To avoid spam, stupid question and so on (remember I don’t have really time to spend on this) you will have to be a member of this website to be able to see the informations on this one time Auction. I am being asked to sale a Antique Guns collection – mostly Flint Pistols – and this is really not my area. So I will put photos I have made today before the different guns are back in a safe in bank. Should you be one of the buyer, note that the transaction will have to be done trough Paypal or IMT (International Money to Bank Transfer), that the gun will be sent trough DHL with full price insurance. I am doing this sale under the advices of the gun owner. I am searching for information on these guns. If you can provide some very good send it to me…
Gayln Piper (gpiper@firstdivisionmuseum.org) Phone : [001] 630.260.8130 Hi Gunter, I work at the First Division Museum in Wheaton, IL USA. Our museum is dedicated to telling the story of the 1st Infantry Division from 1917 to today. Your website is very interesting. We just completed an exhibit of personal stories of soldiers from WWI to the current conflicts (including WWII). Please take a look at the website that we created to go with the exhibit. If you find it worthwhile please consider linking to the site here (http://facesofthe1st.org) Thanks to Gayln Piper First Division Museum (http://firstdivisionmuseum.org)
(working on this) —- Douglas-Long Beach B-17F-1-DL Fortress 42-2964 delivered to Wright Field for test purposes Jan 7 1942, crashed at Frostburg, Maryland Nov 21 1943, crew baled out OK (Caused by poor weather and a shortage of gas) 42-2965 delivered to Wright Field Jul 20 1942, sustained a landing accident at Walla Walla Aug 5 1942, repaired. WO Sep 9 1944 42-2966 assigned to the 303rd BG, 360th BS at Bangor Sep 18 1942 transferred to Molesworth Oct 28 1942 transferred to Combat Crew Replacement Center at Bovington as a trainer Jul 4 1943. Salvaged in the UK after the war, date not in record
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Prof. Robert Humphrey, 5013 Mendocino, Com Studies (Internship Coordinator) (PH : 278-7895 – Fax : 916-278-7216) tells us about another American hero : Bill Mauldin Bill Mauldin stamp honors grunt’s hero. The post office gets a lot of criticism. Always has, always will. And with the renewed push to get rid of Saturday mail delivery, expect complaints to intensify. But the United States Postal Service deserves a standing ovation for something that happened last month : Bill Mauldin got his own postage stamp. Mauldin died at age 81 in the early days of 2003. The end of his life had been rugged. He had been scalded in a bathtub, which led to terrible injuries and infections; Alzheimer’s disease was inflicting its cruelties. Unable to care for himself after the scalding, he became a resident of a California nursing home, his health and spirits in rapid decline. He was not forgotten,…
To give a thorough account of the accomplishments of the Eighty-First Chemical Mortar Battalion (81-CMB) would take thousands of pages. To detail the heroic deeds and meritorious service of the gallant officers and men of the Eighty-First would take more thousands of pages. A booklet the size of this could be written about each enlisted man and each officer. It is believed the history is concise, yet shows the battalion to have lived up to its motto, “Equal To The Task.” Jack W. Lipphardt Lt Col, CWS Commanding I. Activation and Basic Training The story of the 81-CMB does not start back in the trusty annals of early American history. Insofar as antiquity and tradition are concerned, it is conspicuously new, but the few years since its activation have been packed with accomplishment, heroism, and battle experience in keeping with the highest traditions of any unit in the United States…
The Council of Four in Versailles, 1919 : David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, Georges Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America The looming threat of Nazi Germany was confronted at the Munich Conference of 1938. France abandoned its military ally Czechoslovakia, and with Great Britain, appeased the Germans by giving in to their demands. Intensive rearmament programs began in 1936 and were redoubled in 1938, but they would only bear fruit in 1939 and 1940. Historians have debated two themes regarding the unexpected, sudden collapse of France in 1940. The first emphasizes the long run, highlighting failures, internal dissension, and a sense of malaise. The second theme blames the poor military planning by the French High Command. According to the British historian Julian Jackson, the Dyle Plan conceived by French General Maurice Gamelin was destined for failure since it drastically…
B-17G Specifications First flight : July 28, 1935 (prototype) Model number : 299 Classification : Bomber Span : 103 feet 9 inches Length : 74 feet 9 inches Gross weight : 65,000 pounds Top speed : 287 mph Cruising speed : 150 mph Range (max.) : 3,750 miles Ceiling : 35,600 feet Power : Four 1200-horsepower Wright R-1820-97 engines Accommodation : 2 pilots, bombardier, radio-operator, 5 gunners Armament : 11 to 13 machine guns, 9,600-pound bomb load 1941
