227 Pte . HacKay, R.J . ( : c i ~ : j l : ~ lK53183 Pta . r.-alter, F.R 0 (I.e: i ~ - . j u : r ~

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THE BATTLE OF GRIZZLY HILLThe Battalion will capture the report l ine GRIZZLY.Right: A Coy.,objective the square topped feature overlooking AGIRAON RIGHT OF A l I J N ROAD.Left:"D" Coy.objective the wooded hi l l beyond and overlooking theterr i tory on l e f t of main road.Baker and Charlie Coys.in support,will follow A and tiD Coys.respectively,a good tac t ica l bound behlnd.Div.Arty.in support will f i re concentrations laid down. F.O.O.S willmove with each forward COY,to provide f i re support by observation.MMG's will cover advance from present local i t ies .One troop Tanks will support advance on each flank,moving close behindforward Coys. ZERO l400hrs.

A Coy.crossed the s ta r t l ine a t 1400hrs.,picking up Lt.Harling :lforward patrol and the F.D.D.'s carrier on the way over.The advance progressed rapid ly i th seven Pl. r ight forward,eight Pl.l e f t forward,Coy.H.Q.in centre followed by Pl. in reserve.The Tanks behind the Coy.were heard f ir ing to begin with, but thism i x a ~ K x x K died dovm and they disappeared.First contact occured in the vehicle park beside the main road.The enemy withdrew after f ir ing a few rounds,before the Coy.attackplan was completed.The original formation was quickly regained,and the Coy.made good thefeatuee opposing the objective. Further advance down the forward slopequickly brought eight Pl. under f i re from ridge of GRIZZLY FBATURE.Terraced orchard and vineyard,travassed by several sunken tracks,produced excellent coverand allowed immediate and rapid progress.Eight Pl. committed to f i re support, inf i l t ra ted ~ u i c k l y to base of hi l land were able to engage the enemy's attention most sat isfactori ly .Cpl.Terry,with Privates Webster,Montgomery,and N i x o n , ~ c t u a l l y reachedthe tbp and took over a HM , MG., they held this position unt i l forcedback by counter attack,when they took two prisoners and threw the HunGun over the c l i f f .n the meantime a r ight flanking movement was under way. Seven Pl.

with the D.C.followed by i ~ e Pl.and Coy.HQ,worked round to the right,Southern end,of the feature in excellent cover.The South end proved to be narrow and so steep that i t was not covered~ f i re a t a l l . Elements of the coy.quicklj carried the top,and theadvance into the enemy's rear and flank began.Tactical surprise hadvbeen achieved,and a fiem footing was estab-lished on the Southern end of the Plateau.Thirteen prisoners were ropnded up, too young to ki l l ,and theybshowedgratifying terror of their own Mortar bombs.The Plateau was traversed diagonally by a rocky i idge terminating at i%i t s North West end on a Casa with the usual out buildimgs.South of the ridge, the plateau sloped gently to the South,covered withDlive t rees,but no underbrush.North of the ridge the ground was open meadow with heavy cover at theextreme North edge. The enemy quickly forsook his ridge positions andtook up a l ine covering a l l the open ground to , the North with someelements further forward.Eight Pl.quickly joined the Coy.,and together with WiNe Pl.gained theNotth West a n d ~ e n d s of the rocky ridge.Seven Pl. in reserve,and Coy,HQ took up positions in the IDlive groveSouth of the ridge. Having been continually engaged in hard fighting mfor twenty four hours the Coy.was getting thin on the ground and veryt ired,consol1dation s h o ~ e d up this weakness and i t wascdecided tocombine eight and nine platoons under Lt.Harling.to hold the Casa.Lt.Robinson.O.C.seven Pl.had been wounded,and L t . W i l s o n . O . C . w i ~ e Pl.had be ;n kil led in the previ0us night ' s action.The combined force under L t . H a r l i n g . n ~ I D b e r e d Twenty one.Seven Pl. remained in reserve under the wing of Coy. HQ. Before thepositions were properly occupied,first wireless contact was established~ i t h the Bn.and the Adj.reported that Mortar f i re was to be broughtaown on North end of the feature as soon as troops had been withdrawns l ight ly South for the Mortar f ire , the Div.Arty.opened a concentrationon the hi l l , th is lasted for thir ty minutes and provided quite anexperience though no casualties.As soon as the Arty.concentration l i f ted,posi t ions were taken un,underinterm1ttant enemy Mortar f i re .H.E.shells thought to have been Tank fire,were identified as Hun r i f legrenades. These were a psychological nuisance untilfound to be .

