His unit and the 101st Airborne were surrounded by German troops and underwent a prolonged siege in the cold of the winter. Things were looking bleak as supplies, food and ammunition were running out while storms and German resistance were preventing resupply.
His group of soldiers based themselves out of a farmhouse with a Belgian family and Everett Andrews remembers, though: "One of the few bright spots was that we had a portable generator. The guys were able to hook the house up. It was the only place around with electricity. We listened to the BBC news at night.
They learned from the news that they were completely cut off and a thick layer of clouds which kept supplies and reinforcements from coming in.
On the morning of December 24, 1944, he witnessed one of the largest one-day parachute drops of the war as hundreds of C-47s roared overhead, just 1000 feet high and carrying much-needed supplies.
Bring On the Chutes!! --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Indeed! I just finished reading Rick Atkinsons final book in the WWII trilogy. The 101st and the Bulge are given much play....:)
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