The B-17 went through several alterations in each of its design stages and variants. Of the 13 YB-17s ordered for service testing, 12 were used by the 2nd Bomb Group of Langley Field, Virginia, to develop heavy bombing techniques, and the 13th was used for flight testing at the Material Division at Wright Field, Ohio. Experiments on this aircraft led to the use of a turbo-supercharger which would become standard on the B-17 line. A 14th aircraft, the YB-17A, originally destined for ground testing only and upgraded with the turbocharger, was re-designated B-17A after testing had finished. As the production line developed, Boeing engineers continued to improve upon the basic design. To enhance performance at slower speeds, the B-17B was altered to include larger rudder and flaps. The B-17C changed from three bulged, oval shaped machine gun blisters to two flush, oval-shaped machine gun window openings and a single “bathtub”…
Defining Moment at Witzfeld A new book by James Daniel Edwards the son of James Douglas Edwards, a wartime 2nd Infantry Division Military Police Platoon member, which was involved in the Battle at Wirtzfeld (Belgium), a important crossroads which allowed elements of the 2nd Infantry Division, 99th Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Division and stragglers from several other units facing the 12. SS Panzerdivision to withdraw for a couple of kilometers, makes a turn north and create the Ridge at Elsenborn Camp. This action allowed also the Medical Evacuation of the casualties from December 16-17-18 to the rear and saved 100′s of lives. EC. 16, 1944 : All hell broke loose! With lightning speed and savage fury, von Rundstedt’s forces rolled forward on the heels of a pulverizing artillery barrage. Using tanks and infantry in battalion spearheads, the fanatic Wehrmacht hurled its full force against the entire arc of the 99th…
Army Air Forces Mediterranean Theater Station List – 1 May 1945 Algiers, Algeria 56 Army Airways Communications System Group – Hq (AAF ATC) Amendola, Italy 2 Bombardment Group (Heavy) – Hq (5 BW) 13 Weather Squadron – Det (AAF MTO) 20 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [2 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 21 Engineer Aviation Regiment – I Co (AAFEC MTO) 49 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [2 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 50 Air Service Squadron [37 Air Service Gp] (XV AFSC) 96 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [2 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 97 Bombardment Group (Heavy) – Hq (5 BW) 339 Air Service Squadron [62 Air Service Gp] (XV AFSC) 340 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [97 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 341 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [97 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 342 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [97 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 414 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [97 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 429 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) [2 Bomb Gp] (5 BW) 1674…
Maj Gen Terry de la Mesa Allen (left) commander of the 1st Infantry Division, studies a map with the man who became his nemesis, Lt Gen Omar N. Bradley, commander of the US II Corps. Censors have inked out a landmark between the two to avoid pinpointing their location in Sicily
Knocked-out US Medium Tanks. During the last few days of December 1944 the main effort in Third Army zone was concentrated in the vicinity of Bastogne, while the situation in the rest of the army area remained static. Armored and infantry attacks achieved small gains during which many German counterattacks were made. Echternach was re-entered on 29 December and all enemy forces south of the Sauer River were cleared. The armored divisions continued to advance. One, in repulsing several counterattacks, suffered heavy casualties. On 3 January 1945 the last German attack was made on Bastogne. It was unsuccessful.
At the close of June 1944, VIII Corps occupied a general East-West line across the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, blocking to the south while VII Corps, the main Army effort, completed reduction of the Cherbourg area. The 90-ID, attached to VIII Corps, held the left of the Corps Sector with its positions generally as follows : (a) 359-IR on the right, extended from its contact point with the 82-ABD just short of Prétot (Prétot Ste Suzanne) (b) 358-IR, on the left, extended from its contact point with the 359-IR to Baupte where contact was maintained with the 83-ID (c) 357-IR, having been relieved by the 79-ID on the Corps right (Portbail – St Sauveur le Vicomte), was assembled vicinity Picauville as Division Reserve (d) Division CP was located at Beuzeville la Bastille The Cherbourg Campaign was nearly at an end. Cherbourg itself had fallen and the 4-ID and 9-ID…
Headquarters 90th Infantry Division After Action Report Introduction As of June 1 1944, the 90-ID was disposed in marshaling areas as follows : the main body of the Division was stationed in the XXIX District, Western Base Section, located generally north and east of the cities of Cardiff and Newport, Wales. The Division’s residual elements were located at Bournemouth, England while Group A (composed of foot elements of the 1st and 3rd battalions 359-IR and 40 vehicles) was located at Camp Syon Abbey in Devonshire, England, and attached to the 4-ID. The 358-IR was stationed at Camp Llangattock, Wales; the RCT 9 (-) and the 90-Rcn Troop at Camp Court-Y-Gollen, Wales; the RCT 7, 344-FAB, B Co 315-MB, B Co 315-ECB at Camp Chepstow, Wales; and Division Headquarters, Division Artillery Headquarters, 345-FAB, Special Troops at Heath Camp, Cardiff, Wales; and 315-ECB and 315-MB (less 3 Companies) also at Heath Camp….
