Image: Bloody Sunday - Saar Basin - 12/17/1944 Members of E Company Top - PFC James Hennessey, Bayonne, NJ Middle - PFC Lewis Lospilluto, Jersey City, NJ Bottom - Soldier Unknown

A little after midday Dec 17, 1944, Company E advanced combat-ready into the woods. I heard an explosion in front of me. Lt. Thomas of Madison, Wisconsin had stepped on a mine which threw him into the air. Company Commander Lt. J Lennon of New York City yelled out “he is dead, keep advancing.”

Soon we came to a small road and all hell let loose. German and American artillery were shelling us. German snipers and machine guns raked the area. Many brave and good men gave their all that Sunday. This gave us the resolve to fight for victory.

A day or two later we left the woods, vowing to remember our comrades who died in the Saar Basin.