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64 Southwestern Historical Quarterly
on supply road. Captain Sadler and driver "Whitey" Mitchell'" wounded.
Co. A lost truck and two men-and I am wounded on hand and knee.
Wrote letter no. 142 home.20
Like all soldiers, his thoughts frequently turned homeward. On
November 20 he recorded that he had "Received four letters from
home today. They make it possible for me to carry on from one day
to the next . . ."21
On the 22nd Stovall, with other officers, visited a forward position
to reconnoiter the road from Venafro to San Pietro, one which would
soon be the scene of much bloody fighting for the 36th. He and his
driver, "Cotton" Allen,22 were involved in a jeep accident while driving
"blacked out," and Stovall suffered a cut nose and injured leg which
slowed him down for a week."2
On Thanksgiving Day, 1943, his diary read:
We are truly thankful this day for many things; perhaps above all, I
am thankful to be able to do something for my country.
Had supper with Co. B-only 23 men [left] with company that mobil-
ized 3 years ago. Only two officers of original Regt."
In December, "Million Dollar" Mountain" was taken by the 142nd
Infantry supported by the engineer battalion.
We supported the 143rd [Infantry Regiment] Sc Rangers in taking Mt.
Sammucro, San Pietro, Mt. Lungo, and launched an attack on San
Vittore. The November rains turned to sleet and snow, and it remained
on the mountains. The lowlands would freeze at night and [then] melt
to make all areas impassable. . . . Thousands upon thousands [of] mines
of all kinds were removed from roads, trails, bivouac areas. Because of
high water, every "low place" required a bridge. Mine removal, bridge
building, and road repairs were all done under observed enemy artillery
and mortar fire and all areas were constantly bombed and strafed by
German planes.
'lClifford H. "Whitey" Mitchell, 3916345o, was assigned to the 1ilth Engineer Battalion
from December 16, 1941, to June 30, 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Ibid.
2oStovall Narrative, 51.
21Ibid.
"'Rolland A. "Cotton" Allen, Jr., 20817490, was assigned to the 111th Engineer Bat-
talion from May 21, 1940, to January 7, 1945. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the
Purple Heart. GSA, St. Louis, to R.L.W., July 25, 1967.
23Stovall Narrative, 51.
24Ibid.
2"Million Dollar" Mountain was the name given to Mt. Maggiore because of the great
quantity of artillery expended upon it to root out the enemy. Supposedly, the eviction
involved the largest concentration of guns used in the war up to that date. Huff (ed.),
A Pictorial History of the 36th "Texas" Infantry Division, unp.
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