05-30-2007, 04:36 PM
Jiggers,
As your dad speaks of the 112th IR, he probably was in the Ouren area during The Bulge.
The 112th was located in that area which was one of the few front positions that withstood the first German assault on December 16, 1944.
They were opposed by elements of the 560th Volksgrenadier and 116th Panzer Divisions (if my memory still is correct).
I have been in that area a lot and there are still foxholes to be seen.
Later, the 112th IR and 424th IR (106th Division) heroically fought the Germans in the Saint-Vith area (Spinneux is one village where they fought; there is a monument for these two units).
Hope this helps a little.
Erwin