Show james K thomson awa awarded crded bronze star medal with the division of the seventh army in germany pac james jame K X thomson of morgan utah has recently been awarded the bronze star medal for his action in combat I 1 prior to VE V E day while serving with the division divi division sion headquarters has announced he is a member of the famous century divisions regiment Hegi ment the award recognized the part he played in the divisions fighting thru france and germany driving thru the voyages mountains last november the century division cracked the germans planned defenses at the river and later fought to take the elaborately fortified town of batche bitche on the maginot line standing S off a major counter attack at the turn of the beor ear before bitche batche the crashed through th fort series there to wrest the historical defense bastion from the enemy in mid march after speeding to Ludwig shaven on an the rhine R the century crossed the river E and then began its assault upon heilbronn important natural barker and key rail center at the western gateway to the german national redoubt after nine bitter days of building to building fighting under enemy artillery directed by observation from the hills to the cast of the city the division captured the city and drove south along the neckar river to stuttgart where it joined forces with the french in a pincer movement which forced the capitulation of that industrial metropolis mrs ida reese and mr and mrs willis carey mrs carey was form erly miss rhea palmer mr and mrs frank palmer and daughter patricia have been visiting their mother mrs thomas palmer |