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comparatively harmless. With eight and W i ~ e concentrated at the Cas athe O.C.took Cpl.Terry.roud the r ight flank to prevent any enEmycounter attack round South East end of rocky ridge. Unfortunately C p l ~Terry.was shot by a sniper as soon as the rmdge was passed,&nd he died 'two hours l a te r under morphia.C p l T e r r y m K ~ the only RXXHKXtyX fa ta l casualty of the action, diedfulf i l l ing the finest tradit ions of his regiment and Coy.,a job wasto be done,he did i t . ;Except for constant Mortar f i re , things qUltened down as dusk fe l l .Sentries were posted and a l l possible men told off to sleep.Darkness brought much needed access to the exposed drinking water wellThe Radio had lasted long g h to ask for food and water,and kDthenpetered out completely.Midnight brought a show of the expected counter attack. An inc r easeof Mortar f i re preceded by heavy MG f i re and a few grenades.The Company's l imited supply of ammuninion permitted only rest r icteddefensive f i re but the Hun quickly shut up and went to bed.At five in the morning the real counter attack came in, the advancinginfantry were supported by very heavy machine gun and r i f le ~ : t x Hgrenade f i re .The fort i tude and f i re disc ipl ine of Lt.Harling's force were too muchfor the Hun. The 36 Mills bout proved most effect ive.The Huns yelled as they came in and screamed as they went out.The melody was provided by the strains of, Ukla Luka lllka from Lt.Harling.at the top of his lungs and the rhythm by bursting grenades.At 0545hrs.Lt.McLean.arrived on the Southern end with 14 Pl.of c Coy.The f i r s t reinforceme ts he was immediately ordered to round the l e f tedge and exploit the counter attack of eight and nine Pls.which was Xralready under way.y 0600hrs. the h i l l was in our habds c O I ~ p l e t e l y Further reinforcementssoon arrived and were told off to consoliuation tasks.A Coy.settled down to count the loot , tune in the BEC on the Hunradio,and sleep.

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XAXIAPPENDIX"Bn CQMPANY.

WAR DIARY

B Company,commanded by Capt.F.Middleton.landed on Sicily asreserve Coy.for the Bn.on July 10.The landing was unopposed and there were no c ~ s u a l t i e sThe Coy. moved immediately to the Bn.R.V.and then proceeded a s ~ f tforward Coy. of Bn.to the objective.I t was on this objective that tile Coy.first came under enemy f i reno casualt ies.On night of "DIt plus 1 the Coy.moved off with Bn.,the followingdays were spent moving forward on f ~ o t and af ter a long march f inal lytook up posit ion near PIA6Z0 J U ~ I N O on July 18.The Bn.moved off tbe following morning and when An and IIC n Coys.came under enemy f:..re, B COY.WaS ordered to make encircling movement,however no contact vias made with enemy .ang remainder of daybwas spentin rest .ULY 19.

Moved off a t 2l00hBs.and proceeded forward t i l l 0500hrs.ULY 20.

Enemy si:ghted and B Coy.ordered to dig in on face of hill ,Coy.subjected to f i re from Mortar and 88MM.,cusualties,2killed,2wounded.Remained there for day and moved off a t night to ards LEON FORTE.JULY 21.Occupied h i l l facing LEON FORTE and la id smoke and g4ve covering f i reto cover withdrawal of D Coy.from outskir ts of town.At 1500hrs. B Coy.snet out patrol of 22 men to draw enemy f i re whileremainder of En.assaulted town, patrol came under heavy cross f i re andwere pinned down t i l l dusk when they wi thdr.ew under Arty.and MG barrage.

