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By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA
October 29, 1944: When preparing for his troops to cross the Rhine River to invade Germany, General George Patton told Allied Commander, General Dwight D, Eisenhower, that he did not expect to need paratroopers accompanying him—he would just have Tooey (Spaatz) send his heavy bombers over and pulverize the opposite shore and then let his men row across.
Eisenhower has said that crossing the Rhine was one of the great victories of World War II.
Sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear overnight.
Kudos to Zack! In these troubled times, the world could use many more people like him. And kudos to Boyertown for providing the kind of atmosphere where Zack (and others like him) can grove and thrive. Finally, is the book mentioned still available? I'd like to buy one as I remember all of the people mentioned.
Yes, Mark. The books are available at Studio B Art Gallery and the Building a Better Boyertown office.