Description: Talks about what it was like in France. Harbor town of Le Havre was somewhat hostile because they had experienced many civilian casualties caused by Allied bombing on German U-boats in their harbor. Tells of better reception as they traveled other places in France. Tells story of seeing snow for first time in life. Tells story about train ride to Belgium and the reaction of the Belgians on VE day.
Keywords: people, eugene l williams jr, army reserve, captain, corps of engineers, france french, lehavre, bomb bombing, german germany, harbor, civilian casualties, snow, belgium, ve victory day