C a s u a l t i e s : ~ f o r this patrol were 4killed,3wounded ., the patrol returnedon morming of July 22 carryingntheir wounded.At 1500hrs. (2IJuly) the remainder of IlB Coy.was forml-: d up for assaulton town, but came undGr intense f i re and the assault was postponed.Casualties 2 ki l led,9 wounded, (2 died of wounds la ter)In evening B Coy.plus some volunteeres from other Coys.was sent out onppatrol under Maj.Bell. lrving.The Coy.had diff icul ty locating their recce.party and f inal ly re-formed' with two platoons and pushed on towards town,#ll platoon was seperatedfrom remainder and attempted to proceed alone, they ran into heavy f i rfrom four lIiiMG's and f inal ly returned on morning of July 22 aftersuffering Casualties of 2 ki11ed,2 wounded,and 1 missing . In the meantime remainder of patrol attempted to encircle town, but raninto some enemy Tanks and Transport and were pinned down t i l l morning.Started to move back just before dawn and took five prisoners on way.Ran into one enemy platoon, but f inal ly returned to En.at 1700hrs.onJuly 22.JULY 3 & 4Held position for counter attack.JULY 24Moved into ASSORO for 48hrs.rest .JULY 26Received re-inforcements ahd moved off with Bn.at 1900hrs.passed throughNISSORIA and pushed on.JULY 27Kept moving and f inal ly took u position on hi l l with itA Coy.Casualties1 kil led. OrQered to clean out enemy from next h i l l in afternoon, butfound no enemy there.At 1800hrs. B Coy.rushed up on ctirriers to support "A" Coy.on h i l l vvestof AGIRAfcame under heavy f ire in orchard. Casualties 4 wounded.Pinned dOVim by mortar f i re uin evening and h&d diff icul ty crossing thecountry.JULY 28Joined nArt Coy. on h i l l Cind went into rest

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...AUG.4 & 5tlB Coy now under commc,nd of Capt.W.Harris.moved off with Bn.ont r &nsport on debus s ing they moved bc;hind "C" Coy. towards objectivewhich was in the hi l ly country just north of SALSO Eiver .The Coy.Came under f i re during th e night but by dai';'ll had reii:e:hed Uobject ive they were however ordered back and af ter withdrawing spentremainder of morning ,':ind afternoon in res t .At l880hrs. B Coy. were ordered to capture hi l l just east of TORINARIVER this assault was carried out successfully wi th the loss of 1ki l led and 1 wounded.AUG.6tiE Coy. was kept in reserve ' hi le A CfT Coys. took f l nal obj e ctive.The Coy. then ji thdrew -I l i th the Bn. for 5 days res t .SUPPORT COY.While on the high seas speculation wascrife wmthin the Coy.as to ourdest inat ion this was not made knovm to us unt i l we were approx.2 weeksout a t sea.From then on while on board ship the troops were briefed in everypossible way as to the landing beach i t se l f a l so posi t ions est imated xXstrength of the enemy also g8neral plan of attack s iving us informationre.our own forces.The i n i t i a l landing of the Coy. was very diff icul t owing to a sand- barwhich was a t our part icular beach the L.C.I.could not get in close 2enough to e n s ~ e a quick landing the resul t being that the men had toswim ashore with the aid of a rope which was stretched from the L.C.I .to shore.Great di f f icul ty wa s further entai led in trying to unload 31 Mortarsand Bombs the unloading was f inal ly completed and with the aid ofhand carts and mules which were re quisi t ioned the Coy.moved up to Bde.Vehicle P a r k ~'rH MORTAR PLATOON did not come into '_en actual engagement with the enemUIiltil h reached LEON FORTE, \l-here they engaged the enemy, using smoke i l land H.E.with good effect l{nocking out one O.P.and 2 M posts.During th is engagement one man was ki l led due to machine gun f i re .That same night the Mortar platoon using s ix guns put up a heavybarrage on the town using dOU bombs H.E.and smoke and causing very heavamage tOJthe enemy and having a devestating effect on their moral.From there on the Mortar Platoon had very l i t t l e to do due to the factthat their Mortar range in comparison to the Germans was quite ahandicap.THE ANTI T M ~ K PLATOON under similar conditions as the Mortar Platoonwere landed on the beach and rendzvoued a t area COUGAR.They followed Bn.from area COUGAR to PIl...xZO AmmRIA where t h f ~ y werejoined by their l ight scale.From there they continued along the axis of advdnce being used mainly aas protect ion for B . H . ~ . o n e gun and trlilck were put out of cmmmissionon a h i l l midway betweem VOLQUENIRA and LEON FORTE.From there 5 guns were moved up to LEON FORTE where under i ~ I o r t a r f i rethey had the i rvf i rs t casualty.They continued their advance to G I R behind the forward Coy.

