Furcoli, Italy
Bergman's Company, Company B of the 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division was ordered to attack German army positions on Furcoli Ridge near Forcoli, Italy. The Germans were in caves overlooking a valley and had pinned down the 88th for months during the winter months(reference: The Blue Devils In Italy, page 195).
During the battle to take the ridge, Company B's commanding officer Capt. Robert E. Richard of Newark, New Jersey, lost a foot in a minefield(reference: The Blue Devils in Italy, page 195).
It was during this battle that Sgt. Bergman was awarded the Silver Star Medal(reference: The Blue Devils in Italy,copyright 1947,page 300,by John P. Delaney).
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