The 7th Armored Division was activated on Mar 1 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana and moved Sep 15 1942 to the IV Corps Louisiana Maneuvers. It returned to Camp Polk on Nov 9 1942, arrived then Mar 11 1943 at the Desert Training Center for the #2 California Maneuvers, was transferred Aug 12 1943 to Fort Benning, Georgia and arrived at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts on Apr 22 1944.
The Division staged et Camp Shanks, New York, from May 2 1944 until departed New York Port of Embarkation on Jun 7 Jun 1944 and arrived in England on Jun 14 1944.
The 7th Armored Division landed in France on Aug 11 1944, crossed into Belgium on Sep 26 and into Holland on Oct 8 1944. It returned to Belgium on Dec 28 1944 and entered Germany Mar 15 1945.
The 7/AD arrived then at Hampton Roads POE on Oct 9 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia on Oct 9 1945.
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Mar
03
2009
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Category : 007th Armd Div, Order of Battle US
Tags: #2 California Maneuvers, 129th Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion, 147th Armored Signal Company, 17th Tank Battalion, 203rd AAA Auto-Wpns Battalion, 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 31st Tank Battalion, 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 40th Tank Battalion, 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 507th CIC Detachment, 5th Inf Div, 7/AD, 75th Infantry Division (US), 77th Armored Medical Battalion, 7th Armd Div, 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 820th Tank Destroyer Battalton, 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 90th Infantry Division, Arnaville, Arry, Austen, Baltic Sea, Belgium, Bois de St Vith, Bonn, Born, Brig Gen Truman E. Boudinot, Camp Myles Standish, Camp Patrick Henry, Camp Polk, Camp Shanks, Canal de Deurne, Canal du Nord, CCA-7/AD, CCB-7AD, CCR-7/AD, Chartres, Chateau Thierry, Corny, Desert Training Center, Dill River, Eder River, Edersee Dam, Elbe River, Fort Benning, France, Frederburg, Georgia, Germany, Giessen, Gleidorf, Gottingen, Hampton Roads POE, Hechelscheid, Herborn, Holland, HQs Company, Hunningen, IV Corps Louisiana Maneuvers, Kluetz, Lahn River, Liesel, Linnich, Louisiana, Maas River, Maj Gen Lindsay Mc. Silvester, Maj Gen Robert W. Hasbrouck, Manhay, Marburg, Mardigny, Marne River, Marshes, Massachusetts, Mecz, Meijel, Melun, Metz, Meuse River, Mondelange, Moselle River, Nederweert, New York, New York Port of Embarkation, Niedersfeld, Nogent le Rotrou, Normandy, Oploo, Overloon, Peel, Pournoy-la-Chétive, Remagen, Rhine River, Roer River, Ruhr Pocket, Schmidt, Sedan, Seille River, Seine River, Sillegny, Soviet Army forces, St Vith, Steckenborn, Strauch, Venlo, Verdun, Virginia, Vortum, Wallerode, Weert, Wetzlar, Zülpich
Feb
06
2009
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Category : 007th Armored Division
Tags: 106th Infantry Division, 112/28th Inf Div, 17th Tank Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, 424th Infantry Regiment, 440th Armd Fld Arty Bn, 48th Armd Inf Bn, Baclain-P6679, Beho-P7581, Bovigny-P7082, Braunlauf-P8084, Brig Gen W. M. Hoge, Burtonville, CCB/7AD, Cierreux-P7184, Col Church M. Matthews, Col Francis P. Tompkins, Col Fred W. Warren, Col John L. Ryan Jr, Commanster-P7685, Crombach-P8185, Deifelt-P7679, Durler, Espeler-P8079, Ferrières, Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, Galhausen-P8585, Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen Matthew B. Ridgway, Gouvy-P7278, Grand Halleux-P6993, Grandmenil, Hamoir, Harzé-K5306, Hinderhausen-P7987, Hunningen-P8590, Joubiéval-P6586, Lierneux-P6289, Limmerlé, Maj Gen A. W. Jones, Maj Parker, Malampré, Maldingen-P7883, Manhay, Mont Derrieux, Montleban-P6478, Neidegen-P8785, Nieder Emmels-P8390, Ober-Emmels-P8290, Parker Crossroad, Petit-Thier-P7491, Poteau-P7791, Provedroux, Provedroux-P6985, Regné-P6185, Rodt-P8189, Rogery, Salm River, Salmchateau-P6987, Samree-P5081, Sart-P6587, St Marie-P6869, St Vith-P8588, Task Force Corbin, Task Force Jones, Task Force Lindsey, Thommen-P8181, Tri le Cheslaing, Trois-Ponts-P6798, Vaux Chavanne, Vaux-P6576, Vielsalm-P7089, Walleröde-P8890, Werbomont, Werbomont-K5400, Xhoris-K4807, XVIII Corps (Airborne)
21 DECEMBER 1944
Combat Command B – Retires from St Vith
At 210400 December 1944, outposts of CCB/7AD reported indication that a German tank and infantry attack was massing in the vicinity of Nieder Emmels. Continued noise of movement was heard in Nieder Emmels and Ober Emmels during the remainder of the early morning.
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