Chronology of World War II

Thursday, November 23


Thanksgiving in Waurichen, Germany


Thanksgiving in Waurichen, Germany
PFC William Curtis (left), of San Diego, CA, and Donald Stratton (right), of Colville, WA, enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner in the window of a shell-torn building in Waurichen, Germany, November 23, 1944. Both men are members of the HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 406th Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division. (Photo reprinted courtesy 102nd Infantry Division Web Site)