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Casualty Info
Last Address Jefferson
Casualty Date Dec 11, 1944
Cause MIA-Finding of Death
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Germany
Conflict World War II
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WWII - European Theater of Operations/Northern France Campaign (1944)/Battle of Arracourt
From Month/Year
September / 1944
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September / 1944
Description The Battle of Arracourt (18–29 September 1944) was a major clash between U.S. and German armored forces near the town of Arracourt, Lorraine, France, during the Second World War. As part of a counteroffensive against recent U.S. advances in France, the German 5th Panzer Army had as its objective the recapture of Lunéville and the elimination of the U.S. XII Corps bridgehead over the Moselle River at Dieulouard. With local superiority in troops and tanks, the Germans anticipated quick defeat of the defending Combat Command A (CCA) of the U.S. 4th Armored Division. Against German expectations, due in part to poor tactics and the terrain, the 4th Armored Division's CCA, in concert with U.S. tactical air forces, defeated two Panzer brigades and elements of two Panzer divisions.
