The story
Moving to a new location, Hau de Haut (Hameau de Haut?, FV), eight miles south of Cherbourg the 99th in conjunction with the Second and Fifth Ranger Battalions and the 759th Light Tank Battalion patrolled the area of Cherbourg Peninsula between Cherbourg and Valognnes (= Valognes, FV)) from the eight through the 25th of July. In addition the security patrols also checked the area for enemy materials, ammunition, casualties and by-passed enemy personnel.
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