Footsteps of the 99th #6: Lost in the Burteaumont Forest

The story of Burteaumont Forest is an unusual and somewhat forgotten chapter in the history of the 99th Infantry Battalion. They weren't there to seize strategic objectives or push the Germans back. Their job was to hold the line and gather intel for the impending assault on St. Vith (which, by the way, they didn't even participate in). Their day-to-day…