Other Weather References

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LOSS IN AN ICE STORM
Post # 9 in this thread (under Dates and Places in Division history) refers to the ice storm some encountered during the move from France to the Belgian front. This storm resulted in at least one death.
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From this post:
With much of the Division, after landing in France, My dad camped in Limesy, France, north of Rouen. The route most took from France to the Belgian Front ... was a northeasterly route that went past Cambrai, and Maubeuge, France and bivouacked for the night somewhere in the vicinity of Philippeville, Belgium. On their 2nd day of travel in the higher elevations, the Service Battery of the 590th Field Artillery experienced their first loss. Their warrant officer (Claude Collins) was killed when he got out of his vehicle to help with a series of accidents that occurred in an ice storm. I believe there were injuries in other units during this time.

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FOG AS ALLY

In an account about the challenges the troops faced, Floyd covered the personnel situation at Camp Atterbury. Then he expanded on this with some accounts from the front. In his last paragraph in this post (post # 1 on the thread) he addressed a moment when the fog was helpful:
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quoting Floyd:
"I recall the day when we hiked forty five miles, on an empty stomach; some of those miles were through mine fields, to escape being surrounded by the Germans. Part of the time our movements were directed by hand signals. The word was, "Be QUIET, move quietly, no talking, no coughing, or sneezing. We are 50 yards from the German lines." It was another time that foggy, misty weather was our ally. Somehow, we got through the day without losing a man."