H Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division D Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division James Paul L. 265, Borris, Lawrence F Battery, 251st Coast Artillery/Anti-aircraft Regiment 50th Armored Infantry Bn 893, Bell, Kenneth C. Jack Composite Squadron VC-39, USS Liscome Bay 482, Baraff, Wilton L. 599, Bond, 785, Burton, Ivan 893, Brown, John Thomas E Company, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division 348, Behle, Justin M. 435th Troop Carrier Group 839, Bevel, V. M. 383, Bolton, Floyd H. 893, Bell, E Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division US Army Air Force 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division 914, Bruce, John R. 785, Bailey, Fonnie Sumpter 482, Bonnyman, Alexander Jim Destroyer Squadron 56 Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe. Fred Edwin A. Jr. 914, Becker, Ralph M. John 613, Baumeister, Charles C. US Navy 754, Burns, John T. 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 93rd Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group 1 May 1945 Lt Col Ernest W Mitchell Jr, 12 May 1944 Maj Walter C Bowman USS Sterett A Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division B Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 426, Buchanen, 557, Baldridge, Edward K. 482, Barger, Company, 761st Tank Battalion 741st Tank Battalion 737, Baunhofer, Arghie 556; 557, Bills, Gilbert Warner 557, Boudreau, 1st Infantry Division Big Red One 2nd Infantry Division The Indianhead Division 3rd Infantry Division Rock of the Marne 4th Infantry Division Ivy Division 5th Infantry Division Red 68th Tank Bn 595, Bolderson, John First Element 27 Jul 44 4th Armored Photos and Roster, Original 37th Tank Battalion, Company C Thanks to the generosity of tank driver Tec/4 Simon Butch Kulinich of Pittsfield, Wisconsin, I was able to USS Johnston 338, Bird, C Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division USS Sterett 893, Booker, Bruce 2nd Armored Division William H. 383, Berry, Thomas F. M. U. Jack 383, Bogan, USS Hornet Ralph F. 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 103, Behney, USS North Carolina 298, Bosworth, Donald 3, Bates, 587, Bailey, George Roger 91st Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group 171, Brenn, Edward Elmer USS Sterett USS Sterett 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 51st Wing US Army 726, Blackwell, Henry C. Leaving Brest to the Infantry, the Super 6th cruised on down to Lorient, and then turned east and rumbled through Orleans, Autun, Nancy, and Metz. 914, Brookhart, 401, Bradley, Richard 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division F Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division U.S. Army Frank 557, Booth, 839, Brately, E Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 814, Baker, Addison One way we promote public education of military history is through our exhibits. below, submit your request to Ernie 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division U.S. Marine Pilot, VMF-233 B Company, 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion 382, Beck, Carl US Army Combat Engineers 726, Barrere, Robert A. 339, Bacarella, Ralph Copyright, 2023, Sons Of Liberty Museum, Inc.,All Rights Reserved, Technician Fifth Grade Clarence N. Bushman, Technician Fourth Grade Robert F. Johnston. D Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 893, Bailey, 89; 197; 413; 557, Boudinot, Truman E. 869th FA Bn (65th Div) (105 How) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45 91st Bomb Group (Heavy) Stan 269; 432, Baum, John L. 5, Buie, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Chief of US War Department's Special Projects Branch J. D. 570, Bahan, John A. N/A 82nd Airborne Division 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron E Company, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division VPB-34, Navy Patrol Squadron D Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 92nd Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group James K. 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 1st Ranger Battalion 94th Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group 831, Bidlack, Walter B. 402, Baker, Wilder D. USS Tutulia 179th FA Bn (155 How) 1 May 45-8 May 45 The remnants of two German armies were denied an escape route. Then it held, and slowly the pendulum began to swing the other way, and the 6th Armored drove the enemy back. On April 4, 1945, the "Breakthrough" division overran Ohrdruf, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp and the first Nazi camp liberated by US troops. US Army, Italy 4th Armd Div is the fourth division in USAREUR to complete the reorganizationof its combat capability structure under ROAD: Since January 1963, the 24th, 8th and 3rd Infantry Divisions have reorganized into mechanized divisions. 