Combat History – 561st Field Artillery Battalion Dec 17, 1944 : Defying the murky skies, the tiny liaison plane circled low as Lt David E. Runden dropped a note in the battalion area. German tanks are in Setz (BE), heading our way, the message read. The Battle of the Bulge was on ! Marshalling his crack troops for a last, all-out offensive, Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt wheeled his Panzers west in a surprise move that was designed to split open the Allied forces, drive through to Liège (BE) and on to Antwerp (BE). The 561st Field Artillery Battalion was backing up the 106th Infantry Division at the exact spot where von Rundstedt chose to break through the line. C Battery, dug in atop a hill, poured direct fire on German tanks in the valley below. Lower and lower the tubes were depressed. Gun crews were forced to dig away…
After Action Report, 419th Armd FA Bn 10th Armored Division – Period May 1945 To : Commanding General, 10th Armd Div., APO 260, US Army Personnel a. Total effective strength (1) Beginning of period : 30 Officers, 2 WO, 474 EM (2) End of period : 32 Officers, 2 WO, 484 EM b. Casualties during action (1) Killed : None (2) Wounded : None (3) Missing : None c. Reinforcement received : Four (4) Enlisted Men d. Returnees : Two (2) Officers and Five (5) Enlisted Men Enemy a. Identification of enemy 1-10 May 1945 : Bn in assembly area at Partenkirchen (GER). Not in contact with enemy. b. Summary of enemy activities 1-10 May 1945 : No enemy activity during this period. c. Enemy losses : None
Headquarters 419th Armored Field Artillery Bn 10th Armored Division After Action Report Period April 1945 Personnel a. Total effective strength (1) Beginning of period: 34 Officers, 2 WO, 472 EM (2) End of period : 30 Officers, 2 WO, 474 EM b. Casualties during action (1) Killed : Six (6) Enlisted Men (2) Wounded : Eighteen (18) Enlisted Men, and Three (3) Officers (3) Missing : One (1) Enlisted Man c. Reinforcement received : Twenty eight (28) Enlisted Men d. Returnees Five (5) Enlisted Men
After Action Report, 419th Armored Field Artillery Bn 10th Armored Division – Period March 1945 To : Commanding General, 10th Armd Div, APO 260, US Army
After Action Report, 419th Armored Field Artillery Bn 10th Armored Division – Period February 1945 TO : Commanding General, 10th Armd Div., APO 260, US Army
Subject : After Action Report, 419th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 10th Armored Division, APO 260, US ARMY To : Commanding General, 10th Armd Div., APO 260, US Army Personnel a. Total effective strength (1) Beginning of period : 33 Officers, 2 WO, 485 EM (2) End of period : 33 Officers, 2 WO, 488 EM b. Casualties during action (1) Killed : None (2) Wounded : None (3) Missing : None Replacements received : 7 EM Enemy a. Identification of enemy (1) 1-17 Jan 45 : 419-AFAB was at Metz (FR), in rest camp. Not in contact with the enemy – (2) 17-18 Jan 45 : 419-AFAB bivouacked in Donnelay (FR). Not in contact with enemy units – (3) 18-31 Jan 45 : Elements of the 314. Infanteriedivision (Kampfgruppe Wagner)
Subject : After Action Report, 419th Armd FA Bn Period : December 1944 TO : Commanding General, 10th Armd Div., APO 260, US Army Headquarters 10th Armored Division, APO 260, US Army, General Orders # 219, July 25 1945 By directive of the President and under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, dated 23 September 1943, as amended, a Bronze Star Medal is awarded to : Private First Class Robert E. Brady 39719084, C Co, 3d Tank Battalion, United States Army, for heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Kirschnaumen (FR) on Nov 17 1944. Braving intense enemy fire, Pfc Brady, bow gunner, courageously assisted in the evacuation of several casualties. His Exemplary conduct reflects great credit upon himself and the military forces of the United States. Entered the military service from Burbank, California
Subject : After Action Report, 419th Armd FA Bn Period : November 1944 TO : Commanding General, 10th Armd Div., APO 260, US Army
