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Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 8:41:09 AM   
marcbarker


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Status: offline 		I will be posting OOB's I uncovered several years ago and recently found again these are old web pages that do not have a home currently...maybe sime of you will recognize them.

I will be posting Divisions in order

Note: This is the US ARMY OOB for the Europena Theater of Operations




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_____________________________

games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re
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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 8:42:28 AM   
marcbarker


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Status: offline 		ORDER OF BATTLE
OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY
WORLD WAR II
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
_________________________________
DIVISIONS
__________________________________


OFFICE OF THE THEATER HISTORIAN
PARIS, FRANCE

December 1945



_____________________________

games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 8:48:35 AM   
marcbarker


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Status: offline 		Here is the organic composition of the Armored Division





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_____________________________

games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

(in reply to marcbarker)
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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 8:56:05 AM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		2d ARMORED DIVISION


"Hell on Wheels"



The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions; the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, firepower; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.

COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General
24 Nov 1943 Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey
18 Mar 1944 Maj. Gen. Edward H. Brooks
12 Sep 1944 Maj. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon
18 Jan 1945 Brig. Gen. Isaac D. White
23 Mar 1945 Maj. Gen. Isaac D. White


Artillery Commander
24 Nov 1943 Col. Thomas A. Roberts Jr
5 Aug 1944 Lt. Col. Carl I. Hutton
2 Nov 1944 Col. Carl I. Hutton


Chief of Staff
24 Nov 1943 Col. Redding F. Perry
18 Mar 1944 Col. Charles D. Pamer
29 Sep 1944 Col. Clayton J. Mansfield
30 Dec 1944 Col. Gustavus W. West


Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1
24 Nov 1943 Lt.Col. Harold M. Forde
7 Oct 1944 Maj. Calvin S. Hannum
10 Jan 1945 Lt. Col. Calvin S. Hannum


Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2
24 Nov 1943 Lt. Col. Harold M. Forde
27 Apr 1944 Lt. Col. Jesse M. Hawkins Jr
9 Sep 1944 Maj. Eugene A. Trahan
16 Dec 1944 Lt. Col. Eugene A. Trahan


Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3
24 Nov 1943 Maj. Lindsay C. Herkness Jr
27 Dec 1943 Lt. Col. Russell W. Jenna
23 Jan 1945 Lt. Col. Briard P. Johnson
24 Apr 1945 Lt. Col. Jasper J. Wilson


Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4
19 Feb 1944 Lt. Col. Charles C. Peterson
15 Dec 1944 Lt. Col. Lewis M. Flint


Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5
19 Feb 1944 Maj. Marcel F.J. Brunow
15 Jul 1944 Lt. Col. Marcel F.J. Brunow
11 Dec 1944 Maj Byron L. Connell (Actg)
26 Dec 1944 Lt. Col. Marcel F.J. Brunow


Adjutant General
24 Nov 1943 Lt. Col. Robert H. Shell
19 Mar 1945 Maj. Clem G. Hailey
7 Apr 1945 Maj. Robert F. Smith


CC 'A' Commander
24 Nov 1943 Brig. Gen. Rose
4 Aug 1944 Col. John H. Collier
12 Nov 1944 Brig. Gen. John H. Collier


CC 'B' Commander
24 Nov 1943 Col. Isaac D. White
28 May 1944 Brig. Gen. Isaac D. White
19 Jan 1945 Col. Sidney R. Hinds
21 Mar 1945 Brig. Gen. Sidney R. Hinds

STATISTICS

Chronology
Activated 15 Jul 1940
Arrived ETO 24 Nov 1943
Arrived Continent (D+3) 9 Jun 1944
Entered Combat:
First Elements
Enitre Division 13 Jun 1944*
2 Jul 1944


Casualties (Tentative)
Killed 1,102
Wounded 5,331
Missing 253
Captured 65

Battle Casualties 6,751
Non-Battle Casualties 7,116

Total Casualties 13,867

Percent of T/O Strength 95.9


Campaigns Normandy
Northern France
Ardennes
Rhineland
Central Europe


Individual Awards DCS 21
Legion of Merit 13
Silver Star 1,954
Soldiers Medal 131
Bronze Star 5,331
Air Medal 342
PWs Taken 76,963


COMPOSITION

Organic Units

Headquarters Company

Service Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

41st Armored Infantry Regiment

66th Armored Regiment

67th Armored Regiment

17th Armored Engineer Battalion

82d Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

142d Armored Signal Company

2d Armored Division Artillery

14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

92d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

2d Armored Division Trains

2d Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

Supply Battalion

48th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

*Previous Combat - North Africa and Sicily

ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery 195th AAA AW Bn (SP) 11 Jun 1944 - still attached (9 May 1945)
Btrys C & D 129th AAA Gun Bn (Mbl) 25 Jul 1944 - 30 Jul 1944
Btrys A & B 474th AAA AW Bn (SP) 28 Jul 1944 - 31 Jul 1944


Armored Sq B Br 1st Fife & Forfar Yeo (Br 79th Armd Div) 15 Nov 1944 - 24 Nov 1944
40th Tk Bn (7th Armd Div) 23 Nov 1944 - 24 Nov 1944
Sq B Br 1st Fife & Forfar Yeo (Br 79th Armd Div) 25 Dec 1944 - 18 Jan 1945
Elm 738th Tank Bn (Mine Exploder) 12 Jan 1945 - 17 Jan 1945
Co A 739th Tk Bn 27 Feb 1945 - 5 mar 1945


Cavalry 24th Cav Rcn Sq 25 Jul 1944 - 28 Jul 1944
113th Cav Rcn Sq 6 Aug 1944 - 15 Aug 1944
1st Plat 30th Rcn Tr (30th Div) 7 Aug 1944 - 12 Aug 1944
4th Cav Gp 23 Dec 1944 - 31 Dec 1944


Engineer Co B 327th Engr C Bn (102d Div) 16 Nov 1944 - 25 Nov 1944
Co B 105th Engr C Bn (30th Div) 2 Apr 1945 - 16 Apr 1945


Field Artillery 65th Armd FA Bn 3 Jul 1944 - 8 Jul 1944
65th Armd FA Bn 13 Jul 1944 - 30 Sep 1944
62d Armd FA Bn 25 Jul 1944 - 22 Sep 1944
258th FA Bn (155 Gun) 6 Aug 1944 - 26 Aug 1944
258th FA Bn (155 Gun) 3 Oct 1944 - 30 Oct 1944
65th Armd FA Bn 5 Oct 1944 - 21 Dec 1944
62d Armd FA Bn 6 Oct 1944 - 25 Oct 1944
70th FA Bn (105 How) 25 Oct 1944 - 3 Nov 1944
557th FA Bn (155 Gun) 30 Oct 1944 - 8 Nov 1944
83d Armd FA Bn 4 Nov 1944 - 24 Nov 1944
380th FA Bn (102d Div) (105 How) 17 Nov 1944 - 25 Nov 1944
957th FA Bn (155 How) 22 Dec 1944 - 17 Jan 1945
87th Armd FA Bn 22 Dec 1944 - 19 Jan 1945
65th Armd FA Bn 5 Feb 1945 - 10 Mar 1945
696th Armd FA Bn 6 Feb 1945 - 10 Mar 1945
258th FA Gp 26 Feb 1945 - 5 Mar 1945
696th Armd FA Bn 26 Mar 1945 - 19 Apr 1945
258th FA Bn (155 Gun) 26 Mar 1945 - 19 Apr 1945
65th Armd FA Bn 27 Mar 1945 - 19 Apr 1945
113th FA Bn (30th Div) (155 How) 2 Apr 1945 - 5 Apr 1945
197th FA Bn (30th Div) (105 How) 2 Apr 1945 - 17 Apr 1945


Infantry

22d CT (4th Div) 21 Jul 1944 - 1 Aug 1944
44th FA Bn (4th Div) (105 How) 21 Jul 1944 - 1 Aug 1944
1st Plat Co C 4th Engr C Bn (4th Div) 21 Jul 1944 - 1 Aug 1944
2d Bn 119th Inf (30th Div) 2 Aug 1944 - 12 Aug 1944
3d Bn 119th Inf (30th Div) 3 Aug 1944 - 4 Aug 1944
3d Bn 120th Inf (30th Div) 9 Aug 1944 - 12 Aug 1944
3d Bn 8th Inf (4th Div) 11 Aug 1944 - 14 Aug 1944
99th Inf Bn (Non-Div) 15 Aug - 18 Sep 1944
3d Bn 116th Inf (29th Div) 4 Oct 1944 - 29 Oct 1944
2d Bn 116th Inf (29th Div) 8 Oct 1944 - 11 Oct 1944
405th Inf (102d Div) 26 Oct 1944 - 3 Nov 1944
1st Bn 405th Inf (102d Div) 3 Nov 1944 - 6 Nov 1944
406th Inf (-1st Bn) (102d Div) 6 Nov 1944 - 25 Nov 1944
1st Bn 406th Inf (102d Div) 9 Nov 1944 - 25 Nov 1944
2d Bn 119th Inf (30th Div) 11 Nov 1944 - 28 Nov 1944
335th CT (84th Div) 22 Nov 1944 - 24 Nov 1944
1st Bn 119th Inf (30th Div) 25 Nov 1944 - 3 Dec 1944
60th CT (9th Div) 22 Dec 1944 - 23 Dec 1944
2d Bn 291st Inf (75th Div) 25 Dec 1944 - 28 Dec 1944
1st 2d & 3d Bns 335th Inf (84th Div) 1 Jan 1945 - 10 Jan 1945
335th Inf (84th Div) 1 Jan 1945 - 11 Jan 1945
1st & 2d Bns 333d Inf (84th Div) 10 Jan 1945 - 17 Jan 1945
3d Bn 333d Inf (84th Div) 10 Jan 1945 - 17 Jan 1945
331st Inf (83d Div) 28 Feb 1945 - 1 Mar 1945
908th FA Bn (83d Div) (105 How) 28 Feb 1945 - 1 Mar 1945
Co C 308th Engr C Bn 28 Feb 1945 - 1 Mar 194
379th Inf (95th Div) 1 Mar 1945 - 4 Mar 1945
377th Inf (95th Div) 29 Mar 1945 - 2 Apr 1945
119th Inf (30th Div) 2 Apr 1945 - 17 Apr 1945

Tank Destroyers

702d TD Bn (SP) 11 Jun 1944 - 21 Sep 1944
702d TD Bn (SP) 1 Oct 1944 - 7 Feb 1944 [45]
Co A 814th TD Bn (SP) 23 Nov 1944 - 24 Nov 1944
702d TD Bn (SP) 27 Feb 1945 - still attached (9 May 1945)

DETACHMENTS

(Attached To)

Armored

1st Bn 66th Armd Regt 101st Abn Div 16 Jun 1944 - 28 Jun 1944
1st Bn 66th Armd Regt 83d Div 28 Jun 1944 - 6 Jul 1944
CC A XIX Corps 28 Jul 1944 - 16 Aug 1944
Co G 66th Armd Regt 113th Cav Gp 22 Sep 1944 - 1 Oct 1944
3d Bn 66th Armd Regt 30th Div 12 Oct 1944 - 22 Oct 1944
Co A 67th Armd Regt 7th Armd Gp 18 Dec 1944 - 22 Dec 1944
CC B 3d Div 26 Feb 1945 - 27 Feb 1945
Armored (Cont'd) CC R 83d Div 14 Apr 1945 - 20 Apr 1945
3d Bn 67th Armd Regt 83d Div 19 Apr 1945 - 30 Apr 1945


Cavalry 82d Armd Rcn Bn 4th Cav Gp 19 Jan 1945 - 21 Jan 1945


Engineer Co E 17th Armd Engr Bn 1153d Engr C Gp 9 Mar 1945 - 31 Mar 1945


Field Artillery

78th Armd FA Bn 4th Cav Gp 19 Jan 1945 - 21 Jan 1945
2d Armd Div Arty 30th Div 7 Feb 1945 - 27 Feb 1945
2d Armd Div Arty 113th Cav Gp 11 Mar 1945 - 26 Mar 1945

ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT To Higher Units

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
24 Nov 1943 First ETOUSA
27 Nov 1943 VII First
8 Feb 1944 XIX First
12 Jun 1944 V First
18 Jul 1944 VII First
2 Aug 1944 XIX First 12th
7 Aug 1944 VII First 12th
13 Aug 1944 XIX First 12th
18 Aug 1944 V First 12th
19 Aug 1944 XIX First 12th
28 Aug 1944 XV First 12th
29 Aug 1944 XIX First 12th
22 Oct 1944 XIX Ninth 12th
22 Dec 1944 VII First 12th Br 21st
18 Jan 1945 VII First 12th -
16 Feb 1945 XIX Ninth 12th Br 21st
4 Apr 1945 XIX Ninth 12th -
8 May 1945 - Ninth 12th

(-) Indicates relieved from assignment.

COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
1943

27 Nov Tidworth Wiltshire England
1944

7 Jun St-Laurent-sur-Mer Calvados France
10 Jun La Mine Calvados France
2 Jul St-Paul-du-Vernay (vic NW) Calvados France
18 Jul La Mine Calvados France
24 Jul Le Dezert Manche France
25 Jul Pont Herbert (vic W) Manche France
26 Jul Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly (vic SW) Manche France
3 Aug Percy (vic S) Manche France
4 Aug Courson (vic N) Manche France
7 Aug Le Teilleul (1 Mi NE) Manche France
10 Aug Barenton (2 Mi W) Manche France
18 Aug Sees (1 mi S) Orne France
19 Aug Longny-au-Perche (vic W) Orne France
20 Aug Brezolles (vic N) Eure-et-Loire France
25 Aug Le Neubourg (3 mi S) Eure France
27 Aug Mantes-Gassicourt (4 mi W) Eure France
30 Aug Magny-en-Vexin (vic N) Seinte-et-Oise France
31 Aug Beauvais (2 mi S) Oise France
1 Sep Peronne (vic NW) Somme France
2 Sep Rumes Hainaut Belgium
6 Sep Archennes (vic W) Brabant Belgium
8 Sep Louvain (vic SE) Brabant Belgium
9 Sep Hasselt (4 mi W) Limbourg Belgium
16 Sep Maastricht (2 mi NE) Limburg Neth
18 Sep Schimmert Limburg Neth
19 Sep Oirsbeek (1 mi SE) Limburg Neth
4 Oct Nieuwenhagen Limburg Neth
9 Oct Grotenrath Rhineland Germany
11 Oct Waubach Limburg Neth
11 Nov Palenberg (1/2 mi E) Rhineland Germany
17 Nov Ubach (1 mi SE) Rhineland Germany
24 Nov Baesweiler (1/2 mi SE) Rhineland Germany
22 Dec Havelange (2 mi S) Namur Belgium
25 Dec Mohiville (1 mi W) Namur Namur
28 Dec Leignon Namur Belgium
29 Dec Mohiville (1 mi W) Namur Belgium

1945
2 Jan Weris Luxembourg Belgium
7 Jan Fisenne Luxembourg Belgium
11 Jan Erpigny Luxembourg Belgium
13 Jan Odeigne Luxembourg Belgium
14 Jan St-Jean (Farm) Luxembourg Belgium
20 Jan Florze Liege Belgium
3 Feb Gulpen (1 mi W) Limburg Netherlands
24 Feb Aachen (2 mi NW) Rhineland Germany
27 Feb Mersch Rhineland Germany
28 Feb Garzweiler Rhineland Germany
1 Mar Glehn Rhineland Germany
2 Mar Heide Rhineland Germany
3 Mar Krefeld (4 mi S) Rhineland Germany
14 Mar Schiefbahn Rhineland Germany
28 Mar Bruckhausen Westphalia Germany
29 Mar Altschermbeck Westphalia Germany
30 Mar Hullern (1 mi E) Westphalia Germany
31 Mar Walstedde Westphalia Germany
1 Apr Stromberg Westphalia Germany
2 Apr Schloss Holte Westphalia Germany
4 Apr Lemgo Westphalia Germany
5 Apr Schwobber Hannover Germany
7 Apr Elze Hannover Germany
10 Apr Soder Hannover Germany
11 Apr Hornburg Hannover Germany
12 Apr Klein Wanzleben Hannover Germany
13 Apr Gross Ottersleben Hannover Germany
21 Apr Wolfenbuttel Hannover Germany





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_____________________________

games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

(in reply to marcbarker)
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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 8:58:28 AM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		2d FRENCH ARMORED DIVISION


ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
20May44 XII ETOUSA
1Aug44 XX Third
8Aug44 XV Third
17Aug44 V Third First
2Sep44 (-) Third First
8Sep44 XV Third (-)
21Sep44 XV Second French Res.
29Sep44 XV Second French Res. Seventh 6th (Sup & Opn)
27Nov44 VI Opns Second French Res. Seventh 6th (Sup & Opn)
5Dec44 (-) Second French Res. First French 6th (Sup & Opn)
30Dec44 XV Second French Res. Seventh 6th (Sup & Opn)
17Jan45 (-) Second French Res. First French 6th (Sup & Opn)
3Feb45 XXI Second French Res. Seventh 6th (Sup & Opn)
14Feb45 XV Second French Res. Seventh 6th (Sup & Opn)
5Mar45 XV Second French Res. Seventh 6th
28Apr45 XXI Second French Res. Seventh 6th



NOTE: (-) indicates relieved from assignment.

COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
4Aug44 La-Haye-du-Puits Manche France
9Aug44 La Chapelle St-Aubin Sarthe France
11Aug44 Ballon Sarthe France
12Aug44 Coulombiers (vic. South) Sarthe France
13Aug44 St-Blaise Sarthe France
14Aug44 Vrigny Sarthe France
16Aug44 Fleure (vic. North) Orne France
17Aug44 Juvigny-sur-Orne (vic. South) Orne France
18Aug44 Occagnes Orne France
25Aug44 Paris Seine France
27Aug44 La Plaine St-Denis Paris Seine France
9Sep44 Arconville Aube France
11Sep44 Busson Aube France
13Sep44 Vrecourt Vosges France
14Sep44 Valleroy le Sec Vosges France
16Sep44 Mattaincourt Meurthe-et-Moselle France
19Sep44 Giriviller Meurthe-et-Moselle France
23Sep44 Moyen Meurthe-et-Moselle France
27Sep44 Gerbeviller Meurthe-et-Moselle France
30Oct44 Menil-Flin Meurthe-et-Moselle France
1Nov44 Gelacourt Meurthe-et-Moselle France
3Nov44 Baccarat Meurthe-et-Moselle France
19Nov44 Cirey Bas-Rhin France
21Nov44 Trois Fontaines Bas-Rhin France
22Nov44 Birkenwald Bas-Rhin France
23Nov44 Strasbourg Bas-Rhin France
27Nov44 Illkirch Grafenstadeln Bas-Rhin France
3Dec44 Erstein Bas-Rhin France
27Dec44 Obernai Bas-Rhin France
2Jan45 Drulingen Bas-Rhin France
19Jan45 Obernai Bas-Rhin France
26Jan45 Kertzfeld Bas-Rhin France
29Jan45 Obernai Bas-Rhin France
3Feb45 Kertzfeld Bas-Rhin France
6Feb45 Bischwihr Haut-Rhin France
9Feb45 Muntzenheim Haut-Rhin France
16Feb45 Benestrof Moselle France
3Mar45 Cheateauroux Indre France
12Mar45 Jamezax Charente-Inferieure France
14Mar45 St-Romain de Benet Charente-Inferieure France
18Mar45 Javrezac Charente-Inferieure France
23Mar45 Chateauroux Indre France
24Mar45 Chateau Salins Moselle France
29Mar45 Hall Wurttemberg Germany
30Mar45 Burtenbach Wurttemberg Germany
3May45 Diessen Wurttemberg Germany
4May45 Ober Siegdorf Bavaria Germany
5May45 Bad Reichenhall Bavaria Germany

_____________________________

games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

(in reply to marcbarker)
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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 9:01:13 AM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		3d ARMORED DIVISION

"Spearhead"

The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightening, shock action.

COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General
15 Sep 1943 Maj Gen Leroy H. Watson
7 Aug 1944 Brig Gen Maurice Rose
5 Sep 1944 Maj Gen Maurice Rose
21 Mar 1945 Brig Gen Doyle O. Hickey

Arty Comdr
15 Sep 1943 Col Frederic G. Brown

CofS
15 Sep 1943 Col John A. Smith

ACofS G-1
15 Sep 1943 Lt Col Jack A. Boulger
1 Apr 1945 Maj George G. Otis

ACofS G-2
15 Sep 1943 Lt Col Andrew Barr

ACofS G-3
15 Sep 1943 Lt Col Howard M. Snyder
28 Aug 1943 Lt Col Wesley A. Sweat
1 Apr 1945 Maj James A Alexander
25 Apr 1945 Lt Col Wesley A Sweat

ACofS G-4
15 Sep 1943 Lt Col Eugene C Orth

ACofS G-5
22 Feb 1944 Lt Col William E Dahl
20 Apr 1945 Maj George F Cake

Adj Gen
15 Sep 1943 Lt Col Robert M Gant

CC A Comdr
15 Sep 1943 Brig Gen Doyle O Hickey
31 Mar 1945 Col Leander L Doan

CC B Comdr
15 Sep 1943 Brig Gen John J Bohn
15 Jul 1944 Col Truman Everett Boudinot
4 Sep 1944 Brig Gen Truman Everett Boudinot

CC R Comdr
15 Sep 1943 Col Graeme G Parks
19 Jul 1944 Col William W Cornog Jr
15 Aug 1944 Col Louis P Leone
6 Sep 1944 Col Carl J Rohsenberger
24 Sep 1944 Col Robert L Howze Jr

STATISTICS

Chronology

Activated 15 Apr 41
Arrived ETO 15 Sep 43
Arrived Continent (D/18) 24 Jun 44
Entered Combat:
First Element 29 Jun 44
Entire Division 9 Jul 44
Days in Combat 231

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 2,540
Wounded 7,331
Missing 95
Captured 139
Battle Casualties 10,105
Non-Battle Casualties 6,017
Total Casualties 16,122
Percent of T/O Strength 111.5

Campaigns

Normandy

Northern France

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe

Individual Awards

DSC 17
Legion of Merit 23
Silver Star 885
Soldiers Medal 32
Bronze Star 3,884
Air Medal 138
DFC 3

PW's Taken: 76,720

COMPOSITION

ORGANIC UNITS
Headquarters Company

Service Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

36th Armored Inf Regiment

32d Armored Regiment

33d Armored Regiment

23d Armored Eng Bn

83d Armored Rcn Bn

143d Armored Sig Co

3d Armored Division Artillery

391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion

67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

3d Armored Division Trains

3d Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

Supply Battalion

45th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

486th AAA AW Bn (SP) 25 Jun 44-9 May 45
413th AAA Gun Bn (Mbl) 7 Jul 44-16 Jul 44

Armored

Co A 738th Tk Bn (Mine Explorer) 6 Dec 44-15 Jan 45
1st & 3d Plats Co B 738th Tk Bn (Mine Explorer) 12 Jan 45-17 Jan 45

Cavalry

113th Cav Gp 8 Jul 44-10 Aug 44
4th Cav Gp 28 Feb 45-1 Mar 45
4th Cav Gp 3 Mar 45-8 Mar 45

Chemical

Cos A & C 87th Cml Bn 24 Dec 44-31 Dec 44

Engineer

294th Engr C Bn 25 Oct 44-9 Nov 44
1st Plat Co B 15th Engr C Bn (9th Div) 27 Oct 44-11 Nov 44
298th Engr C Bn 9 Nov 44-10 Nov 44
Co B 15th Engr C Bn (9th Div) 11 Nov 44-1 Dec 44
298th Engr C Bn 27 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
Co B 297th Engr C Bn 27 Dec 44-30 Dec 44

Field Artillery

967th FA Bn (155 How) 29 Jun 44-30 Jun 44
58th Armd FA Bn 3 Jul 44-10 Aug 44
963d FA Bn (155 How) 7 Jul 44-9 Jul 44
258th FA Bn (155 Gun) 8 Jul 44-10 Aug 44
87th Armd FA Bn 9 Jul 44-28 Aug 44
258th FA Bn (155 Gun) 10 Aug 44-14 Aug 44
991st FA Bn (155 Gun) 12 Aug 44-20 Sep 44
60th FA Bn (9th Div) (105 How) 13 Aug 44-15 Aug 44
58th Armd FA Bn 18 Aug 44-1 Oct 44
84th FA Bn (9th Div) (105 How) 27 Oct 44-11 Nov 44
83d Armd FA Bn 20 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
991st FA Bn (-2 btrys) (155 Gun) 21 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
188th FA Bn (155 How) 23 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
75th Div Arty 24 Dec 44-7 Jan 45
991st FA Bn (155 Gun) 2 Jan 45-11 Jan 45
183d FA Bn (155 How) 2 Jan 45-11 Jan 45
83d Armd FA Bn 2 Jan 45-9 May 45
183d FA Bn (155 How) 12 Jan 45-20 Jan 45
Btry A 991st FA Bn (155 Gun) 17 Jan 45-19 Jan 45
991st FA Bn (155 Gun) 25 Feb 45-9 Mar 45
183d FA Bn (155 How) 25 Feb 45-24 Apr 45
991st FA Bn (155 Gun) 29 Mar 45-1 Apr 45
138th FA Bn (155 How) 29 Mar 45-8 Apr 45
991st FA Bn (155 Gun) 6 Apr 45-13 May 45
Btry A 13th FA Obsn Bn 17 Apr 45-23 Apr 45

Infantry

1st Bn 60th Inf (9th Div) 9 Jul 44-11 Jul 44
2d Bn 60th Inf (9th Div) 10 Jul 44-11 Jul 44
3d Bn 60th Inf (9th Div) 13 Aug 44-15 Aug 44
2d & 3d Bns 60th Inf (9th Div) 17 Aug 44-19 Aug 44
1st Bn 26th Inf (1st Div) 6 Sep 44-23 Sep 44
47th Inf (9th Div) 8 Sep 44-10 Sep 44
47th CT (9th Div) 25 Oct 44-10 Nov 45
84th FA Bn (9th Div) (105 How) 25 Oct 44-10 Nov 44
1 Plat Co B 15th Engr C Bn (9th Div) 25 Oct 44-10 Nov 44
Co A 746th Tk Bn 25 Oct 44-10 Nov 44
Co C 899th TD Bn (SP) 25 Oct 44-10 Nov 44
Btry D 376th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 25 Oct 44-10 Nov 44
2d Bn 47th Inf (9th Div) 24 Nov 44-26 Nov 44
1st Bn 60th Inf (9th Div) 11 Dec 44-12 Dec 44
1st Bn 517th Prcht Inf (Non-Div) 22 Dec 44-26 Dec 44
509th Prcht Inf Bn (Non-Div) 23 Dec 44-29 Dec 44
290th CT (75th Div) 23 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
898th CT (75th Div) 23 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
1 plat Co B 275th Engr C Bn (75th Div) 23 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
Btry A 440th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 23 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
289th CT (75th Div) 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44
897th FA Bn (75th Div) (105 How) 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44
730th FA Bn (155 How) (75th Div) 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44
Btry A 440th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44
331st Inf (83d Div) 29 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
330th Inf (83d Div) 1 Jan 45-7 Jan 45
2d & 3d Bns 330th Inf (83d Div) 7 Jan 45-19 Jan 45
1st Bn 330th Inf (83d Div) 11 Jan 45-19 Jan 45
335th Inf (84th Div) 18 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
13th Inf (8th Div) 26 Feb 45-17 Mar 45
395th CT (99th Div) 28 Feb 45-2 Mar 45
924th FA Bn (99th Div) (105 How) 28 Feb 45-2 Mar 45
Co C 629th Tk Bn 28 Feb 45-2 Mar 45
Co C 786th Tk Bn 28 Feb 45-2 Mar 45
3d Bn 13th Inf (8th Div) 17 Mar 45-19 Mar 45
414th Inf (104th Div) 23 Mar 45-12 Apr 45
3d Bn 47th Inf (9th Div) 11 Apr 45-24 Apr 45
1st Bn 18th Inf (1st Div) 11 Apr 45-25 Apr 45
2d Bn 414th Inf (104th Div) 12 Apr 445-22 Apr 45
60th Inf (9th Div) 22 Apr 45-24 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

803d TD Bn (SP) 25 Jun 44-2 Jul 44
703d TD Bn (SP) 25 Jun 44-17 Dec 44
643d TD Bn (SP) 22 Dec 44-26 Dec 44
703d TD Bn (SP) 2 Jan 45- 9 May 45
2d Plat Co B 635th TD Bn (T) 15 Jan 45-20 Jan 45

DETACHMENTS

(Attached To)

Armored
CC B 30th Div 8 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
33d Armd Regt 30th Div 8 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
36th Armd Inf (-3d Bn) 30th Div 8 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
Co D 83d Armd Rcn Bn 30th Div 8 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
Co B 23d Armd Engr Bn 30th Div 8 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
CC A 9th Div 9 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
32d Armd Regt 9th Div 9 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
3d Bn 36th Armd Inf 9th Div 9 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
83d Armd Rcn Bn 9th Div 9 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
Cos A & C 23d Armd Engr Bn 9th Div 9 Jul 44-16 Jul 44
CC B 1st Div 26 Jul 44-30 Jul 44
33d Armd Regt 1st Div 26 Jul 44-30 Jul 44
36th Armd Inf (-3d Bn) 1st Div 26 Jul 44-30 Jul 44
391st Armd FA Bn 1st Div 26 Jul 44-30 Jul 44
83d Armd Rcn Bn 1st Div 26 Jul 44-30 Jul 44
Cos B & D 23d Armd Engr Bn 1st Div 26 Jul 44-30 Jul 44
CC B 4th Div 30 Jul 44-4 Aug 44
33d Armd Regt 4th Div 30 Jul 44-4 Aug 44
36th Armd Inf (-3d Bn) 4th Div 30 Jul 44-4 Aug 44
391st Armd FA Bn 4th Div 30 Jul 44-4 Aug 44
83d Armd Rcn Bn 4th Div 30 Jul 44-4 Aug 44
Cos B & D 23d Armd Engr Bn 4th Div 30 Jul 44-4 Aug 44
CC A 1st Div 30 Jul 44-12 Aug 44
32d Armd Regt 1st Div 30 Jul 44-12 Aug 44
3d GBn 36th Armd Inf 1st Div 30 Jul 44-12 Aug 44
54th Armd FA Bn 1st Div 30 Jul 44-12 Aug 44
67th Armd FA Bn 1st Div 30 Jul 44-12 Aug 44
Co A & C 23d Armd Engr Bn 1st Div 30 Jul 44-12 Aug 44
CC B 1st Div 4 Aug 44-7 Aug 44
33d Armd Regt 1st Div 4 Aug 44-7 Aug 44
36th Armd Inf (-3d Bn) 1st Div 4 Aug 44-7 Aug 44
391st Armd FA Bn 1st Div 4 Aug 44-7 Aug 44
83d Armd Rcn Bn 1st Div 4 Aug 44-7 Aug 44
B & D Cos 23d Armd Engr Bn 1st Div 4 Aug 44-7 Aug 44
CC B 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
33d Armd Regt 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
36th Armd Inf 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
87th Armd FA Bn 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
391st Armd FA Bn 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
83d Armd Rcn Bn 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
B & D Cos 23d Armd Engr Bn 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
1 det Co E 23d Armd Engr Bn 30th Div 7 Aug 44-12 Aug 44
Task Force King CC B 9th Div 5 Sep 44-6 Sep 44
1st Bn 33d Armd Regt 9th Div 5 Sep 44-6 Sep 44
Co F 36th Armd Inf 9th Div 5 Sep 44-6 Sep 44
3d Plat Rcn Co 33d Armd Regt 9th Div 5 Sep 44-6 Sep 44
2d Plat Co B 23d Armd Engr Bn 9th Div 5 Sep 44-6 Sep 44
Co E 33d Armd Regt 26th Inf 11 Oct 44-22 Oct 44
Co H 32d Armd Regt 9th Div 13 Oct 44-17 Oct 44
3d Bn 33d Armd Regt 26th Inf 15 Oct 44-22 Oct 44
CC A V Corps 18 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
32d Armd Regt (-1st Plat) V Corps 18 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
3d Bn 36th Armd Inf V Corps 18 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
67th Armd FA Bn V Corps 18 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
Co A 23d Armd Engr Bn V Corps 18 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
CC B 30th Div 19 Dec 44-25 Dec 44
33d Armd Regt (-3d Bn) 30th Div 19 Dec 44-25 Dec 44
2d Bn 36th Armd Inf 30th Div 19 Dec 44-25 Dec 44
Co D 23d Armd Engr Bn 30th Div 19 Dec 44-25 Dec 44
CC B V Corps 19 Dec 44-20 Jan 45
33d Armd Regt (-3d Bn) V Corps 19 Dec 44-20 Jan 45
2d Bn 36th Armd Inf V Corps 19 Dec 44-20 Jan 45
Co D 23d Armd Engr Bn V Corps 19 Dec 44-20 Jan 45
Task Force Doan 84th Div 23 Dec 44-22 Jan 45
Hq 32d Armd Regt 84th Div 23 Dec 44-22 Jan 45
2d Bn 32d Armd Regt 84th Div 23 Dec 44-22 Jan 45
3d Bn 36th Armd Inf (-1 co) 84th Div 23 Dec 44-22 Jan 45
CC A 75th Div 29 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
3d Bn 32d Armd Regt 75th Div 29 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
Co I 36th Armd Inf 75th Div 29 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
67th Armd FA Bn 75th Div 29 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
54th Armd FA Bn 75th Div 29 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
83d Armd Rcn Bn 75th Div 29 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
Co A 23d aRmd Engr Bn 75th Div 29 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
Task Force Richardson 84th Div 2 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
3d Bn 32d Armd Regt 84th Div 2 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
1 plat Co A 23d Armd Engr Bn 84th Div 2 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
CC R 1st Div 8 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
3d Bn 32d Armd Regt 1st Div 8 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
2d Bn 33d Armd Regt 1st Div 8 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
3d Bn 36th Armd Inf 1st Div 8 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
Co C 23d Armd Engr Bn 1st Div 8 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
Co E 23d Armd Engr Bn 1106th Engr C Gp 17 Mar 45-25 Mar 45
CC R 1st Div 20 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
CC R (Contd) 1st Div 20 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
3d Bn 32d Armd Regt 1st Div 20 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
2d Bn 33d Armd Regt 1st Div 20 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
3d Bn 36th Armd Inf 1st Div 20 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
Co C 23d Armd Engr Bn 1st Div 20 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
CC A 9th Div 24 Apr 45-25 Apr 45
CC R 9th Div 24 Apr 45-25 Apr 45

Engineer
Co A 23d Armd Engr Bn 9th Div 1 Jul 44-31 Jul 44
Co D 23d Armd Engr Bn 9th Div 11 Jul 44-16 Jul 44

Field Artillery
54th Armd FA Bn 9th Div 1 Jul 44-31 Jul 44

Infantry
1st Bn 36th Armd Inf 9th Div 13 Oct 44-17 Oct 44
2d Bn 36th Armd Inf 1st Div 1 Dec 44-8 Dec 44

ASSIGNMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
20 Nov 43 VII First ETOUSA
8 Feb 44 XIX First
15 Jul 44 VII First
1 Aug 44 VII First 12th
19 Dec 44 XVIII Abn First 12th
20 Dec 44 XVIII Abn First 12th Br 21st
23 Dec 44 VII First 12th Br 21st
18 Jan 45 VII First 12th -
1 May 45 XIX Ninth 12th

(-) Indicated relieved from assignment

COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
1943
15 Sep Landed Liverpool Lancashire England
17 Sep Bruton (Redlynch House) Somerset England

1944
25 Jun Les Oubeaux (¾ mi W; S of Isigny) Calvados France
9 Jul La Fotelaie (½ mi W; vic Ariel) Manche France
9 Jul St-Jean-de-Daye (¾ mi E) Manche France
17 Jul Le Mesnil-Veneron Manche France
29 Jul Carantilly (1 mi S) Manche France
31 Jul Hambye (1 ½ mi N) Manche France
4 Aug Cherencey le Heron Manche France
9 Aug Chatillon-sur-Colmont (1 ½ mi S) Mayenne France
13 Aug Pre-en-Pail Mayenne France
15 Aug Ranes (3 mi S) Orne France
17 Aug Ranes (3 mi N) Orne France
22 Aug Favieres (1 ½ mi E) Eure-et-Loir France
25 Aug Mennecy (1 ½ mi W) Seine-et-Oise France
26 Aug Quincy-sous-Senart Seine-et-Oise France
27 Aug Magny-le-Hongre (1 mi SW) Seine-et-Oise France
28 Aug Levignen (1 mi NE) Oise France
29 Aug Soissons (Sermoise) Aisne France
30 Aug Braye-en-Laonnois Aisne France
31 Aug Montcornet (½ mi S) Aisne France
1 Sep La Capelle Aisne France
2 Sep Mons (5 mi S) Hainaut Belgium
4 Sep Charleroi (Chatelineau) Hainaut Belgium
5 Sep Namur Namur Belgium
6 Sep Huy (2 mi W) Liege Belgium
7 Sep Sur Cortil (near Tilff) Liege Belgium
9 Sep Louviegne Liege Belgium
10 Sep Verviers Liege Belgium
11 Sep Eupen Liege Belgium
13 Sep Raerem Liege Belgium
15 Sep Dorff Rhineland Germany
21 Sep Stolberg Rhineland Germany
20 Dec Hotton Luxembourg Belgium
21 Dec Erezee (½ mi SW) Luxembourg Belgium
22 Dec Manhay Luxembourg Belgium
23 Dec Noiseux Luxembourg Belgium
24 Dec Barvaux Luxembourg Belgium
31 Dec Chateau de Bouillon (vic Havelange) Liege Belgium

1945
2 Jan Werbomont Liege Belgium
3 Jan La Fourche Liege Belgium
6 Jan Bra Liege Belgium
8 Jan Lierneux Liege Belgium
14 Jan Hebronval Liege Belgium
21 Jan Petite Somme Liege Belgium
7 Feb Stolberg Rhineland Germany
25 Feb Mariaweiler Rhineland Germany
26 Feb Arnoldsweiler Rhineland Germany
26 Feb Morschenich Rhineland Germany
27 Feb Elsdorf (Sittarderhof) (2 ½ mi SE) Rhineland Germany
3 Mar Niederaussem Rhineland Germany
5 Mar Pulheim Rhineland Germany
7 Mar Cologne Rhineland Germany
17 Mar Hermulheim Rhineland Germany
22 Mar Honnef (Mauser Home) (1 ½ mi S) Rhineland Germany
25 Mar Eudenbach Rhineland Germany
25 Mar Griesenbach (Oberscheid) (½ mi S) Rhineland Germany
26 Mar Maulsbach Rhineland Germany
27 Mar Altenkirchen Rhineland Germany
27 Mar Atzelgift Rhineland Germany
28 Mar Schonbach Nassau Germany
29 Mar Ober-Marsberg Westphalia Germany
30 Mar Etteln (1 mi NE) Westphalia Germany
31 Mar Etteln Westphalia Germany
2 Apr Nordborchen Westphalia Germany
6 Apr Brakel Westphalia Germany
9 Apr Adelebsen Hannover Germany
10 Apr Werningerode Magdeburg Germany
12 Apr Sangerhausen Halle-Merseburg Germany
13 Apr Freist Halle-Merseburg Germany
14 Apr Lingenau Anhalt-Dessau Germany
25 Apr Sangerhausen Halle-Merseburg Germany




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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 9:03:55 AM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		4th ARMORED DIVISION

The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightening, shock action.

