European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and strikes 1945 by Dave Brenc go Jerry philistines bi8lt slim the jaw Cowe of 0 u a Temesi its about 60e6bels got some skywriter you can never out a single word general lost a Tanker his tank achieved Plary work added up major general Robert commander of the 6th armoured is probably the Only general officer in the army to be busted to the it All happened somewhere m tog the effect of the fire when an 88mm landed a Short distance before he could say what up front with his men is general grows pet outdoor a an enlisted Man of the 86th told this Story i was on outpost duty on the run to he and was crouched in my foxhole when All of a sudden Here was the general himself standing there and asking directions to the most extreme outpost of the i was scared to death and 1 must have looked but the v sixth armoured division photo major Robert grow Aad Everett said that he was scared As and not to let it and then he grows Only boast is that he is As Good a Soldier As any Man in his and that takes some according to one of his staff officers told the Story of his message to a corps commander during the Battle it seems that the division was being Given Short and limited objectives As they pushed the general found that he was reaching the objectives and was Able to push on but  be cause of finally called corps and his telephonic conversation with the corps commander has become one of the classics of the 6th a divisional his blistering comment has be come a matter of tradition in the Gen grow was bom in on he has served continually with tank out fits since the Early 30s from fort to the he was assistant chief of staff g3 of the 2d armoured at fort Benning under general George Pat ton in he served also with the 8th and 10th armoured he assumed command of the 6th in 1943 at Camp general grow joined the regular army As a after graduation from the University of his pro motion to brigadier general came in and the other Star was added Everett cats new Felt like a i in a pm with a francs and no ration Here he the out standing Tanker in an outfit of first class fighting men by his major general Robert and he didst even have a his which had been his his Protection and his baby Ever since he hit the beachhead with july was it had been shot All original Crew were he had been on but his Hank and Nis had done a terrific As part of the 68th armoured won himself a Silver Star during the Wood engagement by taking command of a tank platoon after the Lieut was holding open a Bridge and keeping a foothold on an Al important Bridgehead at Hansu Reid on Hansu Reid was a most critical major general grow sex and the Success or failure of our whole operation depended on this the Bridge was wired for demolition and if Tourjee haunt held on in the face of Al most certain death they would have blown it and probably stopped knows his stuff Tourjee is 31 years old and holds a purple heart with a he came into the army in he joined the armoured at Camp a few Days and has been with them Ever his selection As the enlisted Man in the outfit Wafi based not Only on his the 6th has a lot of men with he is a natural born his immediate co the men respect him and the officers trusty his judgment is keen when he says go the that knows his after is the final Tourjee a combat fun machinist and construction worker in his Home town before the War and he Hopes to get to it in one piece t id just As soon be an out ing he but i a Job to do now and the i do it the quicker i get the old Serg Corner member of an armoured Engineer battalion which is now doing its stuff on the sacred soil of hitlers tottering has seen too Many tank recovery men Hurt by enemy a couple of he would avoid these Here Are excerpts from his letter to War weeks old ser who used to be in the engineers once before moving the empty it of All gasoline and other there May be mines under the tank if detonated in the process of pulling the tank May cause Tor the same once the towline is attached to the get All personnel far enough from the tank to prevent injuries from exploding 1 next week the presidents j report to this american people state of the also new scope and combat army la Dietz Points that impossible for engineers to mines far under a St armoured vehicle and that precautions will protect the tenancy Crews when world enemy patrons up with hot Patch old passes pm on for necessary items Are rubber an old tin e used hot Patch and a place the tape Over to be cover the ration cellophane to i tape from sticking to the a gasoline soaked old hot Patch then press As you would or ignite the cardboard and be sure this or completely shielded from