completely destroyed. Here a major engagement was developing. A mortar shell landed in a U.S.

halftrack which was parked in the vicinity, settings off its ammunition and the 90mm ammunitions
of Gun 2. This destroyed the gun which had to be abandoned in the face of the enemy advance.

The gun crew took their places as infantry together with the crew from Gun 4. During this time, in
answer to a request for volunteers by an infantry officer, Pfe´ Darago and Seamon volunteered to
attack two German Mark V4 tanks with bazookas, which they had never fired previous to this time.
After crawling behind the building where the tanks were parked, each man fired his one round
into the rear radiator settings the tanks afire. Retiring around the building, the men were given
another round ammunition apiece and crept forward again to make sure of their kill. For this
heroic action these two men were awarded the Distinguished Service Gross. During this
engagement, the medical detachment of the Battalion can pride itself of knowing that all of its
personnel conducted themselves in the tradition of the medical corps. On several occasions the
medics aided not only their own batteries but also infantry men near by. All of them gave untiring
attention to the men assigned to their care.

Now the full pressure on this German armored column became apparent as the enemy pushed on
to Stoumont Station close on the heels of the retiring American tank and infantry units. There was
a heavy fog that morning and the reactions and sensations of the boys from Charlie were mixed as
they saw yours troops retiring, realizing that they were to stand in place in from of this armored
trust. The last American tank to leave made a temporary road block by pulling a “daisy chain” of
mine across the road. The explosion of these mines did not stop the tiger tank but it did warn us
that shortly out of the fog would come the spearhead of the German advance. At the first
appearance of the dim shape of the tiger tank at approximately 400 yards, we opened fire and
destroyed this tank with seven rounds. A second tank following closely on the heels of the first
attempted to pass the disabled Mark IV but as it did so. Gun I opened fire again and destroyed this
second tank in such a fortunate position as to form a road block of the armored vehicles which
followed. We had