COMMAND AND STAFF
Commanding General
11 Jan 1944 Maj Gen John Wood
3 Dec 1944 Maj Gen Hugh J Gaffey
21 Feb 1945 Col Walter A Bigby
25 Feb 1945 Brig Gen Holmes E Dager
1 Mar 1945 Maj Gen Hugh J Gaffey
21 Mar 1945 Brig Gen William H Hoge
2 May 1945 Maj Gen William H Hoge

Asst Div Comdr
16 Mar 1945
Col William L Roberts

1 May 1945
Brig Gen William L Roberts


Arty Comdr
11 Jan 1944
Col Ernest Bixby

7 Sep 1944
Lt Col Alexander Graham

5 Jan 1945
Col Alexander Graham


CofS
11 Jan 1944 Col Walter A Bigby
2 Aug 1944 Lt Col David A Watt
7 Sep 1944 Col Ernest Bixby
13 Sep 1944 Col Walter A Bigby

ACofS G-1
11 Jan 1944 Lt Col Robert M Connelly
28 Aug 1944 Lt Col John H Himelick

ACofS G-2
11 Jan 1944 Lt Col Harry E Brown

ACofS G-3
11 Jan 1944 Lt Col David A Watt Jr
31 May 1944 Lt Col John B Sullivan

ACofS G-4
11 Jan 1944 Lt Col Herbert F Krucker
5 Oct 1944 Lt Col Bernard C Knestrick

ACofS G-5
12 Jun 1944 Maj James H Van Wagenen
16 Nov 1944 Lt Col James H Van Wagenen

Adj Gen
11 Jan 1944 Lt Col John H Himelick
28 Aug 1944 Lt Col Robert M Connolly

CC A Comdr
11 Jan 1944 Col B C Clarke
31 Oct 1944 Lt Col Creighton W Abrams
18 Nov 1944 Col William P Withers
3 Dec 1944 Brig Gen Herbert L Earnest
22 Jan 1945 Col Hayden A Sears

CC B Comdr
11 Jan 1944 Brig Gen Holmes E Dager
8 Mar 1945 Lt Col Creighton W Abrams

21 Apr 1945 Col Creighton W Abrams

CC R Comdr
11 Jan 1944 Col Louis J Storck
2 Aug 1944 Col Walter A Bigby
12 Sep 1944 Col Wendell Blanchard

STATISTICS

Chronology

Activated 15 Apr 41
Arrived ETO 8 Jan 44
Arrived Continent (D/37) 13 Jul 44
Entered Combat:
First Element 17 Jul 44
Entire Division 28 Jul 44
Days in Combat 230

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 1,238
Wounded 4,246
Missing 503
Captured 1
Battle Casualties 5,988
Non-Battle Casualties 4,508
Total Casualties 10,496
Percent of T/O Strength 98.4

Campaigns

Normandy

Northern France

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe

Individual Awards DSC 34
Legion of Merit 16
Silver Star 845
Soldiers Medal 11
Bronze Star 3,443
Air Medal 103

PW's Taken: 90,364

COMPOSITION

ORGANIC UNITS

Headquarters Company

Reserve Command

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

8th Tank Bn

35th Tank Bn

37th Tank Bn

10th Armored Infantry Bn

51st Armored Infantry Bn

53d Armored Infantry Bn

25th Cavalry Rcn Sq (Mecz)

24th Armored Engineer Bn

144th Armored Signal Co

4th Armored Division Artillery

22d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

4th Armored Division Trains

126th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

4th Armored Medical Battlion

Military Police Platoon

Band



ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

489th AAA AW Bn (SP) 19 Jun 44-19 May 45


Armored

CC A (9th Armd Div) 26 Dec 44-30 Dec 44


Chemical

Co A 86th Cml Mort Bn 26 Sep 44-29 Sep 44

Engineer

995th Engr Treadway Br Co 15 Aug 44-11 Apr 45

Field Artillery

28th FA Bn (8th Div) (155 How) 27 Jul 44-3 Aug 44
177th FA Bn (155 How) 3 Aug 44-4 Aug 44
696th Armd FA Bn 3 Aug 44-6 Oct 44
5th FA Gp 7 Aug 44-16 Aug 44
695th Armd FA Bn 7 Aug 44-16 Aug 44
219th FA Bn (35th Div) (105 How) 20 Aug 44-24 Aug 44
177th FA Gp 20 Aug 44-15 Oct 44
191st FA Bn (155 How) 20 Aug 44-21 Oct 44
253d Armd FA Bn 22 Aug 44-7 Oct 44
179th FA Bn (155 How) 23 Aug 44-17 Dec 44
216th FA Bn (35th Div) (105 How) 19 Sep 44-24 Sep 44
255th FA Bn (105 How) 15 Oct 44-23 Oct 44
191st FA Bn (155 How) 22 Oct 44-30 Oct 44
177th FA Gp 8 Nov 44-7 Dec 44
253d Armd FA Bn 9 Nov 44-17 Nov 44
191st FA Bn (155 How) 9 Nov 44-21 Nov 44
253d Armd FA Bn 19 Nov 44-7 Dec 44
945th FA Bn (155 How) 24 Nov 44-5 Dec 44
274th Armd FA Bn 20 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
253d Armd FA Bn 20 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
177th FA Bn (155 How) 22 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
776th FA Bn (155 How) 22 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
276th Armd FA Bn 7 Feb 45-6 Apr 45
974th FA Bn (155 How) 24 Feb 45-13 Mar 45
179th FA Bn (155 How) 24 Feb 45-6 Apr 45
177th FA Gp 25 Feb 45-13 Mar 45
191st FA Bn (155 How) 13 Mar 45-7 Apr 45
177th FA Gp 15 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
177th FA Gp 24 Mar 45-26 Mar 45
177th FA Gp 28 Mar 45-6 Apr 45
943d FA Bn (155 How) 7 Apr 45-17 Apr 45
5th FA Gp 7 Apr 45-19 Apr 45
158th Armd FA Bn 9 Apr 45-17 Apr 45
177th FA Bn (155 How) 10 Apr 45-17 Apr 45
177th FA Gp 1 May 45-8 May 45
179th FA Bn (155 How) 1 May 45-8 May 45
276th Armd FA Bn 3 May 45-8 May 45

Infantry

13th Inf (8th Div) 27 Jul 44-3 Aug 44
137th Inf (35th Div) 20 Aug 44-24 Aug 44
319th Inf (80th Div) 11 Sep 44-15 Sep 44
1st Bn 318th Inf (80th Div) 12 Sep 44-15 Sep 44
2d Bn 320th Inf (35th Div) 12 Sep 44-16 Sep 44
320th Inf (35th Div) 19 Sep 44-24 Sep 44
1st Bn 328th Inf (26th Div) 6 Dec 44-8 Dec 44
1st Bn 318th Inf (80th Div) 24 Dec 44-28 Dec 44
2d Bn 318th Inf (80th Div) 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44
3d Bn 134th Inf (35th Div) 28 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
319th Inf (80th Div) 30 Jan 45-4 Feb 45
11th CT (5th Div) 9 Mar 45-11 Mar 45
359th CT (90th Div) 16 Mar 45-19 Mar 45
104th Inf (26th Div) 24 Mar 45-26 Mar 45
328th Inf (26th Div) 27 Mar 45-28 Mar 45
359th CT (-3d Bn) (90th Div) 29 Mar 45-3 Apr 45
355th CT (89th Div) 3 Apr 45-6 Apr 45
914th FA Bn (89th Div) (105 How) 3 Apr 45-6 Apr 45
Co C 314th Engr C Bn (89th Div) 3 Apr 45-6 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

811th TD Bn (SP) 3 Mar 45-11 Mar 45
704th TD Bn (SP) 25 Apr 45-still atchd 20 Jul 45

DETACHMENTS

(Attached To)

Armored

CC A 35th Div 15 Aug 44-19 Aug 44
37th Tk Bn 26th Div 17 Oct 44-26 Oct 44
37th Tk Bn 87th Div 14 Dec 44-19 Dec 44
CC B VIII Corps 19 Dec 44-20 Dec 44
CC B 101st Abn Div 8 Jan 45-9 Jan 45
CC B 80th Div 29 Jan 45-4 Feb 45
CC B 80th Div 22 Feb 45-25 Feb 45

Cavalry

25th Cav Rcn Sq XII Corps 14 Dec 44-18 Dec 44

Field Artillery

94th Armd FA Bn 2d Cav Rcn Sq 12 Jan 45-18 Jan 45
66th Armd FA Bn 4th Div 12 Jan 45-30 Jan 45
22d Armd FA Bn 2d Cav Rcn Sq 18 Jan 45-23 Feb 45
94th Armd FA Bn 2d Cav Rcn Sq 30 Jan 45-21 Feb 45
66th Armd FA Bn 4th Div 5 Feb 45-23 Feb 45

Infantry

51st Armd Inf Bn 26th Div 19 Nov 44-29 Nov 44
53d Armd Inf Bn 80th Div 4 Feb 45-9 Feb 45
51st Armd Inf Bn 80th Div 4 Feb 45-18 Feb 45
53d Armd Inf Bn 80th Div 20 Feb 45-21 Feb 45

ASSIGNMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
18 Dec 43 First ETOUSA
22 Jan 44 VIII First
1 Feb 44 VIII Third -
9 Mar 44 XX Third
20 Apr 44 XV Third
15 Jul 44 VIII Third First
1 Aug 44 VIII Third - 12th
13 Aug 44 XII Third 12th
19 Dec 44 III Third 12th
2 Jan 45 VIII Third 12th
12 Jan 45 XII Third 12th
4 Apr 45 VIII Third 12th
9 Apr 45 X Third 12th
17 Apr 45 VIII Third 12th
22 Apr 45 VIII Third First 12th
30 Apr 45 XII Third First 12th

(-) Indicated relieved from assignment

COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
1944
12 Jan Chippenham (Greenways) Wiltshire England
8 Jul Dorchester Dorset England
13 Jul Mesnil-St-Martin (1 mi SW) Manche France
18 Jul Meautis Manche France
30 Jul Coutances Manche France
31 Jul Cerences Manche France
2 Aug St-Aubin Ille-et-Vilaine France
5 Aug Bain-de-Bretagne (2 mi S) Ille-et-Vilaine France
6 Aug Cosqueric Morbihan France
8 Aug Trefflean (vic S) Morbihan France
10 Aug Vannes (vic NE) Morbihan France
14 Aug Pouance (7 mi E) Maine-et-Loire France
15 Aug Ste-Cerotte Sarthe France
16 Aug Ambloy Loir-et-Cher France
20 Aug Lierville Loir-et-Cher France
21 Aug Corbeilles (vic S) Loiret France
22 Aug Courtenay Loiret France
26 Aug Villeneuve l'Archeveque (4 mi N) Yonne France
27 Aug Dierrey St-Pierre (vic N) Aube France
28 Aug Vailly Aube France
31 Aug Wassy (6 mi E) Haute-Marne France
1 Sep Houdelaincourt (2 mi S) Meuse France
10 Sep Punerot Meuse France
14 Sep Colomby (2 mi W) Meurthe-et-Moselle France
17 Sep Anthelupt Meurthe-et-Moselle France
18 Sep Haraucourt Meurthe-et-Moselle France
19 Sep Athienville Meurthe-et-Moselle France
26 Sep Remereville Meurthe-et-Moselle France
12 Nov Chateau Salins Moselle France
20 Nov Haboudange Moselle France
25 Nov Loudrefing Moselle France
28 Nov Fenetrange Bas-Rhin France
19 Dec Norry Moselle France
20 Dec Arlon Luxembourg Belgium
28 Dec Bodange Luxembourg Belgium
1945
10 Jan Bastogne (vic SW) Liege Belgium
12 Jan Rodemack Moselle France
15 Jan Dudelange Luxembourg
23 Feb Mersch Luxembourg
26 Feb Obersgegen Rhineland Germany
26 Feb Oberweis Rhineland Germany
4 Mar Bitburg Rhineland Germany
7 Mar Darscheid Rhineland Germany
8 Mar Polch Rhineland Germany
15 Mar Gamlen Rhineland Germany
16 Mar Simmern Rhineland Germany
18 Mar Bockenau Rhineland Germany
20 Mar Frei Laubershein Rhineland Germany
23 Mar Kongernheim Rhineland Germany
24 Mar Leeheim Hessen Germany
25 Mar Rossdorf Hessen Germany
27 Mar Jugesheim Hessen Germany
28 Mar Munzenberg Hessen Germany
30 Mar Herbstein Hessen Germany
31 Mar Hersfeld Kurhessen Germany
1 Apr Nesselroden Kurhessen Germany
3 Apr Grossenbehringen Thuringia Germany
4 Apr Gotha Thuringia Germany
11 Apr Bechstedstrass Thuringia Germany
12 Apr Gottern Thuringia Germany
13 Apr Schloben Thuringia Germany
13 Apr Langenberg Wurttemberg Germany
14 Apr Grumbach Thuringia Germany
15 Apr Waldenburg Wurttemberg Germany
19 Apr Crimmitschau Saxony Germany
24 Apr Bayreuth Bavaria Germany
2 May Deggendorf Bavaria Germany
6 May Susice Sudetenland Czechoslovakia





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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 12:46:57 PM   
Warhorse


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Joined: 5/12/2000
From: Birdsboro, PA, USA
Status: offline 		Good stuff, Marc!

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 1:30:21 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		Also a point of interest you can use this info to generate OOB's with rotating troops that emulate these OOB's I am pretty sure I got these from the old us army lieage site. Went there and I could not find this info glad I did pack it away

_____________________________

games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 2:07:36 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		5th ARMORED DIVISION

"Victory"

The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprite. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightening, shock action.


COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

23 Feb 1944 Maj Gen Lunsford E Oliver

Arty Comdr

23 Feb 1944 Col Roy L Dalferes
18 Apr 1944 Col Douglas J Page

CofS

23 Feb 1944 Col Edward G Farrand

ACofS G-1

23 Feb 1944 Lt Col Francis W Marks

ACofS G-2

23 Feb 1944 Lt Col L P MacFarland

ACofS G-3

23 Feb 1944 Lt Col F B Butler Jr

ACofS G-4

23 Feb 1944 Lt Col H R Entrekin

ACofS G-5

18 May 1944 Maj John W Sampier
20 Feb 1944 Maj Alfred E Baldrige

Adj Gen

23 Feb 1944 Maj Charles C De Vault
1 Jul 1944 Lt Col Charles C De Vault

CC A Comdr

23 Feb 1944 Brig Gen Eugene A Regnier

CC B Comdr

23 Feb 1944 Col John T Cole

CC R Comdr

23 Feb 1944 Col Glen H Anderson

STATISTICS

Chronology

Activated 10 Oct 41
Arrived ETO 23 Feb 44
Arrived Continent (D/49) 25 Jul 44
Entered Combat 2 Aug 44
Days in Combat 161

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 547
Wounded 2,768
Missing 177
Captured 62
Battle Casualties 3,554
Non-Battle Casualties 3,592
Total Casualties 7,146
Percent of T/O Strength 67.0

Campaigns

Normandy

Northern France

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe

Individual Awards

DSC 18
Legion of Merit 6
Silver Star 312
Soldiers Medal 10
Bronze Star 2,142
Air Medal 54

PW's Taken 42,756

COMPOSITION

ORGANIC UNITS

Headquarters Company

Reserve Command

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

10th Tank Bn

34th Tank Bn

81st Tank Bn

15th Armored Infantry Bn

46th Armored Infantry Bn

47th Armored Infantry Bn

85th Cavalry Rcn Sq (Mecz)

22d Armored Engineer Bn

145th Armored Signal Co

5th Armored Division Artillery

47th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion

95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

5th Armored Division Trains

127th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

75th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band

ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

387th AAA AW Bn (SP) 1 Aug 44-25 Mar 45
387th AAA AW Bn (SP) 28 Mar 45-9 May 45

Armored

Sq C Br 1st Lothians & Border Yeo (Br 79th Armd Div) 25 Feb 45-4 Mar 45

Cavalry

4th Cav Gp 1 Dec 44-2 Dec 44
4th Cav Gp 11 Dec 44-22 Dec 44

Engineer

996th Engr Treadway Br Co (-1 plat) 31 Aug 44-1 Sep 44
254th Engr C Bn 15 Sep 44-22 Sep 44
989th Engr Treadway Br Co 25 Feb 45-7 Mar 45
989th Engr Treadway Br Co 7 Apr 45-7 Apr 45

Field Artillery

400th Armd FA Bn 2 Aug 44-4 Aug 44
400th Armd FA Bn 5 Aug 44-2 Oct 44
208th FA Bn (155 Gun) 17 Aug 44-24 Aug 44
975th FA Bn (155 How) 20 Aug 44-25 Aug 44
987th FA Bn (155 Gun) 26 Aug 44-8 Oct 44
196th FA Bn (105 How) 31 Aug 44-7 Sep 44
187th FA Bn (155 How) 11 Sep 44-22 Sep 44
Hq 187th FA Gp 11 Sep 44-22 Sep 44
953d FA Bn (155 How) 21 Sep 44-22 Sep 44
400th Armd FA Bn 23 Oct 44-29 Nov 44
987th FA Bn (155 Gun) 28 Oct 44-9 Nov 44
987th FA Bn (155 Gun) 20 Nov 44-5 Dec 44
400th Armd FA Bn 8 Dec 44-18 Dec 44
695th Armd FA Bn 6 Feb 45-9 Mar 45
557th FA Bn (155 Gun) 26 Feb 45-9 Mar 45
557th FA Bn (155 Gun) 30 Mar 45-25 Apr 45
252d FA Bn (105 How) 22 Apr 45-23 Apr 45

Infantry

112th CT (28th Div) 11 Sep 44-26 Sep 44
2d Bn 110th Inf (28th Div) 15 Oct 44-26 Oct 44
2d Ranger Inf Bn 3 Nov 44-14 Nov 44
2d Bn 330th Inf (83d Div) 15 Dec 44-22 Dec 44
3d Bn 121st Inf (8th Div) 17 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
1st Bn 334th Inf (84th Div) 13 Apr 45-16 Apr 45
1st Bn 406th CT (102d Div) 13 Apr 45-16 Apr 45
407th CT (-3d Bn) (102d Div) 17 Apr 45-18 Apr 45
1st Bn 335th Inf (84th Div) 17 Apr 45-18 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

628th TD Bn (SP) 2 Aug 44-19 Dec 44
629th TD Bn (SP) 29 Aug 44-14 Dec 44
628th TD Bn (SP) 28 Jan 45-9 May 45
771st TD Bn (SP) 17 Apr 45-24 Apr 45

DETACHMENTS

(Attached To)

Armored

CC A 4th Div 1 Sep 44-3 Sep 44
CC A First Army 14 Oct 44-26 Oct 44
CC B First Army 15 Oct 44-28 Oct 44
CC R VII Corps 9 Nov 44-19 Nov 44
CC R 8th Div 19 Nov 44-16 Dec 44
CC A 4th Div 30 Nov 44-2 Dec 44
CC R V Corps 16 Dec 44-19 Dec 44
Co A 10th Tk Bn 78th Div 19 Dec 44-20 Dec 44
CC R 78th Div 19 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
Co A 10th Tk Bn 9th Div 20 Dec 44-25 Jan 45
CC R V Corps 21 Dec 44-24 Jan 45
CC A 78th Div 27 Jan 45-1 Feb 45
CC B 102d Div 6 Feb 45-24 Feb 45

Cavalry

85th Cav Rcn Sq 28th Div 7 Sep 44-9 Sep 44
85th Cav Rcn Sq 102d Cav Gp 23 Sep 44-26 Sep 44
85th Cav Rcn Sq 102d Cav Gp 2 Oct 44-24 Oct 44

Field Artillery

5th Div Arty XIII Corps 7 Mar 45-30 Mar 45

Infantry

Co A 47th Armd Inf Bn 78th Div 19 Dec 44-21 Dec 44

COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
1944
1 Mar Chiseldon Wiltshire England
15 Apr 15 Jun Ogbourne St-George Wiltshire England
23 Jul Southampton Hampshire England
24 Jul Utah Beach Manche France
25 Jul St-Sauveur (vic) Manche France
2 Aug Feuillie (vic) Manche France
3 Aug Ganerie (vic) Manche France
4 Aug La Bogerie (vic) Manche France
5 Aug Fougeres (vic) Ille-et-Vilaine France
7 Aug Houssay (vic) Mayenne France
9 Aug Le Mans (vic) Sarthe France
10 Aug Courcement Sarthe France
11 Aug Sure (vic) Orne France
12 Aug Sees (vic) Orne France
15 Aug La Houdiere (vic) Eure-et-Loir France
16 Aug Marville Moutier Brule (vic) Eure-et-Loir France
18 Aug Les Boseus (vic) Eure-et-Loir France
19 Aug Cravent (vic) Seine-et-Oise France
24 Aug Champenard (vic) Eure France
25 Aug Boinville (vic) Seine-et-Oise France
30 Aug Pacy-sur-Eure (vic) Eure France
2 Sep Noyon (vic) Oise France
3 Sep Maing (vic) Nord France
4 Sep Wasigny (vic) Ardennes France
5 Sep Montigny-sur-Vence (vic) Ardennes France
6 Sep Noyers (vic) Ardennes France
8 Sep La Moncelle (vic) Ardennes France
10 Sep Bascharage (vic) Moselle France
12 Sep Fels (vic) Luxembourg
18 Sep Mastroff (vic) Luxembourg
22 Sep Fels (vic) Luxembourg
5 Oct Faymonville (vic) Liege Belgium
17 Oct Bambusch (vic) Liege Belgium
4 Nov Neudorf (vic) Luxembourg
1 Dec Hahn Rhineland Germany
8 Dec Zweilfall Rhineland Germany
24 Dec Eupen Liege Belgium
1945
28 Jan Moresnet Liege Belgium
5 Feb Hoensbroek Limburg Neth
26 Feb Ubach Rhineland Germany
27 Feb Hottorf Rhineland Germany
1 Mar Rath Rhineland Germany
2 Mar Hardt Rhineland Germany
4 Mar Kempen Rhineland Germany
10 Mar Neersen Rhineland Germany
31 Mar Stockum Westphalia Germany
1 Apr Nattuln (vic) Westphalia Germany
2 Apr Everswinkel Westphalia Germany
3 Apr Herford (vic) Westphalia Germany
7 Apr Bad Oeynhausen Westphalia Germany
11 Apr Lessien (vic) Hannover Germany
12 Apr Brunau Magdeburg Germany
18 Apr Neuemuhle (vic) Magdeburg Germany
21 Apr Salzwedel (vic) Magdeburg Germany
25 Apr Neuemuhle (vic) Magdeburg Germany

ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT

To Higher Units

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
24 Feb 44 ETOUSA
3 Mar 44 Third
4 Mar 44 XX -
29 Mar 44 XX Third SBS Com Z
17 Jun 44 XII Third
31 Jun 44 - Third
1 Aug 44 XV Third 12th
24 Aug 44 XV Third First 12th
26 Aug 44 XV First - 12th
29 Aug 44 V First 12th
29 Nov 44 VII First 12th
20 Dec 44 VII First 12th Br 21st
23 Dec 44 V First 12th Br 21st
18 Jan 45 V First 12th -
27 Jan 45 XIX Ninth 12th Br 21st
29 Jan 45 XVI Ninth 12th Br 21st
1 Feb 45 XIII Ninth 12th Br 21st
4 Apr 45 XIII Ninth 12th -
4 May 45 XVIII Abn Ninth 12th
8 May 45 XIII Ninth 12th

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 2:10:45 PM   
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Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		6th ARMORED DIVISION

"Super Sixth"

The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightening, shock action.

COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General
22 Feb 1944 Maj Gen Robert W Grow
30 Apr 1945 Brig Gen George W Read Jr

Assistant Div Commdr
24 Feb 1945 Brig Gen George W Read Jr

Arty Comdr
22 Feb 1944 Col Lowell M Riley
16 Jul 1944 Lt Col William R Jesse
14 Sep 1944 Col Lowell M Riley

CofS
22 Feb 1944 Col Glen C McBride

ACofS G-1
22 Feb 1944 Lt Col James S Moncrief Jr

ACofS G-2
22 Feb 1944 Maj Ernest W Mitchell Jr
1 May 1945 Lt Col Ernest W Mitchell Jr

ACofS G-3
22 Feb 1944 Lt Col Michael J Galvin

ACofS G-4
22 Feb 1944 Lt Col James C Boggs

ACofS G-5
12 May 1944 Maj Walter C Bowman
27 Jul 1944 Capt Royce S Weisenberger
1 Nov 1944 Maj Royce S Weisenberger

Adj Gen
22 Feb 1944 Maj George W Moore Jr
1 May 1944 Lt Col George W Moore Jr

CC A Comdr
22 Feb 1944 Brig Fen James Taylor
30 Aug 1944 Col Harry F Hanson
8 Nov 1944 Col John L Hines Jr
25 Mar 1945 Col Albert E Harris

CC B Comdr
22 Feb 1944 Col George W Read Jr
24 Feb 1945 Col Harry F Manson
18 Apr 1945 Lt Col Embry D Lagrew

CC R Comdr
22 Feb 1944 Col Harry F Hanson
30 Aug 1944 Lt Col Albert E Harris
27 Jan 1945 Col Albert E Harris
25 Mar 1945 Lt Col Embry D Lagrew
18 Apr 1945 Lt Col Ralph H McKee

STATISTICS

Chronology

Activated 15 Feb 42
Arrived ETO 25 Feb 44
Arrived Continent (D/42) 18 Jul 44
Entered Combat:
First Element 27 Jul 44
Entire Division 28 Jul 44
Days in Combat 226

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 1,169
Wounded 4,198
Missing 152
Captured 7
Battle Casualties 5,526
Non-Battle Casualties 7,290
Total Casualties 12,816
Percent of T/O Strength 120.1

Campaigns

Normandy

Northern France

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe

Individual Awards

DSC 20
Legion of Merit 21
Silver Star 1,400
Soldiers Medal 31
Bronze Star 5,213
Air Medal 79

PW's Taken: 61,864

COMPOSITION

ORGANIC UNITS

Headquarters Company

Reserve Command

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

15th Tank Bn

68th Tank Bn

69th Tank Bn

9th Armored Infantry Bn

44th Armored Infantry Bn

50th Armored Infantry Bn

86th Cavalry Rcn Sq (Mecz)

25th Armored Engineer Bn

146th Armored Signal Co

6th Armored Division Artillery

128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion

6th Armored Division Trains

128th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

76th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band

ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

777th AAA AW Bn (SP) 22 Jul 44-29 Jun 45

Armored

737th Tk Bn 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
11th Armd Gp 19 Apr 45-still atchd 9 May 45

Cavalry

6th Cav Gp 21 Dec 44-24 Dec 44
6th Cav Rcn Sq 21 Dec 44-24 Dec 44
Tr E 28th Cav Rcn Sq 21 Dec 44-24 Dec 44
5th Ranger Inf Bn 21 Dec 44-24 Dec 44
Co B 295th Engr C Bn 21 Dec 44-24 Dec 44
Co C 602d TD Bn (SP) 21 Dec 44-24 Dec 44
41st Cav Rcn Sq (11th Armd Div) 11 Feb 45-21 Feb 45

Chemical

Co A 86th Cml Mort Bn 6 Oct 44-10 Oct 44
Co B 3d Cml Mort Bn 6 Jan 45-26 Jan 45
Co C 3d Cml Mort Bn 26 Jan 45-4 Feb 45
161st Cml SG Co 9 Feb 45-24 Feb 45

Engineer

284th Engr C Bn 9 Feb 45-15 Feb 45
184th Engr C Bn 9 Feb 45-15 Feb 45
1252d Engr C Bn 9 Feb 45-24 Feb 45

Field Artillery

Btry C 965th FA Bn (155 How) 29 Jul 44-31 Jul 44
83d Armd FA Bn 31 Jul 44-21 Aug 44
174th Armd FA Bn 31 Jul 44-21 Aug 44
969th FA Bn (155 How) 15 Aug 44-19 Aug 44
45th FA Bn (8th Div) (105 How) 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
28th FA Bn (8th Div) (155 How) 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
161st FA Bn (35th Div) (105 How) 22 Nov 44-30 Nov 44
696th Armd FA Bn 16 Dec 44-23 Dec 44
193d FA Gp 29 Dec 44-27 Jan 45
177th FA Bn (155 How) 29 Dec 44-27 Jan 45
253d Armd FA Bn 29 Dec 44-27 Jan 45
696th Armd FA Bn 29 Dec 44-27 Jan 45
776th FA Bn (155 How) 29 Dec 44-27 Jan 45
216th FA Bn (35th Div) (105 How) 13 Jan 45-18 Jan 45
161st FA Bn (35th Div) (105 How) 20 Jan 45-1 Feb 45
208th FA Gp 19 Mar 45-23 Mar 45
991st FA Bn (155 Gun) 19 Mar 45-23 Mar 45
995th FA Bn (8" How) 19 Mar 45-23 Mar 45
191st FA Bn (155 How) 18 Apr 45-27 Apr 45


Infantry

1st Bn 28th Inf (8th Div) 8 Aug 44-18 Aug 44
28th Inf (8th Div) 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
1st Bn 134th Inf (35th Div) 23 Sep 44-26 Sep 44
134th Inf (35th Div) 22 Nov 44-27 Nov 44
5th Ranger Inf Bn 24 Dec 44-25 Dec 44
320th Inf (-1st Bn) (35th Div) 10 Jan 45-18 Jan 45
1st Bn 134th Inf (35th Div) 15 Jan 45-1 Feb 45
134th Inf (-1st Bn) (35th Div) 18 Jan 45-1 Feb 45
318th Inf (80th Div) 30 Mar 45-1 Apr 45
261st CT (65th Div) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45
869th FA Bn (65th Div) (105 How) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45
65th Rcn Tr (65th Div) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45
1st Plat Co C 265th Engr C Bn (65th Div) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45
Co A 691st TD Bn (T) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45
Btry D 546th AAA AW Bn (Mbl) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45
Co C 81st Cml Mort Bn 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45
3d Bn 304th Inf (76th Div) 7 Apr 45-8 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

603d TD Bn (SP) -29 Jun 45
691st TD Bn (T) 15 Dec 44-23 Dec 44

DETACHMENTS

(Attached To)

Armored

CC A VIII Corps 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
Co A 68th Tk Bn VIII Corps 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
50th Armd Inf Bn VIII Corps 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
Trs A & E 86th Cav Rcn Sq VIII Corps 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
Co B 25th Armd Engr Bn VIII Corps 18 Aug 44-21 Aug 44
CC B XII Corps 17 Sep 44-20 Sep 44
69th Tk Bn XII Corps 17 Sep 44-20 Sep 44
44th Armd Inf Bn XII Corps 17 Sep 44-20 Sep 44
212th Armd F Bn XII Corps 17 Sep 44-20 Sep 44
Tr B 86th Cav Rcn Sq XII Corps 17 Sep 44-20 Sep 44
Co C 25th Armd Engr Bn XII Corps 17 Sep 44-20 Sep 44
CC B 35th Div 21 Sep 44-23 Sep 44
69th Tk Bn 35th Div 21 Sep 44-23 Sep 44
44th Armd Inf Bn 35th Div 21 Sep 44-23 Sep 44
212th Armd FA Bn 35th Div 21 Sep 44-23 Sep 44
Tr B 86th Cav Rcn Sq 35th Div 21 Sep 44-23 Sep 44
Co C 25th Armd Engr Bn 35th Div 21 Sep 44-23 Sep 44
CC R XX Corps 23 Sep 44-29 Sep 44
68th Tk Bn (-) XX Corps 23 Sep 44-29 Sep 44
9th Armd Inf Bn XX Corps 23 Sep 44-29 Sep 44
128th Armd FA Bn XX Corps 23 Sep 44-29 Sep 44
Co C 15th Tk Bn 17th Abn Div 31 Jan 45-7 Feb 45
CCAA 63d Div 19 Mar 45-20 Mar 45
15th Tk Bn 63d Div 19 Mar 45-20 Mar 45
9th Armd Inf Bn 63d Div 19 Mar 45-20 Mar 45
Tr A 86th Cav Rcn Sq 63d Div 19 Mar 45-20 Mar 45
Co B 25th Armd Engr Bn 63d Div 19 Mar 45-20 Mar 45
Task Force LaGrew 76th Div 8 Apr 45-9 Apr 45

Cavalry

Trs A & E 86th Cav Rcn Sq 29th Div 21 Aug 44-10 Sep 44
Co F 86th Cav Rcn Sq 94th Div 16 Sep 44-14 Oct 44

Field Artillery

6th Armd Div Arty 3d Div 14 Mar 45-18 Mar 45

Infantry

50th CT VIII Corps 21 Aug 44-10 Sep 44
Co A 68th Tk Bn VIII Corps 21 Aug 44-10 Sep 44
50th Armd Inf Bn VIII Corps 21 Aug 44-10 Sep 44


ASSIGNMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
8 Feb 44 VIII ETOUSA
3 Mar 44 VIII Third
9 Mar 44 XX -
25 Jul 44 VIII First Br 21st
1 Aug 44 VIII Third - 12th
5 Sep 44 - Ninth 12th
16 Sep 44 Third 12th
20 Sep 44 XII Third 12th
11 Dec 44 III Third 12th
18 Dec 44 XII Third 12th
21 Dec 44 XX Third 12th
25 Dec 44 XII Third 12th
28 Dec 44 III Third 12th
11 Feb 45 VIII Third 12th
4 Mar 45 - - -
8 Mar 45 XV Seventh 6th
23 Mar 45 XX Third - 12th
24 Mar 45 XII Third 12th
28 Mar 45 XX Third 12th
17 Apr 45 VIII Third 12th
22 Apr 45 VIII First 12th
6 May 45 VIII Ninth 12th


COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
1944
1 Mar Batsford Oxford England
15 Jul Batsford (Sezincote House) Oxford England
19 Jul Le-Mesnil-St-Martin Manche France
29 Jul Coutances (3 mi W) Manche France
30 Jul Brehal (1 mi N) Manche France
31 Jul Avranches (1 mi NW) Manche France
1 Aug Pontorson (3 mi NE) Manche France
2 Aug St-Domineu (N of Tinteniac) Ille-et-Vilaine France
3 Aug Merdrignac (1 mi E) Cotes-du-Nord France
4 Aug No set up (Enroute) Finistere France
5 Aug Huelgoat (5 mi E) Finistere France
7 Aug Plabennec (2 mi SW) Finistere France
9 Aug Plouvien (2 mi SW) Finistere France
14 Aug Plouay (1 mi W) Morbihan France
5 Sep Plouay (1 mi W) Morbihan France
16 Sep Chateaubriant Loire-Inferieure France
17 Sep Lorris (6 mi SW) Loiret France
19 Sep Colombey-les-Belles Meurthe-et-Moselle France
22 Sep Gremecy Wood (NW of Chateau Salins) Moselle France
26 Sep Saulxures (5 mi E of Nancy) Meurthe-et-Moselle France
8 Nov Pont-a-Mousson (5 mi E) Meurthe-et-Moselle France
10 Nov Nomeny Meurthe-et-Moselle France
11 Nov Luppy Moselle France
16 Nov Brulange Moselle France
24 Nov Hellimer Moselle France
5 Dec Farschviller Moselle France
19 Dec Ober Homburg Moselle France
24 Dec Metz Moselle France
26 Dec Udingen (Mersch) Luxembourg
29 Dec Habay La Neuve Luxembourg Belgium
31 Dec Nives Liege Belgium
1945
11 Jan Assenois (2 mi SW of Bastogne) Liege Belgium
21 Jan Troine Luxembourg
27 Jan Boevange Luxembourg
11 Feb Clervaux Luxembourg
23 Feb Dasburg Rhineland Germany
26 Feb Arzfeld Rhineland Germany
10 Mar Vic-sur-Seille Moselle France
18 Mar Ormingen Bas-Rhin France
20 Mar Zweibrucken Rhineland Germany
21 Mar Ebertsheim Rhineland Germany
25 Mar Gross Gerau Hessen Germany
26 Mar Morfelden Hessen Germany
27 Mar Neu Isenberg Nassau Germany
28 Mar Hochstadt Nassau Germany
29 Mar Steinbach Hessen Germany
30 Mar Homburg Bavaria Germany
2 Apr Friemen Kurhessen Germany
3 Apr Eschwege Kurhessen Germany
4 Apr Struth Kurhessen Germany
5 Apr Muhlhausen Thuringia Germany
9 Apr Langensalza Thuringia Germany
11 Apr Bad Sulza Thuringia Germany
12 Apr Osterfeld Halle-Merseburg Germany
14 Apr Zeitz Halle-Merseburg Germany





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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 2:35:54 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		7th ARMORED DIVISION

"Lucky Seventh"

The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightening, shock action.

COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General
13 Jun 1944 Maj Gen Lindsay M Silverster
1 Nov 1944 Brig Gen Robert W Hasbrouck
4 Jan 1945 Maj Gen Robert W Hasbrouck

Arty Comdr
13 Jun 1944 Col Orville W Martin

CofS
13 Jun 1944 Col George H Molony
15 Sep 1944 Col Andrew J Adams
13 Nov 1944 Col Church M Matthews
17 Dec 1944 Col John L Ryan Jr

ACofS G-1
13 Jun 1944 Lt Col John V Maxwell
24 Jan 1945 Maj Charles R Grant
1 Mar 1945 Lt Col Charles R Grant

ACofS G-2
13 Jun 1944 Lt Col Everett W Murray

ACofS G-3
13 Jun 1944 Lt Col Alvin L Mente Jr
2 Sep 1944 Lt Col Charles E Leydecker

ACofS G-4
13 Jun 1944 Maj Reginald H Hodgson
15 Jul 1944 Lt Col Reginald H Hodgson

ACofS G-5
27 Jun 1944 Maj Rex Thompson
6 Nov 1944 Lt Col Rex Thompson

Adj Gen
13 Jun 1944 Maj Ralph R Carlin
2 Jul 1944 Maj Francis E Carr
19 Oct 1944 Lt Col Francis E Carr

CC A Comdr
13 Jun 1944 Col Dwight A Rosenbaum
11 Jan 1945 Col William S Triplet
27 Mar 1945 Col Andrew J Adams
6 Apr 1945 Col William S Triplet

CC B Comdr
13 Jun 1944 Brig Gen John B Thompson
11 Sep 1944 Brig Gen John M Devine
22 Sep 1944 Brig Gen Robert W Hasbrouck
1 Nov 1944 Col Bruce C Clarke
10 Nov 1944 Brig Gen Bruce C Clarke
9 Feb 1945 Col Joseph F Haskell

CC R Comdr
13 Jun 1944 Lt Col James W Newberry
4 Sep 1944 Col George H Molony
11 Sep 1944 Col Andrew J Adams
15 Sep 1944 Col Pete T Heffner Jr
20 Sep 1944 Lt Col William Fuller (Actg)
22 Sep 1944 Col John L Ryan Jr
17 Dec 1944 Lt Col Fred M Warren (Actg)
28 Dec 1944 Col Francis P Thompkins

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STATISTICS

Chronology

Activated 1 Mar 42
Arrived ETO 13 Jun 44
Arrived Continent (D/65) 10 Aug 44
Entered Combat:
First Element 13 Aug 44
Entire Division 14 Aug 44
Days in Combat 172

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 887
Wounded 4,174
Missing 1,050
Captured 39
Battle Casualties 6,150
Non-Battle Casualties 4,352
Total Casualties 10,502
Percent of T/O Strength 98.4

Campaigns

Northern France

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe

Individual Awards

DSC 4
Legion of Merit 16
Silver Star 582
Soldiers Medal 6
Bronze Star 2,907
Air Medal 95

PW's Taken: 113,041

COMPOSITION

ORGANIC UNITS

Headquarters Company

Reserve Command

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

17th Tank Bn

31st Tank Bn

40th Tank Bn

23d Armored Infantry Bn

38th Armored Infantry Bn

48th Armored Infantry Bn

87th Cavalry Rcn Sq (Mecz)

33d Armored Engineer Bn

147th Armored Signal Co

7th Armored Division Artillery

434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

7th Armored Division Trains

129th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

77th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band

ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

203d AAA AW Bn (SP) 12 Aug 44-9 May 45

Armored

Br 4th Armd Brig (Br 7th Armd Div) 30 Oct 44-31 Oct 44
CC B (9th Armd Div) 22 Dec 44-7 Jan 45

Cavalry

14th Cav Gp 18 Dec 44-1 Jan 45

Engineer

300th Engr C Bn 25 Mar 45-17 Apr 45

Field Artillery

774th FA Bn (4.5" Gun) 29 Sep 44-9 Nov 44
275th Armd FA Bn 18 Dec 44-20 Feb 45
591st FA Bn (106th Div) (105 How) 25 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
987th FA Bn (155 Gun) 18 Jan 45-29 Jan 45
26th FA Bn (9th Div) (105 How) 7 Mar 45-8 Mar 45
400th Armd FA Bn 25 Mar 45-17 Apr 45
809th FA Bn (155 How) 7 Apr 45-17 Apr 45

Infantry

2d CT (5th Div) 10 Sep 44-15 Sep 44
Belg 1st Brig 8 Oct 44-31 Oct 44
Br 158th Brig (Br 53d Div) 30 Oct 44-31 Oct 44
424th CT (106th Div) 25 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
517th Prcht CT (Non-Div) 28 Dec 44-29 Dec 44
2d Bn 517th Prcht Inf (Non-Div) 11 Jan 45-27 Jan 45
509th Prcht Inf Bn 11 Jan 45-28 Jan 45
508th Prcht CT (Non-Div) 21 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
319th Gli FA Bn (82d Abn Div) 21 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
Co B 80th Abn AA Bn (82d Abn Div) 21 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
Co D 307th Abn AA Bn 21 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
424th CT (106th Div) 23 Jan 45-28 Jan 45
60th CT (-1st Bn) (9th Div) 8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
39th Inf (9th Div) 8 Mar 45-19 Mar 45
3d Bn 395th Inf (99th Div) 4 Apr 45-14 Apr 45
1st Bn 11th Inf (5th Div) 15 Apr 45-17 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

814th TD Bn (SP) 13 Aug 44-9 May 45
820th TD Bn (SP) 25 Dec 44-30 Dec 44

DETACHMENTS

(Attached To)

Armored

17th Tk Bn 90th Div 9 Sep 44-14 Sep 44
CC B 5th Div 10 Sep 44-15 Sep 44
40th Tk Bn Task Force Biddle 17 Nov 44-21 Nov 44
17th Tk Bn 84th Div 22 Nov 44-27 Nov 44
40th Tk Bn 2d Armd Div 23 Nov 44-27 Nov 44
40th Tk Bn 102d Inf 27 Nov 44-28 Nov 44
40th Tk Bn (-Cos B & D) 84th Div 28 Nov 44-1 Dec 44
17th Tk Bn 102d Div 1 Dec 44-3 Dec 44
Co B 40th Tk Bn 84th Div 3 Dec 44-6 Dec 44
17th Tk Bn 84th Div 9 Dec 44-16 Dec 44
CC R 78th Div 3 Feb 45-10 Feb 45
CC A 9th Div 7 Mar 45-8 Mar 45
CC R 9th Div 8 Mar 45-8 Mar 45
CC A 104th Div 2 Apr 45-4 Apr 45
CC A 9th Div 4 Apr 45-6 Apr 45
Co B 17th Tk Bn 9th Div 6 Apr 45-8 Apr 45
Co B 17th Tk Bn 5th Div 8 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
CC B 82d Abn Div 1 May 45-4 May 45

Infantry

Co C 38th Armd Inf Bn 84th Div 3 Dec 44-6 Dec 44
48th Armd Inf Bn 102d Div 5 Dec 44-9 Dec 44
23d Armd Inf Bn 78th Div 3 Feb 45-10 Feb 45

Field Artillery

434th Armd FA Bn Task Force Biddle 17 Nov 44-21 Nov 44
440th Armd FA Bn Task Force Biddle 17 Nov 44-21 Nov 44
489th Armd FA Bn Task Force Biddle 17 Nov 44-21 Nov 44


ASSIGNMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
30 Jul 44 First
11 Aug 44 First 12th
5 Aug 44 Third 12th
10 Aug 44 XX Third 12th
25 Sep 44 XIX First 12th
8 Oct 44 VIII Br Ninth Second Br 12th Br 21st
9 Nov 44 XIII Ninth 12th -
16 Dec 44 VIII First 12th
20 Dec 44 XVIII Abn First 12th Br 21st
18 Jan 45 XVIII Abn First 12th -
29 Jan 45 V First 12th
7 Mar 45 III First 12th
19 Apr 45 V First 12th
30 Apr 45 XVIII Abn First 12th Br 21st

(-) Indicated relieved from assignment

COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
1944
13 Jun Greenock Renfrew Scotland
14 Jun Tidworth Wiltshire England
7 Aug Southampton Hampshire England
9 Aug Omaha Beach Calvados France
10 Aug Lessay Manche France
11 Aug Louvienne Manche France
13 Aug Ste-Suzanne (vic E) Manche France
14 Aug La Ferte Bernard Sarthe France
15 Aug Courville-sur-Eure Eure-et-Loire France
19 Aug Dreux Eure-et-Loire France
21 Aug Ste-Messme Seine-et-Oise France
22 Aug Marchais-Parfond Seine-et-Oise France
22 Aug St-Sauveur Oise France
23 Aug Courances Seine-et-Oise France
25 Aug St-Leu Seine-et Oise France
26 Aug Melun Seine-et-Marne France
26 Aug Maincy Seine-et-Marne France
27 Aug Leudon-en-Brie Seine-et-Marne France
28 Aug Conde-en Brie Aisne France
29 Aug Fismes Marne France
29 Aug Orainville Aisne France
30 Aug Thuisy Marne France
31 Aug Fort St-Regret (S of Verdun) Meuse France
6 Sep Pintheville Meuse France
7 Sep Mars-la-Tour (vic E) Meurthe-et-Moselle France
10 Sep Doncourt Meurthe-et-Moselle France
14 Sep Sponville Meurthe-et-Moselle France
16 Sep Wayville Meurthe-et-Moselle France
25 Sep Sponville Meurthe-et-Moselle France
26 Sep Eysden Limbourg Belgium
29 Sep Deurne Nord Brabant Belgium
30 Sep St Anthonis Nort Brabant Belgium
8 Oct Vaarsel Limburg Netherlands
25 Oct Someron Limburg Netherlands
30 Oct Maarheeze Limburg Netherlands
8 Nov Ste Geertruid Limburg Netherlands
23 Nov Robroek Limburg Netherlands
2 Dec Rimburg Rhineland Germany
17 Dec Vielsalm Liege Belgium
23 Dec Oufny Liege Belgium
25 Dec St Antoine Liege Belgium
27 Dec St Roch Liege Belgium
1945
12 Jan Spa Liege Belgium
14 Jan Xhoffraix Liege Belgium
19 Jan Waimes Liege Belgium
24 Jan Kloster Liege Belgium
28 Jan Eupen Liege Belgium
1 Mar Simmerath Rhineland Germany
7 Mar Embken Rhineland Germany
9 Mar Villip Rhineland Germany
24 Mar Linz Rhineland Germany
25 Mar Kurtscheid Rhineland Germany
26 Mar Kurtenachner Rhineland Germany
26 Mar Seltrs Rhineland Germany
27 Mar Holzhausen Nassau Germany
28 Mar Hohensolms Nassau Germany
29 Mar Hachborn Kurhessen Germany
30 Mar Frankenau Hessen-Nassau Germany
4 Apr Bromskirchen Hessen-Nassau Germany
5 Apr Neuastenberg Hessen-Nassau Germany
7 Apr Oberkirchen Westphalia Germany
10 Apr Wormbach (Tac Hq) Westphalia Germany
10 Apr Nieder Berndorf Westphalia Germany
11 Apr Eslohe Westphalia Germany
12 Apr Westenfeld (Tac) Westphalia Germany
13 Apr Langenholthausen (Tac) Westphalia Germany
14 Apr Mellen (Tac) Westphalia Germany
15 Apr Menden (Tac) Westphalia Germany
17 Apr Junde Westphalia Germany
29 Apr Schelploh Hannover Germany
2 May Wellahn Mecklenburg Germany
3 May Klutz (Schloss Buthmer) Mecklenburg Germany
6 May Grevesmuhlen Mecklenburg Germany





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1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/29/2011 4:14:22 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		9th ARMORED DIVISION



The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.




COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

27 Aug 44 Maj. Gen. John W. Leonard

Artillery Commander

27 Aug 44 Col. Joseph W. West

Chief of Staff

27 Aug 44 Col. Albert G. Kelly
17 Oct 44 Col. Joseph L. Gilbreth
26 Nov 44 Col. Harry W. Johnson
23 Mar 45 Col. Walter Burnside

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

27 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Carl N. Smith

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

27 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Ewing L. Lusk, Jr.

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

27 Aug 44 Lt. Col. John S. Growden

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

27 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Rollie W. Adams

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

30 Aug 44 Maj. Howard P. Morley

Adjutant General

27 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Sidney Sogard

Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

27 Aug 44 Col. Thomas L. Harrold
3 May 45 Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

27 Aug 44 Brig. Gen. Edwin W. Pilburn
2 Nov 44 Brig. Gen. William Hoge
23 Mar 45 Col. Harry W. Johnson

Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

27 Aug 44 Lt. Col. Adna C. Hamilton
12 Sep 44 Col. Adna C. Hamilton
26 Nov 44 Col. Joseph H. Gilbreth
21 Jan 45 Col. Walter Burnside
23 Mar 45 Lt. Col. Charlie Wesner
28 Apr 45 Lt. Col. Farris N. Latimer



STATISTICS



Chronology

Activated 15 July 1942
Arrived ETO 27 August 1944
Arrived Continent (D+111) 25 September 1944
Entered Combat--First Elements 23 October 1944
Entered Combat--Entire Division 16 December 1944
Days in Combat 91



Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 549
Wounded 2,198
Missing 1,194
Captured 11
Battle Casualties 3,952
Non-Battle Casualties 1,459
Total Casualties 5,411
Percent of T/O Strength 50.7



Campaigns

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe



Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross 1
Legion of Merit 7
Silver Star 162
Soldiers Medal 12
Bronze Star 845
Air Medal 23



Prisoners of War Taken………………25,628



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

2d Tank Battalion

14th Tank Battalion

19th Tank Battalion

27thArmored Infantry Battalion

52d Armored Infantry Battalion

60th Armored Infantry Battalion

89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

9th Armored Engineer Battalion

149th Armored Signal Company

9th Armored Division Artillery

3d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

73d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

9th Armored Division Trains

131st Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

2d Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band



ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

482d AAA AW Bn (SP) 2 Nov 44-8 Jan 45
482d AAA AW Bn (SP) 22 Feb 45-9 May 45

Armored

Hq & Hq Co, 12th Armd Gp 4 Dec 44-8 Jan 45
CC R (10th Armd Div) 22 Dec 45-26 Dec 44

Cavalry

18th Cav Rcn Sq 21 Mar 45-22 Mar 45

Field Artillery

400th FA Bn 28 Feb 45-13 Mar 45
667th FA Bn (155mm How) 28 Feb 45-13 Mar 45
60th FA Bn (9th Div) (105mm How) 3 Mar 45-6 Mar 45
84th FA Bn (9th Div) (105mm How) 7 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
186th FA Bn (155mm How) 26 Mar 45-20 Apr 45
Btry A, 987th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 1 Apr 45-19 Apr 45
987th FA Bn (- Btry A) (155mm Gun) 1 Apr 45-23 Apr 45
38th FA Bn (2d Div) (105mm How) 2 Apr 45-5 Apr 45
406th FA Gp 3 Apr 45-5 Apr 45
…200th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 3 Apr 45-5 Apr 45
…953d FA Bn (155mm How) 3 Apr 45-5 Apr 45

Infantry

109th Inf (28th Div) 20 Dec 44-22 Dec 44
1st Bn, 310th Inf (78th Div) 1 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
3d Bn, 310th Inf (78th Div) 1 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
60th CT (9th Div) 3 Mar 45-5 Mar 45
2d Bn, 310th Inf (78th Div) 5 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
47th CT (9th Div) 7 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
311th CT (78th Div) 8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
1st Bn, 60th Inf (9th Div) 8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
309th CT (78th Div) 8 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
38th CT (2d Div) 25 Mar 45-5 Apr 45
…Co C, 2d Engr C Bn (2d Div) 25 Mar 45-5 Apr 45
1st Bn, 23d Div (2d Div) 2 Apr 45-5 Apr 45
2d Bn, 273d Inf (69th Div) 9 Apr 45-18 Apr 45
3d Bn, 273d Inf (69th Div) 9 Apr 45-20 Apr 45
3d Bn, 38th Inf (2d Div) 9 Apr 45-21 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

811th TD Bn (SP) 14 Nov 44-8 Jan 45
656th TD Bn (SP) 22 Feb 45-still attached 9 May 45


DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)



Armored

CC B V Corps 12 Dec 44-16 Dec 44
Co A, 19th Tk Bn 4th Div 16 Dec 44-19 Dec 44
CC B 106th Div 16 Dec 44-21 Dec 44
2d Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 19 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
CC R 101st Abn Div 19 Dec 44-31 Dec 44
CC A 10th Armd Div 20 Dec 44-26 Dec 44
CC B 7th Armd Div 22 Dec 44-7 Jan 45
14th Tk Bn 82d Abn Div 23 Dec 44-24 Dec 44
CC A 4th Armd Div 27 Dec 44-30 Dec 44
CC B 28th Div 9 Jan 45-10 Jan 45
2 plats, 14th Tk Bn 78th Div 16 Feb 45-17 Mar 45
CC B 9th Div 3 Mar 45-5 Mar 45
CC B 9th Div 9 Mar 45-12 Mar 45
CC A 1st Div 3 Mar 45-8 May 45

