been left behind by the 2d Battalion, as flank protection. There were 372 able-bodied krauts in the
force. All were taken prisoner by Company G and were completely out of fight, after the three-day
episode just completed.
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The 1st Battalion was very put out about not getting to make this catch, after the “hell”
experienced in taking the fort. The battalion estimated that it had killed or captured about 500 Germans,
(included, is this 372 above mentioned). This was the entire 1st Battalion, 74th Infantry Regiment, 19th
Infantry Division.
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The casualties in the 1st Battalion were: 21 killed, 85 wounded and five missing.
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At 1350, 12 November, the battalion passed to Regimental reserve. Company C remained on the
fort, Company B outposted the area between the town and the fort and Company A held Basse Ham,
covering the right flank of the regiment.
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