In La Tour du Pin, American and French flags fly over the village center. From Sept. 2-3, 1944, the Third Division moved 75 miles by truck to Lons Le Saunier. The first days of September saw elements of VI Corps advancing at a rapid pace with F.F.I. intelligence revealing the abandonment of the territory by the Nazis. Pre-invasion plans did not expect troops to be in this area until late November.
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