Cavalry

89th Cav Rcn Sq (- Trs C & D) 8th Div 23 Oct 44-1 Nov 44
Tr D, 89th Cav Rcn Sq 2d Div 27 Oct 44-8 Nov 44
89th Cav Rcn Sq (- Trs A & D) 8th Div 1 Nov 44-10 Nov 44
Tr A, 89th Cav Rcn Sq 83d Div 22 Nov 44-28 Nov 44
Tr B, 89th Cav Rcn Sq 83d Div 22 Nov 44-5 Dec 44
Tr C, 89th Cav Rcn Sq 83d Div 28 Nov 44-7 Dec 44
Tr A, 89th Cav Rcn Sq 83d Div 5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44
Tr A, 89th Cav Rcn Sq 4th Div 7 Dec 44-13 Dec 44
Tr C, 89th Cav Rcn Sq 4th Div 7 Dec 44-13 Dec 44

Engineer

2 plats, Co B, 9th Armd Engr Bn 2d Div 29 Oct 44-4 Nov 44

Field Artillery

16th Armd FA Bn 2d Div 12 Dec 44-16 Dec 44
73d Armd FA Bn 7th TD Gp 20 Dec 44-23 Dec 44
73d Armd FA Bn 28th Div 24 Dec 44-29 Dec 44

Infantry

52d Armd Inf Bn 8th Div 23 Oct 44-30 Oct 44
27th Armd Inf Bn 2d Div 27 Oct 44-8 Nov 44
60th Armd Inf Bn 8th Div 2 Nov 44-9 Nov 44
Co B, 52d Armd Inf Bn 83d Div 22 Nov 44-29 Nov 44
Co C, 52d Armd Inf Bn 83d Div 28 Nov 44-6 Dec 44
Co C, 52d Armd Inf Bn 4th Div 7 Dec 44-13 Dec 44
60th Armd Inf Bn 78th Div 12 Mar 45-16 Mar 45
52d Armd Inf Bn 9th Div 16 Mar 45-18 Mar 45


ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
29 Jul 44 Ninth
27 Aug 44 Ninth ETOUSA
28 Aug 44 III Ninth 12th
5 Sep 44 XIII Ninth 12th
28 Sep 44 III Ninth 12th
15 Oct 44 VIII Ninth 12th
22 Oct 44 VIII First 12th
20 Dec 44 III Third 12th
21 Dec 44 VIII Third 12th
30 Dec 44 VIII Third Oise Sec Com Z (Sup) 12th
31 Dec 44 (-) SHAEF Reserve (-) 12th
8 Jan 45 Fifteenth 12th
9 Jan 45 Fifteenth Third 12th
22 Feb 45 III First (-) 12th
21 Mar 45 V First 12th
28 Apr 45 VII First 12th
30 Apr 45 VIII First 12th
4 May 45 V First 12th
6 May 45 (-) Third 12th



(-) Indicates relieved from assignment.




COMMAND POSTS



DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
31 Jul 44 Tidworth (Adv) Wiltshire England
28 Aug 44 Tidworth (Main) Wiltshire England
23 Sep 44 Dorchester Dorset England
25 Sep 44 Weymouth Dorset England
28 Sep 44 Ste-Marie-Du-Mont Manche France
6 Oct 44 Pont L'Abbe-Picauville Manche France
7 Oct 44 Ste-Marie-Du-Mont Manche France
13 Oct 44 Falaise Calvados France
14 Oct 44 Damville Eure France
15 Oct 44 Gargan Seine-et-Oise France
16 Oct 44 Bergeres les Vertus Marne France
17 Oct 44 Verdun Meuse France
18 Oct 44 Mersch Luxembourg
20 Dec 44 Walferdange Luxembourg
23 Dec 44 Etalle Luxembourg Belgium
30 Dec 44 Guignicourt-sur-Vence Ardennes France
12 Jan 45 Bockange Moselle France
14 Jan 45 Ennery Moselle France
22 Feb 45 Sprimont Liege Belgium
28 Feb 45 Gey Rhineland Germany
2 Mar 45 Soller Rhineland Germany
4 Mar 45 Zulpich Rhineland Germany
6 Mar 45 Euskirchen Rhineland Germany
7 Mar 45 Stadt Meckenheim Rhineland Germany
10 Mar 45 Bad Neuenahr Rhineland Germany
23 Mar 45 Rheinbrehl Rhineland Germany
25 Mar 45 Neuweid Rhineland Germany
27 Mar 45 Elz Nassau Germany
29 Mar 45 Rechtenbach Hessen Germany
1 Apr 45 Volkmarsen Kurhessen Germany
2 Apr 45 Marburg Kurhessen Germany
9 Apr 45 Nieder Scheden Hannover Germany
10 Apr 45 Grossbruchter Saxony Germany
11 Apr 45 Westerengel Thuringia Germany
12 Apr 45 Steigra Halle-Messenburg Germany
13 Apr 45 Hohenmolsen Halle-Messenburg Germany
15 Apr 45 Breitingen Halle-Messenburg Germany
16 Apr 45 Bad Lausick Saxony Germany
21 Apr 45 Lobstadt Saxony Germany
30 Apr 45 Apolda Thuringia Germany
4 May 45 Munchberg Thuringia Germany
5 May 45 Wernberg Bavaria Germany
6 May 45 Weiden Bavaria Germany





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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/30/2011 1:20:26 AM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		10th ARMORED DIVISION



"Tiger"



The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.





COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

22 Sep 44 Maj. Gen. William H. H. Morris, Jr.

Artillery Commander

22 Sep 44 Col. Bernard F. Luebbermann
13 Apr 45 Col. Edward H. Metzger

Chief of Staff

22 Sep 44 Col. Basil G. Thayer
25 Feb 45 Lt. Col. Joseph A. McChristian
8 May 45 Col. Richard Steinbach

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

22 Sep 44 Lt. Col. John F. Laudig

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

22 Sep 44 Lt. Col. William E. Eckles

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

22 Sep 44 Maj. John W. Sheffield
3 Dec 44 Lt. Col. Joseph A. McChristian
25 Feb 45 Lt. Col. John W. Sheffield
8 May 45 Lt. Col. Joseph A. McChristian

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

22 Sep 44 Lt. Col. Clark Webber

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

3 Oct 44 Maj. John M. Gregory
10 Jan 45 Capt. Leigh S. Plummer

Adjutant General

22 Sep 44 Lt. Col. Francis J. Malloh

Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

22 Sep 44 Brig. Gen. Kenneth G. Althaus
15 Dec 44 Brig. Gen. Edwin W. Piburn
25 Apr 45 Col. Thomas M. Brinkley
3 May 45 Col. Basil G. Thayer

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

22 Sep 44 Col. William L. Roberts
5 Nov 44 Brig. Gen. Edwin W. Piburn
16 Dec 45 Col. William L. Roberts
18 Mar 45 Col. Basil G. Thayer
3 May 45 Col. Thomas M. Brinkley

Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

22 Sep 44 Col. Julian E. Raymond
6 Nov 44 Col. Wade C. Gatchell





STATISTICS



Chronology

Activated 15 July 1942
Arrived ETO 23 September 1944
Arrived Continent (D+109) 23 September 1944
Entered Combat 1944
Days in Combat 124



Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 710
Wounded 3,400
Missing 586
Captured 1
Battle Casualties 4,697
Non-Battle Casualties 3,684
Total Casualties 8,381
Percent of T/O Strength 78.5



Campaigns

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe



Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross 19
Legion of Merit 12
Silver Star 217
Soldiers Medal 23
Bronze Star 1,400
Air Medal 13
Distinguished Flying Cross 2



Prisoners of War Taken………………43,208



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

3d Tank Battalion

11th Tank Battalion

21st Tank Battalion

20th Armored Infantry Battalion

54th Armored Infantry Battalion

61st Armored Infantry Battalion

90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

55th Armored Engineer Battalion

150th Armored Signal Company

10th Armored Division Artillery

419th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

423d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

10th Armored Division Trains

132d Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

80th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band




ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

796th AAA AW Bn (SP) 16 Oct 44-9 May 45

Armored

CC A (9th Armd Div) 20 Dec 44-26 Dec 44
Co A, 778th Tk Bn 19 Feb 45-3 Mar 45

Cavalry

94th Rcn Tr (94th Div) 19 Feb 45-20 Feb 45

Chemical

Co C, 81st Cml Mort Bn 11 Nov 44-2 Dec 44
2 secs, 161st Cml Co (SG) 1 Dec 44-4 Dec 44
162d Cml Co (SG) 22 Feb 45-3 Mar 45
2 secs, 81st Cml Co (SG) 3 Mar 45-9 Mar 45
Co C, 81st Cml Mort Bn (-1 plat) 3 Mar 45-9 Mar 45

Engineer

1 plat, 991st Engr Treadway Br Co 18 Nov 44-24 Nov 44
179th Engr C Bn 23 Feb 45-25 Feb 45
160th Engr C Bn 17 Mar 45-23 Mar 45
2d Plat, 997th Engr Treadway Br Co 17 Mar 45-23 Mar 45
Co B, 245th Engr C Bn 20 Mar 45-23 Mar 45
2827th Engr C Bn 8 Apr 45-15 Apr 45
2828th Engr C Bn 16 Apr 45-1 May 45

Field Artillery

Btry B, 244th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 29 Nov 44-2 Dec 44
193d FA Gp 20 Feb 45-24 Mar 45
…689th FA Bn (155mm How) 20 Feb 45-24 Mar 45
…274th FA Bn 20 Feb 45-24 Mar 45
…776th FA Bn (155mm How) 20 Feb 45-24 Mar 45
141st FA Bn (155mm How) 3 Apr 45-14 Apr 45
194th FA Bn (8" How) 3 Apr 45-1 May 45
938th FA Bn (155mm How) 3 Apr 45-1 May 45
939th FA Bn (4.5" Gun) 3 Apr 45-1 May 45
59th Armd FA Bn 8 Apr 45-1 May 45
1 btry, 976th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 27 Apr 45-1 May 45

Infantry

358th CT (90th Div) 19 Nov 44-26 Nov 44
109th CT (28th Div) 22 Dec 44-26 Dec 44
376th CT (94th Div) 19 Feb 45-3 Mar 45
…919th FA Bn (94th Div) (105mm How) 19 Feb 45-3 Mar 45
…1st Plat, Co C, 319th Engr C Bn (94th Div) 19 Feb 45-3 Mar 45
417th CT (76th Div) 4 Mar 45-11 Mar 45
318th Inf (80th Div) 6 Mar 45-18 Mar 45
1st & 3d Bns, 318th Inf (80th Div) 19 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
3d Bn, 398th Inf (100th Div) 3 Apr 45-4 Apr 45
2d Bn, 324th Inf (44th Div) 19 Apr 45-21 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

638th TD Bn (SP) -15 Oct 44
609th TD Bn (SP) 16 Oct 44-9 Mar 45



[pages 509-510]



DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)



Armored

CC B VIII Corps 22 Dec 44-18 Jan 45
CC R 9th Armd Div 22 Dec 44-26 Dec 44
CC B XV Corps 20 Jan 45-9 Feb 45

Engineer

Co C, 55th Armd Engr Bn 1139th Engr Gp 5 Nov 44-13 Nov 44

Field Artillery

423d Armd FA Bn 44th Div 22 Jan 45-10 Feb 45



ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
26 Aug 44 Ninth ETOUSA
5 Sep 44 III Ninth 12th
10 Oct 44 (-) Third 12th
23 Oct 44 XX Third 12th
16 Dec 44 XX Third First 12th
17 Dec 44 VIII Third First 12th
20 Dec 44 III Third First 12th
21 Dec 44 XII Third (-) 12th
26 Dec 44 XX Third 12th
17 Jan 45 XXI Third Seventh 6th
25 Jan 45 XV Third Seventh (Opn) 6th
10 Feb 45 XX Third (-) 6th
23 Mar 45 XXI Third Seventh 12th
1 Apr 45 VI Third Seventh 12th 6th
8 Apr 45 VI Seventh (-) 6th (-)



(-) Indicates relieved from assignment.



[page 511]



COMMAND POSTS



DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
23 Sep 44 Cherbourg Manche France
30 Sep 44 Teurtheville Manche France
29 Oct 44 Mars-La-Tour Meurthe-et-Moselle France
9 Nov 44 Ottange Moselle France
15 Nov 44 Petit Hettange Moselle France
19 Nov 44 Laumesfeld Moselle France
21 Nov 44 Apach Moselle France
17 Dec 44 Luxembourg Luxembourg
23 Dec 44 Mersch Luxembourg
27 Dec 44 Metz Moselle France
17 Jan 45 Dieuze Moselle France
10 Feb 45 Falquemont Moselle France
10 Feb 45 Metz Moselle France
19 Feb 45 Apach Moselle France
22 Feb 45 Wincheringen Rhineland Germany
22 Feb 45 Ayl Rhineland Germany
2 Mar 45 Trier Rhineland Germany
17 Mar 45 Mitlosheim Rhineland Germany
18 Mar 45 Wadern Rhineland Germany
19 Mar 45 St-Wendel Rhineland Germany
20 Mar 45 Kaiserslautern Rhineland Germany
24 Mar 45 Edenkoben Rhineland Germany
28 Mar 45 Manheim (Waldhoff) Baden Germany
2 Apr 45 Heidelberg Baden Germany
2 Apr 45 Hoffenheim Baden Germany
4 Apr 45 Bad Rappenau Baden Germany
6 Apr 45 Merchingen Baden Germany
7 Apr 45 Assumstadt Baden Germany
12 Apr 45 Ingelfingen Wurttemberg Germany
14 Apr 45 Ohringen Wurttemberg Germany
18 Apr 45 Bubenorbis Wurttemberg Germany
19 Apr 45 Fichtenberg Wurttemberg Germany
20 Apr 45 Lorch Wurttemberg Germany
21 Apr 45 Goppingen Wurttemberg Germany
23 Apr 45 Laichingen Wurttemberg Germany
23 Apr 45 Ehingen Wurttemberg Germany
25 Apr 45 Laupheim Wurttemberg Germany
25 Apr 45 Dietenheim Wurttemberg Germany
26 Apr 45 Babenhausen Bavaria Germany
27 Apr 45 Mindelheim Bavaria Germany
27 Apr 45 Kaufbeuren Bavaria Germany
28 Apr 45 Schongau Bavaria Germany
29 Apr 45 Steingaden Bavaria Germany
30 Apr 45 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bavaria Germany





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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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Post #: 14
RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/30/2011 1:22:09 AM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		11th ARMORED DIVISION



"Thunderbolt"



The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.




COMMAND AND STAFF



Commanding General

5 Oct 44 Brig. Gen. Charles S. Kilburn
21 Mar 45 Brig. Gen. Holmes E. Dager
3 May 45 Maj. Gen. Holmes E. Dager

Artillery Commander

5 Oct 44 Col. John G. Howard

Chief of Staff

5 Oct 44 Col. J. J. B. Williams
17 Mar 45 Col. Edgar T. Conley, Jr.

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Ralph J. Olson

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. William R. Prince
7 Jan 45 Lt. Col. William M. Slayden

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Paul A. chalmers
7 Dec 44 Lt. Col. George S. Downer, Jr.

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

5 Oct 44 Maj. Johnnie B. Poole
16 Nov 44 Lt. Col. Johnnie B. Poole

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

19 Dec 44 Maj. Howard W. Decker
16 Feb 45 Lt. Col. Howard W. Decker

Adjutant General

5 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Lillar P. Miller

Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

5 Oct 44 Brig. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook, Jr.

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

5 Oct 44 Col. Wesley W. Yale

Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

5 Oct 44 Col. Virgil Bell



STATISTICS



Chronology

Activated 15 August 1942

Arrived ETO 5 October 1944

Arrived Continent (D+194) 17 December 1944

Entered Combat 23 December 1944

Days in Combat…..96

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed…………………….614

Wounded……………....2,562

Missing………..………..….40

Captured

Battle Casualties………...3,216

Non-Battle Casualties…...1,921

Total Casualties…………5,137

Percent of T/O Strength….48.1

Campaigns

Ardennes

Rhineland

Central Europe



Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross…..1

Legion of Merit……………..13

Silver Star…………………275

Soldiers Medal………………2

Bronze Star………………….2

Air Medal………………….59



Prisoners of War Taken…..76,229



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

22d Tank Battalion

41st Tank Battalion

42d Tank Battalion

21st Armored Infantry Battalion

55th Armored Infantry Battalion

63d Armored Infantry Battalion

41st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

56th Armored Engineer Battalion

151st Armored Signal Company

11th Armored Division Artillery

490th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

491st Armored Field Artillery Battalion

492d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

11th Armored Division Trains

133d Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

81st Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band

ATTACHMENTS



Antiaircraft Artillery

575th AAA AW Bn (SP) 23 Dec 44-24 May 45

Engineer

991st Engr Treadway Br Co (- 1 section) 4 Mar 45-14 Mar 45
996th Engr Treadway Br Co 28 Mar 45-1 Jun 45

Field Artillery

Btry C, 174th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 15 Feb 45-4 Mar 45

Infantry

355th CT (89th Div) 16 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
…914th FA Bn (89th Div) (105mm How) 16 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
…Co C, 314th Engr C Bn (89th Div) 16 Mar 45-21 Mar 45
261st CT (65th Div) 28 Mar 45-29 Mar 45
328th CT (26th Div) 3 May 45-6 May 45

Tank Destroyer

602d TD Bn (SP) 29 Dec 44-27 Jan 45
811th TD Bn (SP) 27 Jan 45-4 Feb 45
602d TD Bn (SP) 4 Feb 45-24 Feb 45
705th TD Bn (SP) 24 Feb 45-5 Jul 45




DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)

Armored

2 plats, Co A, 22d Tk Bn 87th Div 9 Jan 45
CC A 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
…42d Tk Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
…63d Armd Inf Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
…490th Armd FA Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
…41st Cav Rcn Sq (- Tr B) 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45
…Co A, 56th Armd Engr Bn 87th Div 24 Feb 45-4 Mar 45

Cavalry

41st Cav Rcn Sq 6th Armd Div 12 Feb 45-21 Feb 45



ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
26 Sep 44 Ninth ETOUSA
2 Oct 44 III
5 Oct 44 III UK Base
11 Oct 44 (-) UK Base
13 Dec 44 (-) 12th
19 Dec 44 Ninth 12th
20 Dec 44 First 12th
23 Dec 44 VIII Third 12th
31 Dec 44 XII Third 12th
15 Jan 45 VIII Third 12th
12 Mar 45 XX Third 12th
16 Mar 45 XII Third 12th
24 Mar 45 XX Third 12th
1 Apr 45 XII Third 12th



(-) indicates relieved from assignment




COMMAND POSTS



DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
13 Oct 44 Warminster (vic.; Knock Camp) Wiltshire England
3 Dec 44 Horst Limburg Netherlands
18 Dec 44 Ell Limburg Netherlands
26 Dec 44 Guignicourt-ser-Vence Ardennes France
30 Dec 44 Longlier Luxembourg Belgium
3 Jan 45 Vaux-les-Rosiers Luxembourg Belgium
13 Jan 45 Sibret Luxembourg Belgium
14 Jan 45 Hemroulle
20 Jan 45 Bastogne Luxembourg Belgium
6 Feb 45 Wilwerdingen -- Luxembourg
13 Feb 45 Ell Limburg Netherlands
16 Feb 45 Wilwerdingen -- Luxembourg
18 Feb 45 Tilburg North Brabant Netherlands
20 Feb 45 Boxtel North Brabant Netherlands
5 Mar 45 Herscheid Rhineland Germany
8 Mar 45 Budesheim Rhineland Germany
12 Mar 45 Neidermendig Rhineland Germany
21 Mar 45 Winnweiler Pfalz Germany
31 Mar 45 Langenselbold Hessen-Nassau Germany
1 Apr 45 Grainfeld Hessen Germany
2 Apr 45 Silges Hessen-Nassau Germany
3 Apr 45 Unterweid Thuringia Germany
4 Apr 45 Steinbach-Hallenberg Thuringia Germany
6 Apr 45 Zellmellis Thuringia Germany
9 Apr 45 Themar Thuringia Germany
11 Apr 45 Schnackershausen Thuringia Germany
14 Apr 45 Mainleus Bavaria Germany
19 Apr 45 Bayreuth Bavaria Germany
20 Apr 45 Oberbibrach Bavaria Germany
21 Apr 45 Grafenwohr Bavaria Germany
23 Apr 45 Schnaittenbach Bavaria Germany
24 Apr 45 Stamsreid Bavaria Germany
25 Apr 45 Patersdorf Bavaria Germany
26 Apr 45 Schonberg Bavaria Germany
2 May 45 Wegscheid Bavaria Germany
3 May 45 Rohrbach Ober Oesterreich Austria
4 May 45 Neufelden Ober Oesterreich Austria
5 May 45 Ober Neukirchen Ober Oesterreich Austria
6 May 45 Kirchschlag Ober Oesterreich Austria





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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/30/2011 1:23:33 AM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		12th ARMORED DIVISION





The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.


COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

1 Oct 44 Maj. Gen. Roderick R. Allen

Artillery Commander

1 Oct 44 Col. Charles R. Gildart

Chief of Staff

1 Oct 44 Col. Richard H. Gordon
14 Dec 44 Col. Wallace H. Barnes

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

1 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Hugh Mair

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

1 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Charles Smyroski

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

1 Oct 44 Lt. Col. H. Paul Holz

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

1 Oct 44 Lt. Col. J. M. Bradley

Adjutant General

1 Oct 44 Lt. Col. Edwin M. Connell

Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

1 Oct 44 Brig. Gen. Riley F. Ennis

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

1 Oct 44 Col. Charles V. Bromley

Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

14 Dec 44 Col. Richard A. Gordon




STATISTICS



Chronology

Activated 15 September 1942

Arrived ETO 2 October 1944

Arrived Continent (D+156) 9 November 1944

Entered Combat:

…First Elements 5 December 1944

…Entire Division 7 December 1944

Days in Combat 102

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed…………………………..517

Wounded…………………….2,257

Missing…………………………659

Captured………………………….3

Battle Casualties………………3,436

Non-Battle Casualties…………2,540

Total Casualties……………….5,976

Percent of T/O Strength………….56.0

Campaigns

Rhineland

Central Europe



Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross…….6

Legion of Merit…………………4

Silver Star……………………198

Soldiers Medal…………….….12

Bronze Star………………..1,199

Air Medal…………………….50

Distinguished Flying Cross……..3



Prisoners of War Taken…..72,243



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

23d Tank Battalion

43d Tank Battalion

714th Tank Battalion

17th Armored Infantry Battalion

56th Armored Infantry Battalion

66th Armored Infantry Battalion

92d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

119th Armored Engineer Battalion

152d Armored Signal Company

12th Armored Division Artillery

493d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

494th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

495th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

12th Armored Division Trains

134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

82d Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band




ATTACHMENTS



Antiaircraft Artillery

572d AAA AW Bn (SP) 4 Dec 44-18 May 45

Armored

CC V (French 2d Armd Div) 30 Apr 45-4 May 45

Cavalry

101st Cav Gp 8 Apr 45-4 May 45
42d Rcn Tr (42d Div) 13 Apr 45-14 Apr 45

Chemical

Co A, 99th Cml Mort Bn 7 Mar 45-8 Mar 45

Engineer

206th Engr C Bn 18 Mar 45-20 Mar 45
256th Engr C Bn 14 Apr 45-21 Apr 45
290th Engr C Bn 21 Apr 45-4 May 45

Field Artillery

204th FA Gp 18 Mar 45-22 Mar 45
342d FA Bn 28 Mar 45-4 May 45
933d FA Bn (155mm How) 31 Mar 45-19 Apr 45
Hq, 36th FA Gp 1 Apr 45-19 Apr 45
937th FA Bn (155mm How) 1 Apr 45-4 May 45
935th FA Bn (4.5" Gun) 11 Apr 45-19 Apr 45
Btry A, 977th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 24 Apr 45-25 Apr 45

Infantry

1st & 2d Bns, 22d Inf (4th Div) 2 Apr 45-3 Apr 45
3d Bn, 222d Inf (42d Div) 2 Apr 45-8 Apr 45
2d Bn, 242d Inf (42d Div) 5 Apr 45-7 Apr 45
Co G, 242d Inf (42d Div) 10 Apr 45-12 Apr 45
3d Bn, 242d Inf (42d Div) 12 Apr 45-14 Apr 45
15th CT (3d Div) 24 Apr 45-25 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

827th TD Bn (SP) 19 Dec 44-13 Feb 45



DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)



Armored

Co A, 43d Tk Bn 103d Div 5 Dec 44-7 Jan 45
Co A, 23d Tk Bn 100th Div 1 Jan 45-7 Jan 45
CC B 79th Div 7 Jan 45-15 Jan 45
714th Tk Bn 70th Div 12 Feb 45-17 Feb 45
CC A 70th Div 2 Mar 45-8 Mar 45
CC R 101st Cav Gp 2 Mar 45-8 Mar 45
Co C, 43d Tk Bn 63d Div 9 Mar 45-14 Mar 45
CC A 94th Div 22 Mar 45-24 Mar 45
CC A 42d Div 7 Apr 45-13 Apr 45

Cavalry

92d Cav Rcn Sq Normandy Base Section 18 Nov 44-30 Nov 44
92d Cav Rcn Sq 63d Div 15 Mar 45-16 Mar 45

Engineer

Co C, 119th Engr Bn Normandy Base Section 18 Nov 44-30 Nov 44

Field Artillery

Btry C, 493d Armd FA Bn Normandy Base Section 18 Nov 44-30 Nov 44
493d Armd FA Bn 44th Div 5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44
494th Armd FA Bn 44th Div 5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44
495th Armd FA Bn 100th Div 5 Dec 44-7 Dec 44
493d Armd FA Bn 106th Cav Gp 23 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
495th Armd FA Bn 103d Div 26 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
494th Armd FA Bn 44th Div 26 Dec 44-6 Jan 45
495th Armd FA Bn 100th Div 2 Jan 45-6 Jan 45
493d Armd FA Bn 44th Div 2 Jan 45-6 Jan 45
493d Armd FA Bn 79th Div 7 Jan 45-14 Jan 45
495th Armd FA Bn 79th Div 7 Jan 45-14 Jan 45
495th Armd FA Bn French Algerienne 3d Inf Div 15 Jan 45-16 Jan 45
495th Armd FA Bn 36th Div 20 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
493d Armd FA Bn 36th Div 20 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
494th Armd FA Bn 36th Div 21 Jan 45-23 Jan 45
493d Armd FA Bn French Algerienne 3d Inf Div 23 Jan 45-2 Feb 45
494th Armd FA Bn French Algerienne 3d Inf Div 24 Jan 45-2 Feb 45
495th Armd FA Bn French Algerienne 3d Inf Div 24 Jan 45-2 Feb 45
493d Armd FA Bn 117th Cav Rcn Sq 2 Feb 45
494th Armd FA Bn 28th Div 4 Feb 45-9 Feb 45
495th Armd FA Bn 28th Div 7 Feb 45-10 Feb 45
494th Armd FA Bn 70th Div 10 Feb 45-13 Feb 45
493d Armd FA Bn 44th Div 10 Feb 45-16 Feb 45
495th Armd FA Bn 70th Div 11 Feb 45-12 Feb 45
495th Armd FA Bn 44th Div 13 Feb 45-16 Feb 45
494th Armd FA Bn 44th Div 14 Feb 45-16 Feb 45
494th Armd FA Bn 70th Div 17 Feb 45-9 Mar 45
495th Armd FA Bn 70th Div 17 Feb 45-9 Mar 45
493d Armd FA Bn 70th Div 13 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
494th Armd FA Bn 70th Div 13 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
495th Armd FA Bn 70th Div 13 Mar 45-17 Mar 45




ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS



DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
7 Oct 44 UK Base ETOUSA
13 Nov 44 Ninth (-) 12th
5 Dec 44 XV Operations Seventh 6th
27 Dec 44 XXI Operations Seventh 6th
30 Dec 44 (-) Seventh 6th
3 Jan 45 XV Seventh 6th
6 Jan 45 VI Seventh 6th
3 Feb 45 XXI Seventh 6th
11 Feb 45 XV Seventh 6th
28 Feb 45 XXI Seventh 6th
17 Mar 45 XX Operations Seventh Third 6th 12th
24 Mar 45 XXI Seventh (-) 6th (-)
26 Mar 45 XV Seventh 6th
31 Mar 45 XXI Seventh 6th
4 May 45 (-) Seventh 6th



(-) indicates relieved from assignment



[page 527]



COMMAND POSTS



DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
2 Oct 44 Liverpool Lancashire England
5 Oct 44 Tidworth Barracks Wiltshire England
17 Nov 44 Auffay Seine-Inferieure France
2 Dec 44 Luneville Meruthe-et-Moselle France
5 Dec 44 Kirberg Bas-Rhin France
7 Dec 44 Domfessel Bas-Rhin France
14 Dec 44 Rahling Bas-Rhin France
16 Dec 44 Rimsdorf Bas-Rhin France
18 Dec 44 Rahling Bas-Rhin France
26 Dec 44 Albestroff Moselle France
29 Dec 44 Dieuze Moselle France
8 Jan 45 Hochfelden Bas-Rhin France
15 Jan 45 Brumath Bas-Rhin France
20 Jan 45 Hochfelden Bas-Rhin France
25 Jan 45 Ittenheim Bas-Rhin France
3 Feb 45 Zellenberg Haut-Rhin France
4 Feb 45 Colmar Haut-Rhin France
7 Feb 45 Wintzenheim Haut-Rhin France
11 Feb 45 Faulquemont Moselle France
18 Feb 45 Faulquemont (2 miles northwest) Moselle France
17 Mar 45 Apach Moselle France
18 Mar 45 Hermeskief Rhineland Germany
18 Mar 45 Brucken Rhineland Germany
19 Mar 45 Baumholden Rhineland Germany
21 Mar 45 Sausenheim Pfalz Germany
22 Mar 45 Mutterstadt Pfalz Germany
24 mar 45 Deidesheim Pfalz Germany
28 Mar 45 Lorsch Hessen Germany
29 Mar 45 Beerfelden Bavaria Germany
30 Mar 45 Amorbach Bavaria Germany
31 Mar 45 Hardheim Baden Germany
31 Mar 45 Paimar Baden Germany
3 Apr 45 Giebelstadt Bavaria Germany
10 Apr 45 Kitzingen (airfield) Bavaria Germany
14 Apr 45 Uffenheim Bavaria Germany
16 Apr 45 Illesheim Bavaria Germany
18 Apr 45 Oberdachstetten Bavaria Germany
20 Apr 45 Ansbach Wurttemberg Germany
21 Apr 45 Dinkelsbuhl Wurttemberg Germany
22 Apr 45 Bopfingen Wurttemberg Germany
24 Apr 45 Dillingen Bavaria Germany
27 Apr 45 Ziemetshausen Bavaria Germany
28 Apr 45 Schwabmunchen Bavaria Germany
29 Apr 45 Landsberg Bavaria Germany
1 May 45 Murnau Bavaria Germany
2 May 45 Redenfelden Bavaria Germany
5 May 45 Heidenheim Wurttemberg Germany





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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/30/2011 4:42:13 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		13th ARMORED DIVISION





The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.



COMMAND AND STAFF



Commanding General

29 Jan 45 Maj. Gen. John B. Wogan
17 Apr 45 Maj. Gen. John Millikin



Artillery Commander

29 Jan 45 Col. Alfred E. Kastner
14 Apr 45 Lt. Col. John M. Smoller
19 Apr 45 Col. Alfred E. Kastner



Chief of Staff

29 Jan 45 Col. Herbert H. Frost
1 Apr 45 Lt. Col. Dale E. Means (Acting)
19 Apr 45 Col. William H. Wood



Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

29 Jan 45 Lt. Col. Richard E. Hussey



Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

29 Jan 45 Lt. Col. Lloyd G. Buchler



Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

29 Jan 45 Lt. Col. Daniel E. Means
1 Apr 45 Lt. Col. Daniel H. Heyne
19 Apr 45 Lt. Col. Daniel E. Means



Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

29 Jan 45 Lt. Col. Orvie Highum



Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

14 Mar 45 Maj. William R. Whitaker, Jr.



Adjutant General

29 Jan 45 Maj. Ray N. Stetter
1 Apr 45 Lt. Col. Ray N. Stetter



Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

29 Jan 45 Brig. Gen. Wayland B. Augur
14 Apr 45 Col. Alfred E. Kastner
19 Apr 45 Col. Peter C. Haines
29 Apr 45 Brig. Gen. Wayland B. Augur



Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

29 Jan 45 Col. Harold G. Holt



Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

29 Jan 45 Col. Frank R. Williams
6 May 45 Col. Charles G. Rau


STATISTICS



Chronology

Activated 15 October 1942

Arrived ETO 29 January 1945

Arrived Continent (D+237) 29 January 1945

Entered Combat:

…First Elements 19 March 1945

…Entire Division 10 April 1945

Days in Combat…….16

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed…………………………….105

Wounded……………………….. 366

Missing…………………………… 22

Captured

Battle Casualties…………………. 493

Non-Battle Casualties……………. 246

Total Casualties………………….. 739

Percent of T/O Strength…………... 6.9

Campaigns

Rhineland

Central Europe



Individual Awards

Silver Star………….. 6

Bronze Star……… 102



Prisoners of War Taken……… 27,827



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

24th Tank Battalion

45th Tank Battalion

46th Tank Battalion

16th Armored Infantry Battalion

59th Armored Infantry Battalion

67th Armored Infantry Battalion

93d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

124th Armored Engineer Battalion

153d Armored Signal Company

13th Armored Division Artillery

497th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

496th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

498th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

13th Armored Division Trains

135th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

83d Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band


ATTACHMENTS



Antiaircraft Artillery

574th AAA AW Bn (SP) 19 Mar 45-13 May 45

Armored

7th Armd Grp 11 Apr 45-17 May 45

Field Artillery

254th FA Bn (155mm How) 3 Apr 45-18 Apr 45

Tank Destroyer

820th TD Bn (T) 10 Apr 45-12 Apr 45
630th TD Bn (T) 10 Apr 45-12 Apr 45
801st TD Bn (SP) 27 Apr 45-12 Jun 45


DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)



Armored

CC R 8th Div 14 Apr 45-17 Apr 45



Field Artillery

13th Armd Div Arty XXI Corps 17 Mar 45-22 Mar 45


ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS



DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
3 Jan 45 ETOUSA
18 Jan 45 12th
21 Jan 45 Fifteenth 12th
20 Mar 45 Fifteenth 12th 6th
23 Mar 45 Fifteenth Seventh 12th 6th
31 Mar 45 (-) (-) 12th (-)
8 Apr 45 Third Seventh 12th
10 Apr 45 XVIII Abn Third First 12th
21 Apr 45 (-) Third (-) 12th
22 Apr 45 XX Third 12th



(-) indicates relieved from assignment

COMMAND POSTS



DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
29 Jan 45 Omondville Seine Inferieure France
1 Feb 45 Bacqueville-en-Caux Seine Inferieure France
15 Mar 45 Soissons Aisne France
16 Mar 45 Vitry Marne France
18 Mar 45 Avricourt Moselle France
25 Mar 45 Zweibrucken Pfalz Germany
2 Apr 45 Isar-Oberstein Rhineland Germany
7 Apr 45 Homberg Hessen Germany
9 Apr 45 Weyerbusch Rhineland Germany
11 Apr 45 Hanner Rhineland Germany
12 Apr 45 Siegburg Rhineland Germany
16 Apr 45 Dellbruck Rhineland Germany
17 Apr 45 Hilden Rhineland Germany
18 Apr 45 Mettmann Rhineland Germany
19 Apr 45 Dieringhausen Rhineland Germany
22 Apr 45 Eschenau Bavaria Germany
27 Apr 45 Parsberg Bavaria Germany
29 Apr 45 Ober Traubling Bavaria Germany
29 Apr 45 Sunching Bavaria Germany
30 Apr 45 Aiterhofen Bavaria Germany
1 May 45 Stephansposching Bavaria Germany
2 May 45 Tann Bavaria Germany





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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/30/2011 4:43:37 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		14th ARMORED DIVISION





The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.



