Document A Source: Journal entry of Paul Rogers, Sergeant in the 101st Airborne Division.

Note: This is his account of fighting in the Battle of the Bulge in Europe.

December 18, 1944

We heard that the Germans are beginning some heavy attack. All we could do was dig in and wait. …It was a nightmare of muddy roads, bitter cold and heavy fog. Fresh snow covered fields of land mines and hard, frozen ground made digging foxholes a nightmare. The forest looked like a Christmas card, but it was agony all the way. I looked out across the field from my snow-covered foxhole. The quiet was shattered by German artillery and guns, and the trees around us exploded as shells rained down.

Document B

Source: Journal entry of Carl R. Herron, Corporeal in the 4th Marine Regiment.

Note: This is his account of fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific.

April 10, 1945

When we first came onto the beach, everything was quiet. We had pounded the Japanese with bombs for months, so we thought maybe we got lucky. Maybe the bombs got them all and there was no one left. But then they opened fire. ...We had over 70,000 soldiers, and they only had 22,000 on the island. We were told that we could take the whole island in a week, but the Japanese held on for over a month. The weather was hot and the jungle was thick. We were fighting in foxholes filled with rainwater, and disease spread quickly. The Japanese knew there was no way they could win, but they still fought on to the last man. They would rather die than surrender.

Corroboration
Which statement is supported by information found in both documents?

Group of answer choices

Japanese soldiers would rather die than surrender.

American soldiers fought in foxholes.

Snow covered fields of land mines.

The weather was hot and it rained in the jungles.

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