O O O yds.on the outskir ts of AGIRA the Bn.was consolidated on a h i l l~ t was here that Sgt.Sweeney.at a r ange of 1700 yds.f ired 6 rounds HEa t a machine gun post which was in a cave and was la ter credited withknocking out the post .The next day Sgt.Ley.fired one A.P.at a building occupied by the Germabhaving a direct hi t and causing this part icular group of enemy tore t i r e .The guns as a whole were able to engage enemy targets from th is h i l lwith quite good resul ts .Sgt.S3ith.was wounded a t this same area by enemy Mortar f i re a l so Pte.Tupper. their Platoon commander wax Capt.Money.was taken prisoner a fewdays l a te r having advanced too far on his MI in to enemy t e r r i tory .

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PIONEER PLATOONThree men landed vd th each of the two leading Cays. "An & "c" andcleared the beach for them,3 men also landed with each of liB" & DCoys.

Pte. Parr. with IlDTl Coy.was wounded in the landing the Platoon conmanderLt.Budd.was the U.L.O.thE remainder of the platoon,5 men landed a tu 8 0 0 h r s . ~ i l l d the truck carrying thei r stores-was los t due to s ~ b m e r s i o nin the landing.The men with the Coys. acted riflemen and blew up enemy stores,guns,ammo,etc.for the f i r s t three days,when they returned to B.H.Q.The remainder under Lt.Budd.moved up in a captured I taliam trmck andrejoined the Platoon outside PIAZZO ARMSRIA,which had been taken by anight patrol,50o/0 of which were Pioneer Platoon personnel.From then on in the Platoon moved with B H ~ d o i n g B.H.Q.protection.At LEON FORTE the platoon commander Lt.Budd.was ki l led.From AGIRA on the platoon t ravelled with the leading Coy.as mineclearers and Tank hunters, and also W lt into act ion a s inf2ntry \ ~ i th"c., Coy. returning l a te r to B.H.Q.as protection again.T H E C ~ R I E R PLATOON was used mainly to transport troops u to the frontwhen the necessity for speed and (iuick transportation of infantry wasneeded,they were also used as ammunition carriers for the Coys.and insome cases to take up rations and water to forwarCl Coys.Their f l r s t engagement with the enemy was on the hi l l outside LEON FORTE,vHERE UoING DISM:OUNTED action they engaged the enemy with 9 Bren gunsand small arms f i re .This h i l l was brought under very heavy lilort&r f i re from the enemy

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I'C n C O . ~ ? /j'lY.:LJUi,Y.The Grb.nary WDS broken i n to toda.y c:..nd g r ~ , i n dis t r ibuted to tu ' Civi lBread and M a c ~ r o n i u e q u e s were a t once s ta r ted . ~'Ihe loca.l Postmaster and a Pr ies t proved ::;ome con:5ider, ble hGlj).The Fac i s t .iayor and cur )oration h < . i . d f l ~ ; d , the c i v i i i < : . ; n ~ red i ly need food.General Peacee the Corps COlll.lllclnder f lrr iv8d na seemed eli olec.:;ed ',',i t-h