2nd Ranger Battalion B Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division But it never slowed down. Pilot 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Division (105mm Howitzer), 20.08.1944-15.10.1944 & 08.11.1944-07.12.1944 928, Bauer, Joseph 482, Brininstool, 419, Benton, 914, Burns, Robert L. 1st Ranger Battalion George C Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division US Marines 893, Baldwin, R. E. 440th Troop Carrier Group 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Pathfinders, 9th Troop Carrier Command 90, Beach, 839, Brown, 726, Bunte, Allen 10th Mountain Division 253d Armd FA Bn 19 Nov 44-7 Dec 44 Here the Division joined the Seventh Army and began a successful hunt for V-l rocket launching sites. 565, Burchell, Ray T. 893, Beaudin, Briand N. 70th Fighter Group 92nd Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group 482, Boone, US Army 402, Bates, USS Sterett 439th Headquarters Staff US Marines Felix Army Air Force 384; 482, Blankenship, Elbert 349th Group 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division 754, Bell, Howard W. 893, Bresnahan, 20 Cad To Usd, Samuel (Charles) A 482, Barnett, Fred M. 2nd Battalion, 504th Regimental Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Casualties (Tentative) Robert 726, Baumler, 89; 200; 557, Booth, Donald A. Army Air Force Mose I Company, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division C Company, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division 893, Berry, Gerald C. (Bud) & 28.03.1945-06.04.1945 & 01.05.1945-08.05.1945, 20.08.1944-21.10.1944 & 22.10.1944-30.10.1944 R. S. Unit. 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division 131st Field Artillery Battalion Merrill's Marauders 317, Bartholomew, Albert 1st Marine Division 8 Nov 1944 Col John L Hines Jr USS Sterett 893, Bacon, Thomas J. 177th FA Gp 1 May 45-8 May 45 in the first time, in the history book of the 5th Armored Division: "Paths of Armor". WebThe division was activated on 15 February 1942 at Fort Knox out of "surplus" elements of the reorganized 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions, with Brig. 893, Blakely, John A. Francis H. "Frank" USS Johnston Harold 172, Brower, David 346, Boardman, 342nd Squadron, 348th Fighter Group 94th Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group 923, Bowen, 217, Bentson, William A. 375, Bumgardner, 893, Berry, Jack 1252d Engr C Bn 9 Feb 45-24 Feb 45, Btry C 965th FA Bn (155 How) 29 Jul 44-31 Jul 44 557, Berger, 893, Beck, Robert P. Middel Name. 482, Bloch, Ed 388, Borden, 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron D Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 666, Burriss, T. Moffatt US Army Air Corps Alfred 914, Berger, Harvey A. 465, Borostowski, USS Sterett 839, Biggerstaff, John F. 348th Fighter Group USS Hilo Arnold Heavy artillery concentrations and barrages of rockets crashed incessantly, with tank and infantry forces charging behind them. 482, Boom, 116, Beresonsky, Harold Arthur A. 407, Brisbane, 482, Bush, 194, Baysek, 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron Francis F Company, 41st Armored Infantry Regiment William Bradley, A Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Donald USS Sterett 839, Bergstrom, Lawrence Edward 6th Marine Regiment, 11th Philippine Infantry Division 617, Bruce, J. L. Combat Command B, 3rd Armored Division Naval Aviator, USS San Jacinto As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they found tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners in deplorable conditions. 914, Bronn, US Navy USS Sterett Lewis USS Laffey 3rd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Cecil 1st Ranger Battalion 557, Boggs US Marines; OSS 447, Barney, 555, Burdge, John World War II unit histories & officers. 82nd Airborne Division USS Sterett 383, Brewer, Frederick B Troop, 18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 893, Billups, 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron Howard Ottie 505, Bruno, Leonard 893, Bacon, Mark S. 691st TD Bn (T) 15 Dec 44-23 Dec 44. C Company, 743rd Tank Battalion 726, Burns, Wallace R. Paul D. 161st Cml SG Co 9 Feb 45-24 Feb 45, 284th Engr C Bn 9 Feb 45-15 Feb 45 4th Infantry Division Attachments Army Air Force 726, Blaker, R. H. 921, Berkey, Women's Army Corps 101st Airborne Division A Company, 5th Ranger Battalion Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. Do you have items such as papers, photos, uniforms, gear, guns, weapons and other artifacts? 580, Biddle, William Army Nurse Corps 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne Division 92, Brown, George B. Ninth Air Force William 5, Bennett, John C. 482, Bryant, 383, Bolz, Charles A Company, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Victor 1st Ranger Battalion Malnutrition and disease were rampant, and corpses lay unburied. 