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No Noise Allowed
Mr. McCabe describes the sapper training he underwent, particularly assembling bridges in total darkness.
Mine Sweeping
Mr. McCabe describes mine sweeping, identifying Teller and Shoe mines, and the danger posed by each.
The Ground Shook
Mr. McCabe describes the bombardment at Falaise Gap.
Logistics of Bridge Building
Mr. McCabe describes bridge building techniques, and the different weight tolerances required depending on the type of traffic expected to cross.
Caring for Displaced Persons.
Mr. McCabe describes the cramped conditions in a displaced persons camp which was under his Company’s care, and the 30th’s role in providing for the refugees.
Concrete Obstacles and Collaborators
Mr. McCabe describes removing concrete pillars placed by the Dutch to deter German aircraft from landing on Holland’s highways. Collaborators were given the ‘grunt’ work such as drilling holes for explosives in the pillars.
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