Throughout World War Two, the US military utilized the M-1940 dog tag. This is the one with a notch on one side. Rumors have always speculated that the notch was used so the tag would remain in the dead soldiers teeth, but that was not the intended purpose, although it was probably used for that. Another common rumor is the notch was used to properly align the tag so it could be embossed. If you have ever seen or used a WWII style embosser, you will find the notch offers no practical way of improving alignment. The best explanation I have seen comes from armydogtags.com. Their explanation is as follows : The Model 70 Addressograph was a pistol-type imprinting machine used by the Medical Department during WWII. Its function was to transfer the wounded soldier’s identification information directly from his dog tags to his medical records. The notch in the…
I would like to thank M. L. Debontridder of the IRM (Royal Meteorologic Institute) Belgium for these fantastic informations which will once for good close the discussion about the weather on December 16 1944. Before using this informations notice that I am publishing the datas using Metric System (Distances) and Centigrades (Temperature) Tilff (BE) Altitude 210 Meters (from sea level)
Subject : After Action Report, 7th Armored Division Period 1-16 December, 1944 To : Adjutant General, Washington, 25, DC (Thru Channels) Situation After nearly a month of rest, training, and maintenance, the 7AD was in position astride the Holland – German border in the general vicinity of Heerlen (NL) to Geilenkirchen (GER), preparatory to participating in the 9A’s drive deeper into Germany. The division itself remained in XIII Corps reserve although component units were committed under attachment to other divisions. During the first half of the month, the division moved east of the Wurm River and prepared to attack to the east, northeast, or north. Extensive plans were formulated for the seizure of Brachelen (GER), but all operations beyond the Roer River, were dependent upon the seizure or destruction of the Roer River Dam, south of Düren (GER). In German hands, this dam could be used to flood the entire…
I would like to thank M. L. Debontridder of the IRM (Royal Meteorologic Institute) Belgium for these fantastic informations which will once for good close the discussion about the weather on December 16 1944. Before using this informations notice that I am publishing the datas using Metric System (Distances) and Centigrades (Temperature) Spa (BE) Altitude 265 Meters (from sea level)
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of May 1945br> To : The Adjutant General, Washington 25, DC (Through Channels) The 1st of May found the Battalion assembled in the vicinity of Celle (GER); Hqs & Hqs Co and B Co at Kleine Hehlen (GER), A and C Cos at Große Hehlen. On this day, Section 2 of A Co moved to Sumte (GER), accompaning CCB, the first of our unit to cross the Elbe River. On May 2, B Co, accompaning CCA, crossed the Elbe River, going to Wiebendorf. On May 3, the remainder of the battalion crossed the Elbe; Hqs & Hqs Co going to Brahlstorf, Section 1 of A Co going to Dammereez, and C Co also moving to Dammereez. This was a memorable day for the personnel of the battalion, for they witnessed the mass surrender of thousands of German soldiers, filling the roads as they…
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of April 1945 To : 7th Armored Division Historian, APO 257, US Army The entire battalion was assembled at Wetzlar (GER), on April 1 1945. 2d Lt Charles E. Birkimer, MC, joined the battalion on April 2 and was assigned to A Co. The same day, B Co was relieved as the hospital company and C Co assumed the role of hospital company, with both the Combat Exhaustion Section and the Dental Section transferring to C Co. On April 3, one section of B Co moved from Wetzlar to Medebach. Capt Downing returned from the Instruction Officers Course in Paris and assumed his duties. 1st Lt Harry K. Elkins, MC, was assigned to the battalion and placed on duty with C Co.