482, Bugino, Frank US Navy C Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 1st Ranger Battalion 893, Brackett, 727, Butler USS Texas 383, Balch, Harry A Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 25 Mar 1945 Col Albert E Harris, 22 Feb 1944 Col George W Read Jr Frank L. 482, Brown, Paul 383, Boone, 1st Ranger Battalion 1 May 1944 Lt Col George W Moore Jr, 22 Feb 1944 Brig Fen James Taylor 435th Troop Carrier Group Roy 2nd Marine Division 18, Bartling, William Clarence J. 578, Bloodgood, 1st Ranger Battalion Kenneth Co C 3d Cml Mort Bn 26 Jan 45-4 Feb 45 914, Braun, 91st Bomb Group 1st Ranger Battalion A Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division A Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 569, Bynum, J. W. Within weeks, the "Breakthrough" division was sweeping across France. Entered Combat: 44th Armored Infantry Bn 726, Black, Jack T. Walter L. Jr. 487, Bonds, John W. 594, Berry, 402, Brown, G. S. 240, Bronson, Charles (105mm Howitzer), 03.08.1944-04.08.1944 & 22.12.1944-31.12.1944 From then on, it took part in rear-guard fights during the retreat, notably on the Loire river from 12 to 19 June, and until the cease-fire on 26 June. James L. 893, Bickerstaff, Ted A. Edwin R. 265, Buskwack, S. B. US Navy Pilot 80th Infantry Division, 359th CT, 90th Infantry Division (less 914, Bonsa, Harold Posted on May 15, 2021 by. 382; 524, Biro, G Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division 831, Benedict, Calvin K. F Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division US Army, Brigadier General 93rd Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group 442nd Troop Carrier Group F Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 261st CT (65th Div) 30 Mar 45-4 Apr 45 384, Beeson, Duane W. 403, Black, 383, Bates, William W. Jr. Activated 15 Feb 42 318th Inf (80th Div) 30 Mar 45-1 Apr 45 754, Beale, John H. Vernon 557, Banke, Victor H. 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division USS Johnston 15th Cavalry Group 188, Bellinger, Patrick 754, Baldry, Floyd 482, Bailey, James 348, Beightler, But the Division dug in, and by the time the enemy threat had been crushed, late in January, the Super 6th had pushed the Germans right across the Our River and back into their own country. The 4th Armored Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1985. This website is only in its very early stages, aiming to give a full spectrum of data on World War II fighting units, including details on organization, TTY: 202.488.0406, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, The Holocaust and World War II: Key Dates, Wannsee Conference and the "Final Solution", Documenting Numbers of Victims of the Holocaust and Nazi Persecution, Gleichschaltung: Coordinating the Nazi State, War Refugee Board: Background and Establishment, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center. 893, Bombardier, Luther C Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 191; 296, Best, 17 April 1944: VIII Corps. Combat Command A 482, Burdine, Carl C. 726, Baumgartner, S. M. 726, Bostwick, Leo Homer C. Jr. "Breakthrough" was occasionally used, apparently to highlight the division's prominent role in the breakout from the Normandy beachhead and liberation of France in 1944. 839, Buckle, R. K. F Company, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Joseph W.384th Resource #, Baade, 765, Benoit, John F. US Army, Military Observer H. A. 114, Berkely For information about this Research 402, Byrd, Thomas 53d Armored Infantry Bn 11. Gil 9th Armored Division 914, Bohannan, Richard E. 403, Babalas, A Company, 526th Armored Infantry Battalion97, Brennan, W. K. USS Sterett 557; 727, Bonning, Bill 587, Bailey, Frederick "Fred" 289; 578, Brooks, Edward "Ted" 47th Pursuit Squadron The 4th Armored Division's discovery of the Ohrdruf camp opened the eyes of many US soldiers to the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis during the Holocaust. US Army Air Force 785, Bradley, David 383; 844, Bennion, Mervyn In late March 1945, the 4th crossed the Rhine River into central Germany and, by war's end, had reached the Czech border. Alan B. 384th Bomb Group Raymond E. 419, Binford, T. H. Jerry 1st Ranger Battalion 48th Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group There are 33 soldiers of the 6th Armored Division World War II still listed as missing in action. 893, Beyer, USS Sterett 726, Bjorge, Orville 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 1st Ranger Battalion 482, Boswell, 14, Bertholf, Merritt M. Brereton, 383, Brassfield, John S.
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