Tag: Blue Ridge Division

#96—Sivry, France: October 2, 1944

Andy Adkins

The following post is “sort of” an excerpt from my World War II book. My father kept a diary/journal and gave it to me & my sister, Anne, on Christmas 1984. Needless to say, we were both flabbergasted. In all… Read more#96—Sivry, France: October 2, 1944

#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