"As a combat medical aidman of Company B, 1st Medical Battalion, First Infantry Division, Allen N. Towne experienced some of the pivotal events of World War II. "Doctor B," as his unit was known, was attached to the 18th Regimental Combat Team and moved with them, providing continuous close medical support."--BOOK JACKET. "Covering both little-known engagements, and such historic moments as the victory over Rommel in North Africa, the campaign in Sicily, and the D Day landings at Omaha Beach, this book is both a memoir and a history of one of the war's most impressive units. Based on both official "morning reports" and the author's personal notes, this work chronicles events both epic and intimate."--Jacket.

Includes index.

1.Troubled Times -- 2. Pearl Harbor -- 3. Maneuvers in Scotland -- 4. The First Battle -- 5. With the British Army -- 6. Kasserine -- 7. El Guettar -- 8. Victory in North Africa -- 9. Sicily -- 10. Sicilian Interlude -- 11. Back in England -- 12. Omaha Beach -- 13. Breakout -- 14. Race Through France and Belgium -- 15. Aachen -- 16. Bloody Hurtgen -- 17. Battle of the Bulge -- 18. Crossing the Rhine -- 19. Ruhr Pocket -- 20. To the Elbe -- 21. The Last Battle -- 22. European War Over -- 23. Reflections.