Army, were overwhelmed by the ruins. British Tommies were there visiting the battlefield also, and it
was our first glimpse of our British allies since we had left England.
By now the war had left us behind and had moved on with our swift advancing armored columns
to Chartres, Fontainbleau, and Paris itself. We had a few days of well-earned rest as the British went by
on the coast route. Then it was off across France for us. Our trail passed through Sees, Mamers, La
Ferte Bernard, Chapelle-Royale, Malesherbes, to Fontainbleau where we bivouaced for the night of
August 26th in the historic forest of Fontainebleau. We were bypassing Paris, much to our disgust.
Early in the morning of August 27th we crossed the Seine River and moved by bounds to follow the
advance of the 357th Infantry through legendary Châteaux Thierry to Cormicy, near Reims.
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