Day One: Bud Gahs returns to his battlefields

Day 1 of Bud‘s return to his battlefields:

Our first stop was the beautiful and mighty Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg, Germany.

During the first week of April 1945, Bud and his comrades in the Anti Tank Company, 222 Infantry Regiment, 42nd ‘Rainbow’ Division were in positions just under the turrets. Their 57 mm guns fired out over the city from high up on the fortress walls. A few of the men would be awarded Bronze Stars for Valor because of their courageous contributions during the battle.

Bud shared his memories of the battle as we took in the views. Würzburg is an incredibly beautiful city - back in ‘45 when Bud and the guys were here the city lay in ruins, flattened by combat.