Nothing Impossible: Memoirs of a United States Cavalryman In World War 2

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series First Edition 2017

The late Wallace Clement served in three wars, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. A West Point Cadet, he entered the Army as a 2nd Lt. in 1940, rising to the rank of Major in 1944, serving with the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Italy where late in the war he was captured and ended the war as a POW.

He served in the Korean War, as a Lt. Colonel, and in Vietnam as a Brig. General as assistant division commander of the 23rd Americal Division.

He was awarded every medal that a soldier can receive save for the Medal of Honor.

This is his story, written by him, and edited by a good friend, Sean Heuvel, who as a boy listened to Clement tell his tales of his service.

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Early Years in Cambridge

Chapter 2: West Point and the Cavalry

Chapter 3: The Move to Tank Destroyers

Chapter 4: Trial By Fire in Italy

Chapter 5: Hard Fighting Against the Germans

Chapter 6: POW Days

Chapter 7: Lessons Learned from World War II

Epilogue

Appendix A: Wallace L. Clement Dates of Rank

Appendix B: Military Decorations of Wallace L. Clement

Appendix C: Distinguished Service Cross Citation

Appendix D: Bronze Star Citation

Appendix E: U.S. Army MIA Telegram to Mrs. Helen Clement

Appendix F: 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion List of Enemy Equipment Destroyed and List of Enemy Personnel Captured

Appendix G: Letter From 804th TDB Veteran Morris H. Snow to Col. David Clement (USMCR, Ret.)

Appendix H: Some Highlights of the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Europe

804th Tank Destroyer Battalion

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