The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-27

as tOAu Dy the Uulteu FkesS WlEcS has never before been published due to military restrictions.
 By S/SGT. RAY SMITH Member, Anti-Tank Platoon, B Co.
 The true story, hitherto unpublished because of mil itary censorship but never theless thrashed over many times by the men of B Com pany, 27th Infantry Battal- ion, of the early hours of the Remagen bridgehead can now be told.
 B Company which until this day had been doing most of the experimenting on the drive from the Roer, crossed the Ludendorf bridge at Remagen on the afternoon of March ' after A and part of c companies.
 Maneuver For Position
 B company assembled in the rail- road tunnel on the east side of the Rhine before further orders were given. Some of the men from A com- pany were still in the tunnel among them It. Karl Zimmerman, West Point, Neb., and T/Sgt. Joseph Del- isio, New York city.
 B company was ordered to go to the right and secure high ground there. One platoon, our first. was to go to the left and secure high ground to their right.
 The first platoon led by T/Sgh Guy McKenney, Miami. Fla, with B men plus four men from an att tached machine gun section moved up about 100 yards and then, in single file, started to climb up 8 gulley. The climb was very difficult due to lack of footing, it having rained the previous day. The ground was very slippery. The men had to grab onto small bushes to keep from slipping back.
 The gulley led past rock quarry which was 30 to 100 feet deep. There was some shrubbery, mostly small bushes, to the left. To the right there was 8 sharp drop-of of about 50 feet. Here and there were occasional shell craters.
 Along the river bank on the right were over dozen abandoned 20 NM guns which were dug in and had ''beaucoup" ammunition. The guns were spaced about 60 feet apart and all pointed towards the bridge and It's approaches. Pfc. Richard Earring. Linglestown. Pa, of the first platoon machine gun squad said later that he had thrown over dozen sights from 20 NM guns into the river after removing them from the guns during the night.
 Take Prisoners
 Back at the tunnel several men from B Company, among them SiSgt Michael Kenney. Pawtucket, R. l., of the third platoon, went up the right tower to see if 1t was clear Several other men went further back in the tunnel to see If 1t was clear. They came back with six prisoners.
 All during this time an old lady sat about 30 yards back from the tunnel entrance watching the pro- ceedings. She had been stranded there during the battle for the bridge
 The second platoon, comprising 3l men with S/Sgt. Olin Carter, Little Rock, Ark, and Sgt. William Moulton, West Chester, Pa, in the lead, worked its way to the right along the road, coming onto dead kraut on a motorcycle. Moulton found an American carbine on the body. The platoon moved to the nearby railroad tracks and went forward under constant sniper fire On the road, 8 German supply truck was sighted. After a few shots were fired, six prisoners came out from cover and surrendered. The truck had 20 NM ammunition, rifles ahd chocolate on 1t. The rifles were smashed.
 A railroad underpass was reached ana CQS SeCOuu pldJoou uaC1n'' gun was set up in the back of tho underpass to cover Sgts. Carter anc Moulton and three riflemen whs worked forward about 800 yards te 8 railroad shanty. This group wal forced back by panzerfaust fire but by small arms fire forced the krauts to flee too.
 The third platoon with B mer and the anti-tank platoon with l; men had worked to. within a short distance of the underpass. The sec. ond platoon withdrew from its posi-. tion around the underpass ane swung left. awaiting orders to star up the hill.
 At this time the third platoon