Pfc. SPICER, Cpl. HELTON, Cpl. SCOTT, WWII "Red Bull" Div.

HELTON, SPICER, SCOTT, FLUMMER, BRIGHT

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 7/11/2016 at 03:47:43

PFC. LOWELL R. SPICER, CPL. LLOYD C. HELTON, CPL. JOHN W. SCOTT

Fighting along the Arno river in Italy with the 133d infantry regiment of the fifth army that has proved a nightmare to battered German troops throughout the fifth army’s Italian campaign.

Includes: Staff Sgt. WILLIAM S. FLUMMER of route three Lineville, who is squad leader; CLARENCE P. BRIGHT, route three, Linville, a gunner; Corporal LLOYD C. HELTON, a switchboard operator; Pfc. LOWELL R. SPICER, machine gunner; Corporal JOHN W. SCOTT, a wireman of Leon. These Yanks have been overseas nearly three years.

The 133d infantry regiment of the famous 34th “Red Bull” division has piled up more hours in actual combat than many American divisions have time overseas. The veteran fifth army regiment first blazed its guns at a cocky enemy in the boney mountains ranges of Tunisia and defeated the Krauts in the famous battle for Hill 09. Backed from Tunisia to the Arno, the defeated-written faces of retreating German troops are still haunted by the Red Bulls who have gored the enemy at Cassion, Anzio and in crushing drives above Rome.

[Photo is of Pfc. Lowell R. Spicer.]

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