Heck! The Americans were fighting the American's too!
 

The title of this thread reminded me of an brief account that I read by a guy who was in my father's unit ((the 734th FA Battalion) during WWII. I found it in this booklet that was published based on the accounts of a number of Connecticut veterans when they were discharged after the war.
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Here's what the guy submitted...

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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1195094667.jpg

Incidentally, in researching some of the unit's records, I don't find any mention of these casualties. As a Corp level artillery unit (the 155 mm "Long Tom" could shot up to 14 miles), they weren't generally that close to the front. As a result the casualties for the unit during the war were pretty light compared to other units.

I am a firm believer that every man should call in sick to work 1 day every year and spend the day playing with their army men. - Jim Phillips, talk show host in Orlando Florida.