The Roles and Weapons with the Squad

[Pete]

Pete, if I only could, I would buy your father whole crate of Pilsen Urquell.

The day before Pilsen was officially liberated by the U.S. Army Dad's division G-2 intelligence officer had Dad drive him in a jeep into downtown Pilsen, where they found no Germans. They went back to division headquarters, which requested permission to occupy the city immediately. Corps and/or Third Army replied that they should stick to the original plan, and accordingly the next day the 16th Armored Division, a unit which had previously seen no combat, entered the city. The 2nd Infantry Division was then on the southern flank of Dad's 97th Infantry -- in fact the 97th ID had occupied positions of the 2nd ID a couple of days earlier so the 2nd ID could shift further south.