Elements of the 291st were the first American soldiers to contact and rescue wounded survivors of the Malmedy massacre , and it was Pergrin who initially reported the massacre to higher headquarters . Later , toward the end of the Battle of the Bulge , the 291st was assigned responsibility to uncover the bodies of soldiers massacred at Malmedy for Graves Registration Service troops and documenting officers
Malmedy massacre
Malmedy massacre
David E. Pergrin