Germany, March 23--October 7, 1945--Established Combat Position

March 23--Drove over into Germany to the Siegfried Line.  Saw all the "Saw Teeth" (these were concrete obstacles) there.  Moved to Oberhine.
March 27--Moved to Bolanderhoff.
March 28--Drove through Worms and crossed the Rhine River on a treadway bridge at 11:30 a.m.  We had our picture taken coming across the Rhine River.  I was the lead vehicle.
March 29--Drove through one town that we were the first Americans to come into.  I started down one road and there were large mines.  There wasn't any contact between two towns, and we didn't know that and we drove between them.  Three Germans came out of the woods waving a white flag and gave up to us.  Slept in a wooded area near the Rhine that night.
March 30--Moved up to the town of Wallstadt.  In the distance, we are watching the town of Molbine burn.
March 31--Moved from Wallstadt to Ladenburg, then on up to Heidelberg. This is the university city of Germany.  It is a beautiful city, and we were in a beautiful home there.