From Vic Damon of 3AD.com staff, including restoration of photos  Memoirs Index      NEXT    WILLIAM B. RUTH, SR. Service Co, 33rd Armored Regiment 3rd Armored Division A WORLD WAR II DIARY Written in 1943-45 in a manner that is both journalistic and personal, and indexed here in order of occurrence. Some notations, as indicated, were added in later years. >>  Photos of the Writer  << Bill's Memorial Address in 2006 Bill Ruth in 1945   INDEX Preface  < Start Early Training My Darkest Moment Waiting Embarkation England Channel Crossing First 10 Days in France Strafed!! Saint Lo Area St. Lo to Siegfried Letter: Vernon Jenson Letter: Claude Dempsey Siegfried Line Area Battle of the Bulge Across the Roer River Through Cologne Across the Rhine Paderborn Letter: Steve Conway The End in Sight May 8 - VE Day! Occupiers Aschaffenburg Points System Paris Furlough Waiting Games Begin A Long July The Atomic Bombs Schwabisch Hall High Hopes Hurry Up and Wait The Ride Home Finally Home Memoirs Index      NEXT