In the late 1940's, Donald Boyer (former 38th Armored Infantry Battalion S-3 Officer and task force commander at St. Vith) was asked by Gen. Bruce Clarke to write his personal account of the battle at St. Vith, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge (the Ardennes Offensive), as part of the documentation for a Presidential Unit Citation. Now Donald Boyer's narrative account and notes have been transcribed and fully indexed in book form.

The "Personal Report: Narrative Account" gives a complete account of this critical battle during the first days of the Battle of the Bulge (the Ardennes Offensive): the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion's travel from Ubach, Germany to St. Vith, Belgium, the defense of St. Vith, Belgium (many other units mentioned) with particular emphasis on the perimeter on the Prumerberg to the east of St. Vith, the fall of St. Vith, and the setting up of defenses at Crombach (Krombach), Belgium.

The "Notes", despite including Dec. 17-22 in their title, are a detailed personal diary of the events of December 16-17, 1944, the first two days of the Battle of the Bulge (the Ardennes Offensive). They detail the move of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion from Ubach, Germany to St. Vith, Belgium, the situation that was encountered, the coordination with other units, and the efforts to bolster the thin defenses of St. Vith by the end of the day on December 17, 1944.