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of March 1945 To : The Adjutant General, Washington 25, D.C. (Through Channels) The 1st of March 1945 found Hq & Hq Co and A Co billeted at Polleur (BE). B Co was located at Pepinster (BE), and C Co at Surister (BE). The division at this time was assigned to V Corps serving under 1A. On March 1, the battalion collected 9440 francs for the Allied Prisoner of War Fund. Posters had been set up at the pay tables. The men were informed as to what purposes this money would be used. In proportion to the amounts contributed by the units of the division, our battalion stood very high. On March 2, A Co moved 43 miles from Polleur to Strauch (GER), where it acted as clearing company for the division. It set up in the field. This was the first time…
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of February 1945 To : The Adjutant General, Washington 25, D.C. (Through Channels) February 1 1945 found Hq & Hq Co and A Co billeted at Polleur (BE). B Co was located at Pepinster (BE), and C Co at Surister (BE). The division at this time was assigned to V Corps serving under 1A. On February 4, S/Sgt Edward F. Fogarty of B Co returned to the states on a thirty day furlough. This is the fifth man from the battalion to be returned to the states on this plan.
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of January 1945 To : The Adjutant General, Washington 25, D.C. (Through Channels) The 1st of January 1945 found Hq & Hq Co billeted at Stinval (BE). A and B Cos were located at Sprimont (BE), and C Co was situated in Harzé (BE). C Co operated the division clearing station, in support of the combat elements. The division at this time was assigned to VIII Corps (Airborne) serving under 1A. On December 31 at 2200, Pvt Cornett and Pvt Krantz while on guard duty outside battalion headquarters, apprehended an alleged civilian who turned out to be a turret gunner of the Luftwaffe who had bailed out when his plane was hit by American flak. This was prisoner Number 1 captured by the medical battalion. On January 3, T/5 John R. McInerney of Headquarters who was reported as MIA on December 22 was…
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of December 1944 To : Adjutant General, Washington 25, D.C. (Through Channels) December 1 1944 found Hq & Hq Co billeted at Brunssum (NL). A Co was located two miles south of this location at Heerenweg (NL), in a group of almost completed apartment homes known as the Herman Goering Apartments. B Co which handled combat exhaustion cases and minor injuries and illnesses was set up in a large school at Heerlerheide (NL), with facilities to handle from one hundred to a hundred and twenty patients. C Co was located in the vicinity of Battalion Headquarters at Brunssum (NL).
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of November, 1944 To : Adjutant General, Washington 25, D. C. (Through Channels) November 1 1944, found the battalion less A and B Cos, bivouacked at Kolis (BE). A Co was still in Nederweert (NL), billeted in a school where they had been since the October 28. B Co was billeted in a school at Héron (BE), where they had accommodations for the treatment of close to a hundred battle exhaustion cases and for a similar number of minor battle casualties together with non battle casualties.
77th Medical Battalion After Action Report, Month of October, 1944 To : Adjutant General, Washington 25, D. C. (Through Channels) October 1944 October 1, found the battalion less C Co bivouacked one half mile north of Asten (NL). C Co was still bivouacked one mile south of St Anthonius, supporting all combat commands of the division. Lt Col Boland, our battalion commander was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for distinguishing himself by meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in France from August 10 to September 15. The date of the General Orders Number 55 which included Lt Col Boland’s award was September 21 1944. On October 2, the civil affairs section of our division located a school building St Joseph school in Asten for the housing of the Combat Exhaustion Section. This school could accommodate twenty five to thirty patients.
77th Medical Battalion Armored Subject : Unit History To : Commanding General, 7th Armored Division September 1944
Radically upgraded for the Ardenne Offensive (Operation Wacht am Rhein) to provide General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel’s 5. Panzerarmee with additional firepower, the Führerbegleitbrigade (FBB) was formed from elements of the Führerbegleitabteilung (FBA), Panzerkorps Großdeutschland, Hitler’s personal army guard detail, and the mobile artillery from Hitler’s Wolfschanze Headquarters. This unit was placed under the command of Oberst (Colonel) Ernst Otto Fritz Remer as a reward for his successfully foiling a critical part of the July Stauffenberg assassination plot aimed at Hitler and the Nazi leadership. The new FBB was essentially a restructured tank brigade, with units created from whatever excess personnel were available. Its combat strength included long-barrelled Panzer IVs and the turretless assault guns of the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 200, two organic Panzergrenadier battalions, the 928th Bicyclist Battalion, and a self-propelled artillery battalion with 105-millimeter Wespe and 150-millimeter Hummel artillery pieces. Führer Begleit Brigade – Ardenne Offensive December 16 1944…
Headquarters 7th Armored Division Office of the Division Quartermaster On the morning of December 20 1944, the Sv Btry 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, DAO Section, 3967th Quartermaster Truck Company, one section of the 203rd AAA-AW Bn, Class III Section of the Division Quartermaster, the Division Quartermaster and his Class III Officer were at Samrée (BE). At that time, one-half the 3967th Tr T Co, strength of the Sv Btry unknown, DAO absent, but two men from that office with a half-track which was out of operation, were present. Present from the Quartermaster section were the Division Quartermaster, Class III Officer, Class II Officer, six men of the Quartermaster Section, five men from the 17th Tank Battalion, three (3) stragglers from the Inf Replacement Center of Stavelot (BE), who had joined our column the night of December 17 as it was passing through Stavelot.
