First Interview:

- Walthers served, initially, as a PVT in the 1PL.

- He was eventually promoted to SGT, serving between 1942-1945

- Was at five major battles, including the Battle of Mortain

- Walthers believes that Joe Calabrace was in the 3PL

- Stated that 30 CRT met Russians at Oschersleben, Germany

- Knew PFC Birlyn D. "Red" Flint

- Stated the 30 CRT had roughly 140 men. They were spread across three field platoons and one HQ platoon—with 30 men per platoon, ten men in three sections in each platoon

- Walthers discussed equipment the 30 CRT used: 1) Jeep with .30 caliber machine gun, mounted by soldiers with Thompson machine guns, grease guns, and carbines, 2) M-8 Armored Car with a six wheel turret gun of 37 millimeter, and outfitted with a .50 caliber machine gun

- Over the course of the war, 30 CRT suffered approximately 80 percent in eventual casualties.

- Walthers believes that the 30 CRT had a total replacement turnover of about "times 6"

- Walters noted that he was at: St. Lo, Mortain, the Race to Belgium, Breakthrough of the Siegfried Line, Ruhr offensive and the Aachen Gap, and the battle and bombardment at Aachen where the 30 CPT defeated the "first SS Troop."