Eighth Army Patch-First Div-Italy

[Norm Cromie (RIP)]

Thanks again to all you guys on MLU for clearing up the eighth army patch. A little side note. The photo that Art submitted brings me back to the early days of Sicily. The chap on the left by the name of Gray was killed some time later. The Padre in the center was named East. What an excellent soldier he was. During the morning of the attack on the Hitler line our guys and support tanks were really under heavy fire and taking a lot of casualties and I well remember six foot Padre East running around comforting and attending the wounded, with his height he was a real target. He was finally hit but only wounded. He sure was a fine soldier in my eyes. These photos sure refresh my memory.