After 3rd Battalion of the 508th PIR withdrew tactically from their positions on 24 December 1944, they remained in reserve until called upon again. On 6 January 1945, a religious service was held for them by Chaplain Joseph Kenny, unaware that less than 24 hours later the 508th PIR would be ordered to retake Thier-du-Mont Hill overlooking the Salm River, the same hill they had occupied before Christmas. What followed was a bloody battle in which the men of the 508th PIR struggled through deep s
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