After Action Report 1. The 203rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons)(Self Propelled) 203-AAA-AW Bn (SP) was attached to the 7th Armored Division for the entire month of December 1944. From December 1 to December 22, this Bn was under control of Ninth United States Army (9A). During the remainder of the month, Bn was assigned to First United States Army (1A). 2. The mission of the Bn was that of AA protection of units and installations of the 7th Armored Division – Div Arty, Combat Commands, Div Hqs, and Div Tns. Road blocks and ground roles in general formed a substantial portion of the operations of the Bn during the month. 3. E/A flew sorties over areas occupied by all Btries of the Bn on December 1. Me 109′s and FW 190′s were observed. Attacks came between 1230 and 1250 and at 1715 in vicinity of Geilenkirchen (GER) (K8764). E/A,…
Medical Detachment 395th Infantry Regiment 99th Infantry Division For the period December 1 to December 31, 1944, the 395th Infantry Regiment continued to defend the sector from Monschau (GER), to Elsenborn (BE). The weather was cloudy with sporadic snow and rain falling every other day. The regiment maintained active patrols to the front, and liaison with units to the right and left. On Dec 12, during a snow storm, the 395th Infantry Regiment, minus the 3rd Bn and F Co, moved from the vicinity of Kalterherberg (BE), to a new location north of Rocherath (BE) (K-985074). An attack was launched at 0830 on Dec 13, in conjunction with the 2nd Infantry Division. The mission of the Regiment was to advance abreast of the 2nd Infantry Division and protect their right flank. On the morning of Dec 17, the enemy launched an all out attack, with tanks and infantry from the…
Medical Detachment 394th Infantry Regiment 99th Infantry Division December 16 1944 : At 0500 German troops counterattacked striking on the battalion fronts, while laying down heavy artillery barrages in Hunningen (BE), site of the Regimental Command Post, and Regimental Aid Station. The 1st Bn Section was operating an Aid Station in support of its battalion on line in the vicinity of Losheimergraben (BE), while the 2nd Bn Section supported its battalion on line in the vicinity of the Weisserstein Trail (GER). The 3rd Bn Section was set-up in vicinity Buchholz (BE), in reserve. At 0900 the three battalion surgeons called for additional litter bearer teams to assist in the evacuation of casualties sustained from the heavy enemy artillery barrages and small arms fire. Six squads of litter bearers were secured from Collecting Company B, 324th Medical Battalion and were rushed to the front lines.
Detachment History, 1 to 31 December 1944 TO : Surgeon, 99th Infantry Division The 393rd Infantry Regiment, until December 13 1944, was in a holding position along the Siegfried Line with two Battalions on the line and one in a reserve position. Units were located in the Krinkelt Forest (Krinkelterwald) along the Eastern border of Belgium. On December 13, the 2nd Bn, 393rd Infantry attached to the 395th Infantry advanced to attack eastward, on the 3rd Bn, 393rd Infantry’s left. The 1st Bn, 393rd Infantry was situated to the right of the latter battalion. The 2nd Bn advanced with no opposition to attack pill-boxes of the enemy. Casualties were light and were efficiently evacuated by the 2nd Bn Aid Station. The Regiment now covered a front of approximately 10 miles.
After Action Report 1st Bn, 393d Infantry Regiment 99th Infantry Division December 12 1944 : The Aid station, located in the Krinkelt Forest (Krinkelterwald), near of Krinkelt (BE) performed normal duties during the day and at night arranged for the Medical Support of Units of the 1st Battalion engaged in digging in positions forward of the existing line. All company CP’s were visited by Medical Officer during the day. As a result of the work that night 2 patients, wounded, severe, were evacuated.
