Today, 64 years ago, this happend. I thought it's a good time to bring this back up.

 

Stephan

Stephan:

Could you please email us at grantpalick@att.net. We want to ask about our father's helmet.

Grant Gagnon-Palick

Stephan,

 

That is a great tour, thank you for taking the time to post the photos.

 

Thanks

 

Dennis

And this would be a centerpiece of every US helmet collection.

 

A paratroopers helmet with markings of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion.

 

This was donated by the veteran pictured in the background display.

 

The veteran is named Joe Cicchinelli, A company. As far as I know he never donated an original helmet with the typical 551st palmtree. Thanks for sharing your trip though!

Here is a picture of the 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion moving up the Kall trail.

 

This picture is actually not taken on the Kall trail but south of Schevenhütte on November 18th 1944. The location is just north of a hamlet (very aptly named) Bend. This road is called "Zum Backofen" and leads into Schevenhütte from the southwest. The 893rd TD Bat. are moving in the direction of Schevenhütte on this picture.

Hi Stephan, just found this thread and read it with great interest and fascination! I have been through the Bastogne area, but have not yet been to the Hurtgen forest and hope to this spring as me and some buddies are heading over there for a couple of weeks in May. This tour you took and shared with us will be of great assistance!

 

Thanks again for sharing it!

 

Rick