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  • Colbert, Hugh Joining the Army

    Hugh L. Colbert was born in Electra, Texas in June 1925.

  • Colbert, Hugh Liberation

    As the war drew nearer and nearer to an end, Hugh Colbert and the rest of the American prisoners in the German labor camp heard the sounds of Allie

  • Colbert, Hugh Life in a POW Camp

    After German forces captured Hugh Colbert and his unit from the 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division, the Americans were

  • Colbert, Hugh Marched Off Into Captivity

    When the Germans captured Hugh Colbert and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Divis

  • Colbert, Hugh Overseas Deployment

    After he joined Company B, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Hugh Colbert and his comrades were issued w

  • Colbert, Hugh Postwar Life

    When Hugh Colbert was discharged from the US Army in November 1945 his father insisted that he take advantage of the GI Bill and go to college.

  • Colbert, Hugh POWs View of the War

    Food was extremely scarce for Hugh Colbert and his comrades in German prison camp.

  • Colbert, Hugh Preparing to go Home

    The worst aspects about Hugh Colbert's prisoner of war experience included his uncertainty regarding the future, the lack of food and drink, a

  • Colbert, Hugh The Germans Attack

    On the evening of 15 December 1944, the night before the Germans opened up the massive offensive referred to as the Battle of the Bulge, the 1st Ba

  • Colbert, Hugh The Situation Before the Battle

    [Annotator's Note: Hugh Colbert served as a messenger in Company B, 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division.] When the

  • Colbert, Hugh The Situation Crumbles

    Unbeknownst to Hugh Colbert and most of the men in the 422nd Infantry Regiment, the German advance had completely cut the entire regiment off from

  • Colbert, Hugh To the Front

    As the men of 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment packed their gear and prepared to move out to cross the English Channel, Hugh Colbert of Compa

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