For 1 December 1944, the
407th was ordered into the attack. Task was to
mop up the German town of Welz which had just
been attacked and was about to be taken. The the
407th would attack towards Flossdorf from the
south, and then move on to Ruerdorf.
The 407th had to fight hard
to reach its objectives. Welz was finally taken
around noon by 1st battalion. Herbert's 3rd
battalion was hardly able to move due to strong
German opposition.
All during the next
day, 1 December, the whole division attacked
towards their objectives Linnich, Ruerdoorf and
Flossdorf but little progress was made. The
Germans defended fiercly and counterattacked.
Finally some progress was
made when elements of the 102nd contacted the
84th Infantry Division near Beeck. However, the
fighting on the 1st and following day would
prove hard. On 2 December the Americans, in
concerted effort with attached tank troops,
broke the German defences and took their
objectives.
Herbert was wounded during
the heavy fighting on December 1st. He was taken
to a US Hospital in Heerlen, the Netherlands,
where he died of his wounds on 13 December.
Pvt Herbert Boies is buried at Margraten
American Cemetery, Plot P Row 11 Grave 3.
Margraten, The Netherlands
See also:
Other
casualties of the 102nd Infantry Division buried in The Netherlands
Acknowledgments:
Mick, Maj Allen H., With the 102nd
Infantry Division Through Germany,
Washington: Infantry Journal Press 1947
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