Tag: .81mm mortars

#126—World War II: The Bloody Moselle River Crossing

Andy Adkins

The following is an excerpt from my WWII book, You Can’t Get Much Closer Than This: Combat with the 80th ‘Blue Ridge’ Division, World War II Europe, published in 2005 by Casemate Publishers. It’s my dad’s story of his time… Read more#126—World War II: The Bloody Moselle River Crossing

#45 – WWII Baptism by Fire, 76 Years Ago

Andy Adkins

My dad, Capt. A.Z. Adkins, Jr., fought with Patton’s Third Army during World War II. “Pop” was a 22-year-old officer, an 81mm mortar section leader, in Company H, a heavy weapons company in the 2d Battalion of the 317th Infantry… Read more#45 – WWII Baptism by Fire, 76 Years Ago

#8 – My Dad’s “Journey”: The Battle of the Bulge, Christmas 1944

Andy Adkins

Q – Who said, “Some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”? Q – In what movie did we hear, “May the odds be ever in your favor.”? Q – Who sang (and what song) the following:… Read more#8 – My Dad’s “Journey”: The Battle of the Bulge, Christmas 1944