COMMAND AND STAFF



Commanding General

1 Nov 44 Brig. Gen. Albert C. Smith
19 Mar 45 Maj. Gen. Albert C. Smith



Artillery Commander

1 Nov 44 Col. Maurice K. Kurtz



Chief of Staff

1 Nov 44 Col. James P. Hill



Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

1 Nov 44 Maj. Albert W. Stephens
1 Dec 44 Lt. Col. Albert W. Stephens



Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

1 Nov 44 Maj. Harold E. Miller
1 Dec 44 Lt. Col. Harold E. Miller



Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

1 Nov 44 Lt. Col. Joe C. Lambert
1 May 45 Col. Joe C. Lambert



Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

1 Nov 44 Maj. George P. Seneff, Jr.
1 Dec 44 Lt. Col. George P. Seneff, Jr.



Adjutant General

1 Nov 44 Lt. Col. William C. Golden



Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

1 Nov 44 Col. Charles H. Karlstad
19 Mar 45 Brig. Gen. Charles H. Karlstad



Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

1 Nov 44 Col. Francis J. Gillespie



Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

1 Nov 44 Col. Daniel H. Hudelsch



STATISTICS



Chronology

Activated 15 November 1942

Arrived ETO 29 October 1944

Arrived Continent (D+75) 29 October 1944

Entered Combat

…First Elements 14 November 1944

…Entire Division 20 November 1944

Days in Combat 133

Casualties (Tentative)

Killed……………….….…….447

Wounded……………….….1,998

Missing…………………...…422

Captured………………….…..29

Battle Casualties…….…….2,896

Non-Battle Casualties….….1,400

Total Casualties…………...4,296

Percent of T/O Strength…….40.3

Campaigns

Rhineland

Central Europe



Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross…..…….5

Legion of Merit…………………….5

Silver Star……………………….167

Soldiers Medal……………………12

Bronze Star……………………2,093

Air Medal………………………...46

Distinguished Flying Cross………….1



Prisoners of War Taken……64,205



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

25th Tank Battalion

47th Tank Battalion

48th Tank Battalion

19th Armored Infantry Battalion

62d Armored Infantry Battalion

68th Armored Infantry Battalion

94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

125th Armored Engineer Battalion

154th Armored Signal Company

14th Armored Division Artillery

499th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

500th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

501st Armored Field Artillery Battalion

14th Armored Division Trains

136th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

84th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band




ATTACHMENTS



Antiaircraft Artillery

398th AAA AW Bn (SP) 15 Nov 44-12 May 45

Cavalry

117th Cav Rcn Sq 2 Jan 45-10 Jan 45

Engineer

300th E ngr C Bn 28 Apr 45-2 May 45

Field Artillery

93d Armd FA Bn 3 Jan 45-9 Jan 45
69th Armd FA Bn 2 Apr 45-19 Apr 45
975th FA Bn (155mm How) 2 Apr 45-24 Apr 45
250th FA Bn (105mm How) 21 Apr 45-24 Apr 45
173d FA Gp 21 Apr 45-24 Apr 45
220th FA Gp 25 Apr 45-9 May 45

Infantry

315th Inf (- 1st Bn) (79th Div) 13 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
1st Bn, 315th Inf (79th Div) 17 Jan 45-21 Jan 45

Tank Destroyer

636th TD Bn (SP) 28 Mar 45-23 Apr 45


DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)



Armored

CC R 44th AAA Brig 12 Nov 44-2 Dec 44
…19th Armd Inf Bn 44th AAA Brig 12 Nov 44-2 Dec 44
…68th Armd Inf Bn 44th AAA Brig 12 Nov 44-2 Dec 44
CC A VI Corps 20 Nov 44-22 Nov 44
…25th Tk Bn VI Corps 20 Nov 44-22 Nov 44
…48th Tk Bn VI Corps 20 Nov 44-22 Nov 44
…62d Armd Inf Bn VI Corps 20 Nov 44-22 Nov 44
…500th Armd FA Bn VI Corps 20 Nov 44-22 Nov 44
…Tr C, 94th Cav Rcn Sq VI Corps 20 Nov 44-22 Nov 44
…1 co, 125th Armd Engr Bn VI Corps 20 Nov 44-22 Nov 44
CCA XV Corps 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
..25th Tk Bn XV Corps 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
…48th Tk Bn XV Corps 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
…62d Armd Inf Bn XV Corps 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
…500th Armd FA Bn XV Corps 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
…Tr C, 94th Cav Rcn Sq XV Corps 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
…1 co, 125th Armd Engr Bn XV Corps 22 Nov 44-3 Dec 44
47th Tk Bn 45th Div 1 Dec 44-2 Dec 44
1 tank co, CC A 103d Div 2 Dec 44-3 Dec 44
47th Tk Bn (- Co A) 45th Div 3 Dec 44-6 Dec 44
Co A, 47th Tk Bn 100th div 3 Dec 44-6 Dec 44
2d Plat, Co B, 25th Tk Bn 79th Div 6 Dec 44-8 Dec 44
Cos A & C, 47th Tk Bn 103d Div 14 Dec 44-19 Dec 44
CC R VI Corps 22 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…62d Armd Inf Bn VI Corps 22 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…500th Armd FA Bn VI Corps 22 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…94th Cav Rcn Sq VI Corps 22 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…Cos A & B, 125th Armd Engr Bn VI Corps 22 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
CC A XV Corps 28 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…48th Tk Bn XV Corps 28 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…68th Armd Inf Bn XV Corps 28 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…501st Armd FA Bn XV Corps 28 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…Tr C, 94th Cav Rcn Sq XV Corps 28 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
…Co C, 125th Armd Engr Bn XV Corps 28 Dec 44-2 Jan 45
Co B, 47th Tk Bn 79th Div 5 Jan 45-14 Jan 45
CC A 79th Div 6 Jan 45-12 Jan 45
…48th Tk Bn 79th Div 6 Jan 45-12 Jan 45
…68th Armd Inf Bn 79th Div 6 Jan 45-12 Jan 45
…500th Armd Fa Bn 79th Div 6 Jan 45-12 Jan 45
…Tr C, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 79th Div 6 Jan 45-12 Jan 45
…Co C, 125th Armd Engr Bn 79th Div 6 Jan 45-12 Jan 45
25th Tk Bn VI Corps 19 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
CC A 79th Div 20 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
…48th Tk Bn 79th Div 20 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
…68th Armd Inf Bn 79th Div 20 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
…500th Armd FA Bn 79th Div 20 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
…Tr C, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 79th Div 20 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
…Co C, 125th Armd Engr Bn 79th Div 20 Jan 45-21 Jan 45
Co C, 25th Tk Bn 79th Div 22 Jan 45-27 Jan 45
CC B 79th Div 25 Jan 45-26 Jan 45
…25th Tk Bn 79th Div 25 Jan 45-26 Jan 45
…68th Armd Inf Bn 79th Div 25 Jan 45-26 Jan 45
Tr B, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 79th Div 25 Jan 45-26 Jan 45
Co B, 125th Armd Engr Bn 79th Div 25 Jan 45-26 Jan 45
Co A, 47th Tk Bn 79th Div 27 Jan 45-6 Feb 45
1st Plat, Co D, 47th Tk Bn 79th Div 27 Jan 45-6 Feb 45
CC B 36th Div 31 Jan 45-8 Feb 45
…25th Tk Bn 36th Div 31 Jan 45-8 Feb 45
…68th Armd Inf Bn 36th Div 31 Jan 45-8 Feb 45
…501st Armd FA Bn 36th Div 31 Jan 45-8 Feb 45
…Tr B, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 36th Div 31 Jan 45-8 Feb 45
Co B, 125th Armd Engr Bn 36th Div 31 Jan 45-18 Feb 45
Co A, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 6 Feb 45-14 Feb 45
1st Plat, Co D, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 6 Feb 45-14 Feb 45
2d Plat, Co D, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 14 Feb 45-21 Feb 45
Co B, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 14 Feb 45-25 Feb 45
48th Tk Bn (- Cos B & D) 103d Div 4 Mar 45-12 Mar 45
Cos B & D, 48th Tk Bn 42d Div 4 Mar 45-12 Mar 45
48th Tk Bn (- Co D) 42d Div 12 Mar 45-26 Mar 45
CC B 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
…47th Tk Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
…19th Armd Inf Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
…499th Armd FA Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
…Tr B, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
…Co B, 125th Armd Engr Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45



Cavalry

94th Cav Rcn Sq 79th Div 1 Dec 44-11 Dec 44
Tr A, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 35th AAA Brig 22 Jan 45-10 Mar 45
Tr D, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 35th AAA Brig 10 Mar 45-17 Mar 45



Field Artillery

Btry C, 500th Armd FA Bn 79th Div 6 Dec 44-8 Dec 44
501st Armd FA Bn 10 Jan 45-13 Jan 45



Infantry

19th Armd Inf Bn 79th Div 6 Dec 44-8 Dec 44
19th Armd Inf Bn 45th Div 4 Jan 45-10 Jan 45



[pages 540-542]



ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS



DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
1 Nov 44 ETOUSA 6th Support & Operations
10 Nov 44 Seventh 6th (-)
29 Nov 44 XV Seventh 6th
5 Dec 44 VI Seventh 6th
31 Mar 45 XV Seventh 6th
23 Apr 45 III Third 12th



(-) indicates relieved from assignment




COMMAND POSTS



DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
29 Oct 44 La Malle Bouches-du-Rhone France
17 Nov 44 Portieux La Verrerie Meurthe-et-Moselle France
1 Dec 44 Hochfelden Bas-Rhin France
13 Dec 44 Surbourg Bas-Rhin France
16 Dec 44 Leiterswiller Bas-Rhin France
31 Dec 44 Bouxwiller Bas-Rhin France
11 Jan 45 Morsbronn-les-Bains Bas-Rhin France
14 Jan 45 Surbourg Bas-Rhin France
19 Jan 45 Hoelschloch Bas-Rhin France
22 Jan 45 Dettwiller Bas-Rhin France
18 Mar 45 Niederbetschdorf Bas-Rhin France
20 Mar 45 Oberseebach Bas-Rhin France
24 Mar 45 Schweighofen Rhineland Germany
1 Apr 45 Rheinheim Hessen Germany
2 Apr 45 Hofstetten Bavaria Germany
3 Apr 45 Partenstein Bavaria Germany
6 Apr 45 Langenprozelten Bavaria Germany
7 Apr 45 Hammelburg (vic.; Military Camp) Bavaria Germany
9 Apr 45 Unsleben Bavaria Germany
11 Apr 45 Romhild Bavaria Germany
13 Apr 45 Lichtenfels Bavaria Germany
14 Apr 45 Hollfeld Bavaria Germany
16 Apr 45 Gossweinstein Bavaria Germany
18 Apr 45 Altdorf Bavaria Germany
23 Apr 45 Hilpolstein Bavaria Germany
25 Apr 45 Euerwang Bavaria Germany
26 Apr 45 Hagenhill Bavaria Germany
28 Apr 45 Manching Bavaria Germany
29 Apr 45 Gamelsdorf Bavaria Germany
30 Apr 45 Moosburg Bavaria Germany
1 May 45 Nieder-Straubing Bavaria Germany
3 May 45 Velden Bavaria Germany





Attachment (1)

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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/30/2011 4:45:02 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		16th ARMORED DIVISION





The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.




COMMAND AND STAFF

Commanding General

11Feb45 Brig. Gen. John L. Pierce

Artillery Commander

11Feb45 Col. Barksdale Hamlett

Chief of Staff

11Feb45 Col. Thomas V. Webb
21Mar45 Col. Edwin C. Greiner (Acting)
4Apr45 Col. Edwin C. Greiner

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1

11Feb45 Lt. Col. Ralph W. Gontrum

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2

11Feb45 Maj. George T. Rolan
6Mar45 Lt. Col. Everett G. Hahney

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3

11Feb45 Lt. Col. Shelby F. Williams
21Mar45 Lt. Col. James M. Worthington

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4

11Feb45 Lt. Col. Elbert M. Sleeker
14Mar45 Lt. Col. Philip L. Elliott

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5

21Mar45 Maj. Julian P. Anderson

Adjutant General

11Feb45 Lt. Col. Leo E. Schulten, Jr.



Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

11Feb45 Col. William T. Hamilton
23Mar45 Lt. Col. Thoss B. Beck (Acting)
23Apr45 Lt. Col. Shelby F. Williams

Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

11Feb45 Col. Charles H. Noble

Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

11Feb45 Col. Charles F. Howard
4Apr45 Lt. Col. Shelby F. Williams
23Apr45 Lt. Col. Thoss B. Beck



STATISTICS

Chronology

Activated 15 July 1943

Arrived ETO 11 February 1945

Arrived Continent 11 February 1945 (D+250)

Entered Combat:

…First Elements 28 April 1945

…Entire Division 5 May 1945

Days in Combat 3



Casualties (Tentative)

Killed

Wounded 12

Missing

Captured

Battle Casualties 12

Non-Battle Casualties 231

Total Casualties 243

Percent of T/O Strength 2.3



Campaigns

Central Europe



Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross 1

Silver Star 2

Soldiers Medal 1

Bronze Star 85

Air Medal 1



Prisoners of War Taken 26,283



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

5th Tank Battalion

16th Tank Battalion

26th Tank Battalion

18th Armored Infantry Battalion

64th Armored Infantry Battalion

69th Armored Infantry Battalion

23d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

216th Armored Engineer Battalion

156th Armored Signal Company

16th Armored Division Artillery

393d Armored Field Artillery Battalion

396th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

397th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

16th Armored Division Trains

137th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

216th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band





ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

571st AAA AW Bn (SP) 20Apr45-19May45

Engineer

1 platoon, 994th Engr Treadway Br Co 6May45-10May45

Field Artillery

Btry B, 987th FA Bn (155mm Gun) 6May45-15May45

Tank Destroyer

633d TD Bn (SP) 1May45-14Jun45




DETACHMENTS

(Attached to)

Cavalry

23d Cav Rcn Sq 86th Div 28Apr45-3May45

Infantry

69th Armd Inf Bn (- Co B) Third Army 1May45-3May45
…Co B, 26th Tk Bn Third Army 1May45-3May45
…1 platoon, Co C, 216th Armd Engr Bn Third Army 1May45-3May45





ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS



DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
29Jan45 ETOUSA
29Jan45 Fifteenth 12th
17Apr45 Third 12th
6May45 V Third 12th



(-) indicates relieved from assignment



COMMAND POSTS



DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
18Feb45 Elbeuf-en-Bray Seine-Inferieure France
16Apr45 Reims Marne France
17Apr45 Kaiserslautern Pfalz Germany
18Apr45 Mainz Pfalz Germany
27Apr45 Wurzburg Bavaria Germany
28Apr45 Nurnberg Bavaria Germany
5May45 Waidhaus Bavaria Germany
6May45 Pilsen Bohemia Czechoslovakia





Attachment (1)

_____________________________

games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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RE: Historical Reference OOB's US Armor - 12/30/2011 4:47:09 PM   
marcbarker


Posts: 1213
Joined: 7/6/2008
Status: offline 		20th ARMORED DIVISION



The mixture of insignia and distinctive colors of several arms incorporated in the Armored Force symbolize integrity and esprit. It is an interlocked ornament, found in Nordic monuments, composed of three torques: red for Artillery; blue for Infantry; and yellow for Cavalry. The symbols represent the characteristics of Armored Divisions: the tank track, mobility and armor protection; the cannon, fire power; and the red bolt of lightning, shock action.



Command and Staff



Commanding General

17Feb45 Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward



Artillery Commander

17Feb45 Col. Lewis H. Ham



Chief of Staff

17Feb45 Col. Edwin H. J. Carns
30Apr45 Lt. Col. William E. Leonhard



Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1

17Feb45 Maj. James R. Story



Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2

17Feb45 Lt. Col. Robert J. Williams



Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3

17Feb45 Lt. Col. Rex N. Anderson



Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4

17Feb45 Maj. William S. McElhenny
1Apr45 Lt. Col. William S. McElhenny



Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5

15Apr45 Lt. Col. William L. Wells



Adjutant General

17Feb45 Lt. Col. K. K. Gilbertson



Commanding Officer, Combat Command A

17Feb45 Brig. Gen. Cornelius M. Daly
4Apr45 Col. Thomas A. McCrary (Acting)
3May45 Brig. Gen. Cornelius M. Daly



Commanding Officer, Combat Command B

17Feb45 Col. Newton W. Jones
30Apr45 Col. Edwin H. J. Carns



Commanding Officer, Combat Command R

17Feb45 Col. Thomas A. McCrary


STATISTICS



Chronology

Activated 15 March 1943

Arrived in European Theater of Operations 17 February 1945

Arrived Continent 21 February 1945 (D+225)

Entered Combat 24 April 1945

Days in Combat 8



Campaigns

Central Europe



Casualties (Tentative)

Killed 9

Wounded 66

Missing 1

Captured -



Battle Casualties 76

Non-Battle Casualties 319

Total Casualties 395



Percent of Table of Organization Strength 3.7



Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Cross 0

Legion of Merit 0

Silver Star 29

Soldier's Medal 3

Bronze Star 103

Air Medal 0



Prisoners of War Taken -



COMPOSITION

Headquarters Company

Combat Command A

Combat Command B

Reserve Command

9th Tank Battalion

20th Tank Battalion

27th Tank Battalion

8th Armored Infantry Battalion

65th Armored Infantry Battalion

70th Armored Infantry Battalion

30th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

220th Armored Engineer Battalion

160th Armored Signal Company

20th Armored Division Artillery

412th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

413th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

414th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

20th Armored Division Trains

138th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

220th Armored Medical Battalion

Military Police Platoon

Band



ATTACHMENTS

Antiaircraft Artillery

468th AAA AW Bn (SP) 4Apr45-3Jul45

Armored

6th Armored Group 18Apr45-6Jul45

Field Artillery

250th FA Bn (105mm how.) 27Apr45-3May45

975th FA Bn (155mm how.) 28Apr45-3May45



DETACHMENTS

Armored

27th Tank Bn 21Apr45-24Apr45 (to 86th Div)

27th Tank Bn 24Apr45-28Apr45 (to 42d Div)

27th Tank Bn 30Apr45-10May45 (to 42d Div)

Field Artillery

414th Armored FA Bn 24Apr45-1May45 (to 42d Div)





ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS

DATE CORPS ARMY ARMY GROUP
Assigned Attached Assigned Attached
29Jan45 Fifteenth 12th
3Apr45 XXII Fifteenth 12th
7Apr45 XXII Fifteenth First 12th
12Apr45 - First - 12th
19Apr45 III Third 12th
23Apr45 XV Seventh 6th


COMMAND POSTS

DATE TOWN REGION COUNTRY
18Feb45 Le Havre Seine-Inferieure France
20Feb45 La Vieux-Rue Seine-Inferieure France
3Apr45 Herzogenrath Rhineland Germany
11Apr45 Frickhofen Hessen-Nassau Germany
25Apr45 Pfafflingen Bavaria Germany
28Apr45 Ober Barr Bavaria Germany
29Apr45 Petershausen Bavaria Germany
1May45 Zengermoos Bavaria Germany
2May45 Neufarn Bavaria Germany
4May45 Alternmarkt Bavaria Germany
5May45 Tettenhausen Bavaria Germany
8May45 Prien Bavaria Germany





Attachment (1)

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games:
1. AGEOD Blue and Gray
2. John Tiller's Battleground Series
3. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
4. Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
5. V for Victory Games
6. Silent Hunter III
7. Silent Hunter IV
8. Rise and Fall of the Third Re

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