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 Bibliography