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According to the "A" Company diary:

"3 Dec., '44 - Town of Macheren; 'C' Company tank attached to us.  Sgt. Lamb's and Gerber's tank came back from Battalion Maintenance today.  P.F.C. Maar and Sgt. Brown from duty to the hospital with bad colds.  Company is in Division Reserve. Commanding Officer had a meeting with all Tank Commanders concerning attack for tomorrow.

Sgt. Gray from duty to the hospital, as of 23 Nov., '44.  All men at Ordinance were paid.  Capt. McDermott received the Silver Star on the 30th  of November, '44.  S/Sgt. Szymanski received the Bronze Star on 22 Nov., '44.  Sgt. Vincent P. Jones received the Bronze Star on 30 Nov., '44.  Pvt. Collins from duty to the hospital with cramps in stomach.

4 Dec., '44 - Town of Macheren; Tanks left for attack at 7:00 A.M.  Lt. Springer went in place of Sgt. Brown as Tank Commander.  Tanks crossed the bridge before noontime.  Viewed P.F.C. McKinney's body today, and it was pretty much mashed up.  1st Sgt. Suglio and T/5 Rider viewed it."

G.I.’s Trudge Through Bitterly Cold Weather

The 80th Division G-2 After Action report describes the attack of the fourth:

"On 4 December, the 80th Division launched a limited objective attack in conjunction with the attack to the east of the remainder of the XII Corps.  The 17th SS defending along the high ground east of Mauderbach River was quickly driven back in the 80th  Division sector and by afternoon the towns of Pfarrbersweiler, Thedingen and Rochers had been cleared of enemy and over two hundred P.W.’s taken.  The following day, the 2nd Cavalry Group (attached to the 80th  Division for the operation), cleared Freymind, Merlebach and Rosbrucken of remnants of the 36th German Division.

Withdrawing to the East, the remnants of the 36th Division went into prepared positions around Forbach and outposted the high ground to the south of Forbach.  While containing this position, the 80th Division was relieved and went into a rest area.

When the 80th Division occupied St. Avold, an enemy agent surrendered himself to our front line units.  Upon interrogation, the agent, an Alsatian, declared he had been sent to St. Avold to secure a hidden radio and report the effects of time bombs which had been left in St. Avold.  Search revealed the radio and two time bombs, one concealed in the city gas works and one in the artillery barracks.

Extensive search failed to uncover any further bombs, however, during the period the 80th Division remained in St. Avold, a total of four time bombs detonated, totally destroying three buildings formerly occupied by Nazi Party Organizations, and a section of the Artillery Barracks."