661st Tank Destroyer Bn W Scroll Eur Sv Merch

Activated on 17 April 1943 at Camp Bowie, Texas. Arrived at Le Havre, France, on 21 January 1945, equipped with M18s. Committed to battle at Rocherath-Krinkelt, Belgium, on 16 February, 1945. Fought along the Siegfried Line near Helenthal, Germany, in March. Crossed the Rhine on 27 March and advanced across Germany to Leipzig. Attached to: 28th, 69th, 106th Infantry divisions.

The 661st Tank Destroyer Battalion began its tour of duty in Le Havre, France. the unit began a march of over 350 miles through rain and driving snow. After relieving the men of the 99th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge, they continued on into the town of Bulligen, Belgium. His unit fought through the town of Bulligen, and advanced up to and through the Siegfried Line and into Germany, crossing the Rhine River on March 27th, 1945.