For the next hour, we glided mile after mile, and then we reached Hill City, a place that's still very much alive.
Since it was customary for delivery envelopes to also function as stock for signed receipts, some historians argue that the discovery of the order inside an envelope is convincing evidence that the copy from Chilton never reached Hill.
By the time he reached Hill 314 he was one of two artillery observers attached to E (Easy) Company, 2nd Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, the division nicknamed "Old Hickory" in the US but soon dubbed "Roosevelt's SS" by a respectful German enemy.
By 10 August, Canadian troops had reached Hill 195, north of Falaise.
By 10 August, Anglo-Canadian forces had reached Hill 195, north of Falaise.
Further north up to the Ypres Staden railway line, a battalion reached Hill 23, Aden House and Tourenne Crossing but was back at the start line by 4 15 p.m.
The remainder of the 2nd Battalion, carrying ammunition, food, and medical supplies, reached Hill 27 and joined the battle, where they soon gained combat superiority over the attacking Japanese.
So I walked up Spring past Broadway -- where the sidewalks were packed and the store were all open until I reached Hill and saw a few police and fire vehicles.
When approaching a decline, slow down before you reach the hill, then coast down the hill as safely as you can.