Fields Level – North Shoulder 99th infantry Division 324th Medical Battalion Nov 1 1944 : Movement to the continent started, and the units departed in the following sequence : – Co C – Co A + Hq Det – Co’s B and D All boarded LST’s and troop ships at Southampton, and arrived at the shattered port of Le Havre : – Co C, 3 Nov; – Co A, 4 Nov; – Hq Det, Co’s B and D, 8 Nov.
Department of the Armored School Monograph Maj Michael J. L. Greene The Battle of the Bulge was terminated on January 16 1945 when the 1st and 3d US Armies met at Houffalize, Belgium. This is an account of the initial contact established between the two armies. Thus did Gen George S. Patton in his notes on the Bastogne Operation refer to the accomplishment of the mission which had been assigned to a task force composed of troops of the 41st Cav Recn Sq (Mecz). Although it would be difficult for any one of the participants in this undertaking to condense 24 long hours into one simple sentence, it must be admitted that the 3d Army commander’s note does state specifically what happened, but from the Army Headquarters’ point of view. For those of us on the ground, the contact established between the 1st and 3d Armies at Houffalize, on the…
After Action Report(s) After Action, December 1944 Secret Headquarters 5th Armored Division APO No. 255 US Army Date : 5 January 1945 Report After Action Against Enemy – December 1944 1 : Campaign – Western Europe 2 : Losses in Action (a)Personnel :
2nd Armored Division in the Ardenne Operation, 2AD, Ardenne Offensive a) Movement Dec 21 Roer River (GER)/Eastern Belgium b) Battle of Humain and the Celles’ Pocket c) Drive on Houffalize, 1A and 3A connection Howard N. Bressler Captain, Cavalry The beginning of the Ardennes offensive on December 16 1944 found the 2nd Armored Division in defensive positions along the Roer River in the vicinity of Jülich (GER). On Dec 20, the entire division had been relieved of responsibility for the Roer River defensive line by the 29th Infantry Division. By order of the CG, 9A, the Division reverted to Army reserve where it could be readily available to oppose possible enemy attack in that area.
The SdKfz 2, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 or Kettenkrad for short (Ketten = tracks, krad = military abbreviation of the German word Kraftrad, the administrative German term for motorcycle), started its life as a light tractor for airborne troops. The vehicle was designed to be delivered by Junkers (Ju-52) aircraft, though not by parachute. The vehicle had the advantage of being the only gun tractor small enough to fit inside the hold of the Ju-52. Steering the Kettenkrad was accomplished by turning the handlebars : if little movement was used then the wheel would steer the vehicle, however if they were turned further they would engage the track brakes to help make turns sharper. It was also possible to run the vehicle without the front wheel installed and this was recommended in extreme off-road conditions where speed would be kept low.
Operations of L Co, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division Crossing the Roer River and Attack on Düren, Germany 23 – 25 February 1945, Rhineland Campaign (Personal Experience of a Platoon Leader) Capt Alexander F. Berol Introduction This archive covers the operations of L Company, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th US Infantry Division in the attack on Düren (GER) after the crossing of the Roer River, February 23-25 1945. In order to provide an orientation, it is necessary to briefly discuss the events prior to this action. The 8ID prior to Feb 7 1945 had had a holding mission along the west bank of the Roer River, in the vicinity of the Hürtgen Forest (GER), just along the Belgian border. On Feb 7, the 8ID, pursuant to orders from VII Corps, was relieved by the 1ID and given the mission of relieving elements of the 104ID on the west bank of…
(Source : Wikipedia) (Film USAAF EUCMH) The Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17F-10-BO, USAAF SN #41-24485, was added to the inventory on Jul 15 1942, and delivered in Sep 1942 to the 91st Bomb Group at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. She deployed to Prestwick, Scotland, on Sep 30 1942, to a temporary base at RAF Kimbolton on Oct 1st and then to her permanent base at Bassingbourn, England, on Oct 14. Each side of the fuselage bore the unit identification markings of the 324th Bomb Squadron (Heavy) Captain Robert Morgan’s crew flew 29 combat missions with the 324th Bomb Squadron, all but four in the Memphis Belle. The aircraft’s 25 missions were : 7 November 1942 – Brest, France 9 November 1942 – St Nazaire, France 17 November 1942 – St Nazaire, France 6 December 1942 – Lille, France 20 December 1942 – Romilly/Seine, France 30 December 1942 – Lorient, France…
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