My Dad, Neil French, was a WW2 replacement. After basic training at Fort Knox, he entered the war at Lowe with the 4th Armored Division, 37th Tank Battalion, C Company. He was a gunner in an M4 Sherman tank dozer and was the second tank into Bastogne led by the Cobra King, Boggess, then by Creighton Abrams, his immediate commander in a jeep. While Neil maintained rounds of firing as gunner, the crew cleared the corridor for 40 ambulances to get in to assist the injured 101st.

For more on Neil’s story turn to FOX 29 Morning Show on January 31 between 8-11AM.

Submitted by his daughter Connie Rinker