the months of hardships we had been through. We moved into Cejkovy, Czechoslovakia, and set up our
last combat position, a few hours later a message was received to cease firing for good, Germany had
surrendered unconditionally.
The Czechs took us into their homes and gave us their best, dances were held and finally a
ceremony with both the Czechs and our men taking part. The Czechs mustered the only group for
whom they had uniforms, their firemen. A representative group of Officers and men from the 343rd met
the formation. The national anthems of both countries were sang. The Mayor gave a speech of thanks
and welcome to the “Glorious Americans”. Colonel Reimers put forth his best in acknowledging the
welcome, and indicated that all of us were proud to have done our bit in liberating the enslaved peoples
of Europe. Although the words were his, the feeling was that of every man in the 343rd.
We have come a long way together and now we can proudly say:
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Over — Out
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