To our intense relief the Bath Unit eventually arrived and the whole Bn felt clean again for the first time since Etrepagny.

Clean laundry was also provided.

Elements of the US forces moved into DEURNE.

Patrols during the day had nothing to report. O.Ps are very scarce in this part of the country as the ground is flat and there are innumerable pine trees woods. None of our O.Ps observed anything.

The Bde was allotted the Officers' Shop in HELMOND for the day.

During the hours of darkness a patrol of 1 sec of Carriers made contact with US troops in WASBURG just North of DEURNE at 1900 hrs, 0100 hrs and 0600 hrs. No enemy were seen.

"B" Coy standing patrol at 663246 consisted of two sections of infantry.