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July 27, 1944 - “I ordered Sgt. Byers and his squad of four or five men to penetrate beyond our lines to test the enemy after our artillery shelling quit. It was with great shock that word come that the enemy was still very much active …
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July 26, 1944 was the second day of Operation Cobra. For two days his unit (120th Infantry) had endured friendly bombing with over 111 Americans killed. By the end of July 26 there was continued German resistance. TSgt Wilburn Byers had less than 24 hours to live.
On this day in 1780, Major General Horatio Gates assumed command of the American Southern Department.
A series of poor decisions by Gates led the army to a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Camden on August 16. 😧😯🤬