~ r r a n g e m e n t s made.13 JU l ,Y.boon t . f ter dawn fficmy 11eople v,ere out i.:..nd ,.ere forBed i n to 'lue,;ues ; skingfor b r e ~ d , t i l e bakery was re-opened and fur ther a r r a n ~ e m e n t b mHde to

d i ~ t r i b u t e bread. A new ~ a y o r ~ a s chosun.All prisoner:.; ti:;.,Ken for a si'vim,L,nd l a t e r on , ~ e r e taken ct' ' ' lJ.y by L.C.I .l

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., COHPAJIT .rsJULY .'o rhe Granary was broken. in to today and grain dis t r ibu ted to the Civi l ians/Bread and Macaroni queques were a t once s ta r t ed .

f The loca l Postmaster and a Pr ies t proved some cons iderable help.I Tlie Facis t :jayor and corporat ion hadfled, the c iv i l i ans r ea l l y need food.

/ ' General P e a ~ e e the Corps Commander arr ived . nd seemed ,veIl pleased witharrangements made .13 JULY.Soon a f t e r dal'ffi many people were out and ' i e re formed in to queques c:..skingfor bread, the bakery was re-opened and fur ther arrangements made tod i s t r i bu t e bread. A new Mayor was chosen.All pr isoners taken fo r a $\vim,and l a t e r on were taken away by L.C.I .14 JULY . Left POZZ LO a t midnight and arr ived xmlXiKXXXYRN with the En.which was Nof MODICA. Capt .Parker was l e f t a t area as i j c of the Coys.L.O.B. 's15 JULY. . .The Coy. as advance guard to the Bn.marched a c ~ o s s country till picked u;. b the t ransport shor t of C H I H A ~ 1 0 N T E16 JULY.Rest day,moving b : t ransport in the eve:ming.17 JULY.Coy as advance guard through VALGUARIfERA; 2 hour ha l t then A Coy.asadvance Coy. , f i r s t_rea l contact \ l i th enemy f i r e .18 JU:'YContinued advance,patrol sent out a t night under Sgt .Mot t l .noth ing to XErepor t . r19 JULY. IAt n igh t "C" Coy.advance guard to outs ldr t s of LbON FORTE. *Hell broke loose a t f i r s t l igh t , C Coy.as advance Coy.took the brunt oft.the f i re from town. Some casua l t i e s occured in our own Arty.barrage.That night patrol , f i l t e r ed back to Coy.deployed on high grou J d S.of to':n.Volunteer s f O L J 8 rt. :of at tacking force on tovm a t night .20 JULY. \Rest dayon high ground South of town.21 JULY.#14 Platoon to Bde .a.s defence ple.toon, same re s t ing .22 JULY.Coy.moved of f in the morning to ASSORO took up posi t ion on h i l l alongs ide A Coy.23 JULY.Coy.res ted , re inforcementS (5) arr ived .24 JULY.

l ~ Platoon re jo ined En.movedthroughout night .25 JU:SY.of f to NISoORIA th i s evening,Coy.marched I

Coy. pinned dOVvn a t dawn by enemy f i r e . 7 ~ 1 3 Platoon did r igh t f labkingmovement and drove out crews of th ree M.G.posts . 15 Platoon sen t f o r v l C : ~PIAT to a t t ack tank ,but tank re t rea ted .Coy.contimued in rea r Bn.H.Q. la ter Coy.did R.flcmking movement to hi l lfea tures overlooking AGIB.A. #15 Platoon acted a's cover ing Pl .on l e f tf lank of Coy. #15 Platoon on high ground shor t of GRIZZLY. f ~ 4 PIc.. toor:to vmrk around to r igh t and storm posi t ion .26 JULY.7114 Platoon despi te rough going succeeded in scal ingjus t a t dawn,bringing r e l i e f to An Coy.remainder ofand consol idated on GRIZZLY.

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