![An American soldier cautiously approaches two burning vehicles that had been destroyed by a German ambush. As a scout, Private Sevel never wore equipment or heavy clothing in order to stay mobile on the battlefield.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Sevel006-760x428.jpg)
90th infantry division
A Scout in Patton’s Third Army
By Kevin M. HymelThe Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter plane dove out of the sky with machine guns firing. The pilot’s target—a pontoon bridge being stretched across Germany’s Werra River by American engineers. Read more