The story
The third day of battle was a repetition of the preceding two.
The fighting continued to be savage, no quarter given or asked. The 357th was committed to action with the mission of attacking south through Beau-Coudray.
Furious resistance, typical of that met along the entire front, was encountered immediately, and the attack halted 500 yards short of its goal. But on the third day one battalion had shattered Mont Castre's perimeter defenses and succeeded in reaching the high ground on the north side of the Fort itself.
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