In Memoriam · 02 June 2021
Lincoln served as a Private in the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during World War II. Lincoln Ackerman was born in either Waterville, Lewis County, New York or New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. He enlisted in the US Army at Utica, New York on January 21, 1944. He was married to Gladys D Shaver. He was killed when an attack was launched in the morning to seize a line running from Spineux, north of Grand Halleux, to Poteaux, eight miles south of Malmedy. The 1st...
In Memoriam · 07 January 2020
On this morning of 7 January 1945, the men of the 551st parachute battalion were next charged with taking the village of Rochelinval, Belgium, along the Salm River. While victorious in capturing Rochelinval and eliminating the last German bridgehead for over 10 miles (16 km) on the Salm River, the unit was virtually eliminated, having suffered more than 85% casualties. Relieved on 9 January 1945, of the 643 men who entered the battle on 3 January, only 14 Officers and 96 men remained. "Nowhere...
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