Bastogne, Belgium, 1948: TOWN OF BASTOGNE, BELGIUM, CELEBRATES FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF GENERAL…

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TOWN OF BASTOGNE, BELGIUM, CELEBRATES FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF GENERAL MCAULIFFE'S REFUSAL TO SURRENDER THEIR TOWN BY REPLYING "NUTS." The townspeople assemble for the ceremonies, which include music by the school band and an address by Major C. L. Hustead and others, The occasion has special meaning for the Gistave family, whose two daughters were the only Belgians working for the Americans in Bastogne at the time of the battle. 22 Dec 1948

Date

12/22/1948

Place

Bastogne, Belgium · approximate position

Photographer

Kittrell

Units

101st Airborne Division

SC number

314754

Album

101st Airborne Division

Source

U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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